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Bailador pumps millions more into DASH

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... value will be $32.6 million after the revaluation, inclusive of the debt but excluding the fresh investment. Bailador first backed DASH in 2024, giving it $20 million towards plans to accelerate its software and platform technology, while also growing ...

QIC promotes infrastructure debt duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... emergency services provider SAF Aerogroup, The pair will now oversee deployment of capital as the Queensland government-backed fund expands its global infrastructure debt portfolios for institutional investors. Chen, who joined QIC in 2022, leads infrastructure ...

US alternative lender launches $250m income fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... the PFG Income Fund for local investors and has now completed its first close to commence providing growth debt, asset-backed financing and structured credit to later-stage Australian and global technology-enabled businesses, fintechs and alternative ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Betashares has made a minority strategic investment in Macropod - a licensed issuer of an Australian dollar-backed stablecoin. Betashares made the investment alongside global and regional digital asset companies, including Galaxy Digital, Flowdesk ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... asked me to be his 2IC in running the Allianz investment portfolio. I wasn't the most tenured candidate, but I was backed into the job," Roddis wrote on LinkedIn at the time. "Over the years, I've had the privilege of helping transform a large ...

MA Financial, Dimensional launch new offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... investors with access to Asia Pacific's growing private credit market by focusing on senior secured leveraged loans to sponsor backed corporate borrowers. The fund is targeting a size of US$600 million investments, including equity commitments of approximately ...

Kapstream launches ASX-listed investment trust

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... will provide investors with access to Australian and global fixed income securities as well as Australian private asset backed securities. It will be managed by industry veterans Daniel Siluk, Dylan Bourke, and Mark Bayley. "We have seen a growing number ...

AZ NGA names chief operating officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... named Nathan Jacobsen as chief operating officer, recruiting internally from his position as chief executive at AZ NGA-backed outsourcing specialist Vital Business Partners (VBP). Prior to this role, Jacobsen served in multiple executive positions, including ...

US-backed firm invests in Brisbane advice group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
US-backed Merchant Wealth Partners has secured a minority investment in Brisbane-based advice group Infinity Financial Consultants. This transaction will advance the firm's ambitions of playing an active role in the consolidation of Australia's wealth ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... asked me to be his 2IC in running the Allianz investment portfolio. I wasn't the most tenured candidate, but I was backed in to the job," Roddis told his LinkedIn community. "Over the years, I've had the privilege of helping transform a large ...