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Five V hires from buyout firm EQT

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Harry O'Neill will be on gardening leave until August. He landed at EQT when it opened for business in Australia in early 2020. Before joining the Swedish buyout firm, O'Neill worked at Partners Group in Sydney as an investment specialist distributing ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... an institutional investor and a corporate, set to be announced in the coming weeks. The fund plans to invest in about 15 early-stage companies in Australia and overseas developing solutions in energy, power, transport, logistics, and industrials. Climate ...

LGT Capital Partners named lead investor for $143m fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... reinforcing our genuine commitment to long-term partnerships with portfolio company founders. Sash and Bluefit remain at the early stages of their growth journeys, and we are excited to continue our partnership with each of them. LGT Capital Partners ...

Almost half of HESTA members retire involuntarily

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... superannuation balances due to part-time work or career breaks to raise families. In addition, many women also find themselves in early or unplanned retirement to care for ageing or unwell family members. "Almost 80% of our members are women and they ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... over time.," Underwood said. The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Australia more than doubled from the recent low in early 2024 to the current reading in early 2025, the report said. This has continued a longer-running trend which has seen the average ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... Bank from 25 industry funds. MoutsatsosI successfully delivered all synergies and integration delivery objectives one year early and under budget. He has also held senior transformation roles at Telstra and BHP. MLC Life chief customer and strategy officer ...

Fixed income drives managed fund surge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... net inflows notably directed to ESG-focused funds, setting Australia apart from global markets," Lee said. "While it's too early to tell if Australia is countering the ESG cooling trend, for now, ESG appears to remain a critical factor in asset alloc ...

Magellan Financial Group 'redemption risks heightened'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... said this aligns with historical precedent, when the chief executive and chief investment officer departed in late 2021 and early 2022 leading to huge redemptions. Morningstar has slashed its fair value estimate to $8.90 per share from $10.20, saying ...

FundBase to launch platform for retail access to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... investment of $5000 - compared to the traditional $100,000 entry point for wholesale investors. A pilot program will be launched early this year with select venture capital, private equity, and alternative asset managers looking to raise funds. Notably ...

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... outperform across all sectors both on the long and short side. "But I make money a lot of time from large caps, because of being early. One of the things that we pride ourselves on is being early in a trend, whether it's a structural trend or whether ...