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Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
HESTA and Future Super are aiming to help South Australia's homeless via investment in a new social bond. The super funds are among the investors in Social Ventures Australia's Aspire Social Impact Bond (Aspire SIB), raising $9 million to help about ...

Private equity sector resilient

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Private equity remains resilient despite experiencing a global economic rollercoaster in 2016, according to new a report from Bain and Company. Fundraising and exit activity remain strong, while returns outperformed public markets over the short and ...

Qualitas expands with senior appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Real estate investment management firm Qualitas is expanding its capability in direct real estate investment with the appointment of an executive director in the principal investments team. Joining Qualitas is James Kaufman. In his new role, Kaufman ...

Australian Ethical aiding tech VC sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Increasing its exposure to Australia's technology start-up realm, Australian Ethical invested in a Sydney-based venture capital fund. The $1.84 billion superannuation fund has contributed a significant investment to Right Click Capital's Growth Fund ...

New sales chief for State Street platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
State Street fortified its APAC Currenex team with the appointment of a new Australian vice president, head of sales. Scott Johnson joins the Currenex team and will be responsible for delivering customised access to liquidity sources to corporates ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
AustralianSuper is starting to reap the benefits of its transition to the Link administration platform, signing on three foundation clients to its newly-launched Business Solutions arm. Under the deal, Komatsu, Clough and one other major company (undisclosed ...

QIC closes renewable energy fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The Powering Australian Renewables Fund, on behalf of the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund and the Future Fund, has reached financial close on the Silverton Wind Farm. QIC announced it had achieved the $450 million required to fund the development of ...

Hunter Hall appoints LIC director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Hunter Hall appointed a new director for its listed investment company following Peter Hall's resignation. David Groves is currently a non-executive director at Hunter Hall and will now take on a board position at Hunter Hall Global Value Limited. He ...

Veteran Suncorp executive departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... contribution over the past 17 years and wish him well in his future." Along with Herbert's departure, Suncorp also announced Pip Marlow's arrival in March; she will join as chief executive officer, strategic innovation, having been managing director ...

AMP Capital infrastructure platform secures US$2.4b

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
AMP Capital secured US$2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) for its global infrastructure platform with Australian companies among more than 50 institutional investors committed to its global mandate. The platform, which includes the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure ...