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Barrenjoey Capital hires from FIIG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... risk from FIIG Securities. Asmita Kulkarni left the role of director, investment strategy group at FIIG to join the new venture established by former Challenger managing director Brian Benari. A spokesperson from FIIG confirmed Kulkarni had left the ...

Pengana launches new Israel equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... to AUD and the other hedged to USD. "I think people have been aware for a number of years now that Israel is good for venture capital investments, but not on the opportunity to invest in listed equities," Pengana Capital chief executive Russel Pillemer ...

Ares readies second credit fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
Ares's joint venture with Fidante Partners will launch a second credit fund later this year. The Ares Diversified Credit Fund will use an open-ended structure, similar to Revolution Asset Management's last private debt fund. It will invest in ...

AMP welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
AMP has added a former Telstra executive to its board, citing her experience in leading cultural change as a driving force. Kate McKenzie is currently a non-executive director of NBN Co, Stockland and previously served on the boards of Allianz Australia ...

Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... is potentially at the detriment of startups and the potential upside for the local economy. This is according to Stoic Venture Capital partner Geoff Waring, who said local startups are being "held back" by super funds increasingly allocating to exchange-traded ...

RBA, CBA, NAB partner for wholesale currency

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a partnership with a consortium of financial institutions and a blockchain technology company to develop a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT) for settlement. ...

Carlyle buys into Calastone, ups Link bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
The Carlyle Group will acquire a majority stake in Calastone, while also announcing it has increased its offer price for Link Group. Carlyle did not disclose the financial terms of its ownership in Calastone but mentioned that it acquired the stake ...

Magellan chief backs health startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... startup called HealthMatch, which connects patients with drug trials for treatment. The investment is via Tempus Partners, a venture capital firm focused on technology-driven companies, where Cairn sits on the board as a non-executive director.

UBS, Insight IM win Future Fund mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... emerging-market equities portfolios. In other asset classes, Sequoia Capital is new to the private equity fold, helping manage the venture and growth portfolio. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors and Dymon Asia Capital are new managers to the alternatives ...

Australian Unity launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... community. Australian Unity said the "first of its kind" fund will invest across a range of sectors and asset classes including venture capital and private equity; domestic and international listed equities; and social infrastructure such as medical ...