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Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... institutional Australian investors in a capital raise led by Brandon Capital, a venture capital firm that manages the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund; Australia and New Zealand's largest life science investment fund. This fund is backed by the ...

CSIRO contractor in crypto scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... resources away from performing significant scientific research for the nation, including Pulsar Data Array Analysis, medical research and climate modelling work to measure impacts to the environment from climate change. "The consequences are clear - ...

Hearts and Minds donates almost $10m to charity

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... forego any investment or management fees and instead donate 1.5% of its net tangible assets per annum to various medical research institutes and charities. HM1's core fund managers, who provide the listed investment company with their three highest conviction ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... generate returns while benefiting society through its funding to healthcare as well as the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. The founder of American Century, Jim Stowers, founded the Stowers Institute which is dedicated to uncovering the causes ...

Hearts and Minds but no ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... Hearts and Minds Investments has returned more than 26% on a 12-month basis, while also donating $4.1 million to medical research. Yet, the fund has faced major roadblocks when it comes to receiving a rating. The investment company offers shareholders ...

New Future Fund chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... the government's long-term financial position and the support our investment activity provides to areas such as medical research have never been more important," Arndt said. "We have excellent people and a resilient organisation. I'm looking forward ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... including deputy chief executive - was honored for this services to the banking and finance sectors, in addition to medical research organisations. Former UBS chief executive Matthew Grounds was also named for his service to the community and the financial ...

New fund invests $45m in SA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... industries. The Chinese fund has invested the money to accelerate the development and commercialization of health and medical research outcomes from South Australia. The new Adelaide China Biotech Investment Fund is backed by a group of private investors ...

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... equivalent quarter last year (July to September, 2018) the return was 2.1%. During the period, the now $17.6 billion Medical Research Future Fund received a $7.8 billion investment from the government which is being deployed in line with its investment ...

Leaving a legacy

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... We spent the first 10 years of the foundation's life investing in those five and that included areas like medical research and crisis support. In the more recent years, we have narrowed the focus down even further. We have a view that Australia's ...