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Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... management. It also links up with US investors such as Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures and Spark Capital to invest in Australian tech, and scale domestic companies in the US and other markets. Future Group executive director, investments Sharon Davis ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
TWC Invest has announced the appointments of a chief risk and compliance officer and a chief technology officer. TWC Invest said the appointees will support the firm's "differentiated lifecycle investment approach." Stephen Thompson has taken on ...

Navigator takes stake in 1315 Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
ASX-listed Navigator Global Investments (NGI) has acquired a stake in the US private equity firm that has US$1 billion in assets under management (AUM). NGI will acquire a 23.5% stake in 1315 Capital, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm that targets ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
MLC Life has recruited a new general manager to help drive growth in the individual life insurance segment. Imran Lalani has been appointed general manager of emerging individual markets. He joins MLC Life Insurance with extensive experience in leadership ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... that growth began to slow down," he said. The country head said the firm will likely expand in both business development, tech development and operations. But headcount needs further planning in the second half of the year to be certain.

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Iress, the financial services software and data firm, has made two hires to its Asia Pacific wealth team. Callum Masson and Martin Johnson have been appointed executive general manager of product and technology and general manager of technology respectively. ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... decade may 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 ...

Quadrant Private Equity invests in LegalVision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Quadrant Private Equity has struck a partnership with LegalVision, backing the firm's ability to scale its subscription-based legal model across key markets. The $9 billion private equity firm's capital injection will be used to increase funding for ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... Super, Rest and AMP have all pointed to slow moving systems as standing in the way of innovation while speaking at the AM Tech Day conference in Sydney. AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney said traditional thinking within Australia's finance ...

US equities face volatility as growth risks mount: Morgan Stanley

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... opportunities across multiple sectors and support market strength over the next year. "We tap into beneficiaries outside the tech sector. We see valuations for big tech backed by strong earnings, and less lofty valuations for other sectors," BlackRock ...