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Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... institutional investors and governments for it to scale and become a formidable force, the first day of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard this morning. Rachel Halpern, the head of sustainability at JANA Investment Advisers, stressed the ...

Roc Partners launches new PE fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Partners has launched a new evergreen private equity fund, which it said is the first of its kind in Australia. The Roc Summit Private Equity Fund aims to provide access to a diversified portfolio of primarily Australian and New Zealand private equity ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, who will headline this year's event that focuses on scaling ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... put pressure on existing systems, especially as super fund investments continue to broaden. Speaking at the AM Tech Day summit in Sydney, Finbourne Technology chief executive Thomas McHugh said Australia's super funds are approaching a major change to ...

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... directors of "not knowing" their business. In a speech at the Australian Institute of Company Directors Australian Governance Summit, Longo pointed to AustralianSuper's alleged delayed processing of nearly 7000 death benefit claims and its failure ...

TAL director named CEDA chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
Christine Bartlett has joined the board of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) as chair, taking over from WA-based business leader Diane Smith-Gander earlier this month. CEDA chief executive Melinda Cilento said Bartlett brings ...

Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... according to Evolved.AI chief executive Mike Kollo. Kollo - who is in Sydney preparing to present at the upcoming AM Tech Day Summit - told Financial Standard that larger institutions have spent too long being wary of the technology. "Large institutions ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
Sydney will stage a global superannuation summit in the second half of the year, on the heels of the inaugural industry gathering in the US last week. NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the Sydney Superannuation Summit will cement the city's growing ...

Global tech companies eyeing super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... Europe, are preparing to come to Australia to pitch their capabilities to our super funds next week for the AM Tech Day summit. Invartis Consulting country head Nigel Janz told Financial Standard these global tech companies see a huge opportunity in ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The US Superannuation Investment Summit has kicked off in the United States with Australian super funds exploring deeper investment opportunities within the US. Treasurer Jim Chalmers addressed the summit, essentially serving up Australia's retirement ...