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NZ Super Fund invests in hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
The $40 billion New Zealand Super Fund is investing $287 million in the country's hotels, starting with three properties in Auckland and Christchurch. The portfolio was established by Russell Group and Lockwood Property Group. It includes Four Points ...

Coolabah buys retail fund manager stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... Joye's Coolabah Capital Investments is taking full ownership of a retail fund management business it developed as a joint venture with Yellow Brick Road. Smarter Money Investments offers fixed income and cash strategies managed by Coolabah. It had more ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... sovereign wealth funds retreated from private markets in 2017 but in 2018, they were back with a bang. Their focus was on venture and growth capital financing rounds in technology and health companies as the public markets offered up fewer IPO and other ...

Super fund appoints investment lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... in super, investment management, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. Hazell joined Crescent Wealth from Sydney venture capital firm Nightingale Partners, where he spent a year as the firm's investment manager. Prior to his stint at Nightingale ...

Spire Capital hires director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... provides investment opportunities in US real estate private equity and private debt strategies, global small caps and venture capital. In 2018, it raised $175 million for three alternative fund opportunities.

GROW Super unveils admin platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
GROW Super has ventured into distributed ledger technology with the launch of a new superannuation administration platform. TINA aims to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies, helping super funds gain greater control of how they deliver ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... Grasberg mine in Indonesia. Its exclusion was in relation to its involvement with Freeport McMoRan Copper&Gold as a joint venture partner in the mine. Freeport McMoRan Copper&Gold was excluded by Norges Bank in 2006 as continued investment in the company ...

Future Fund backs tech startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Australia's $154 billion sovereign wealth fund has invested in a technology company looking to deploy its products in the industrial sector. California's Everactive raised $30 million in a recent funding round, of which Future Fund was the lead ...

Super startup taps new investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... investment banker has raised $2 million from investors. Superestate has attracted new investors including Aura Group, whose venture capital fund invested $750,000 in Superestate as a part of the $2 million raise, in a transaction completed in May. Superestate's ...

Wealth firm backs new Perennial fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... capture upside potential of companies early in their growth cycle, whilst avoiding early stage risk associated with seed and venture capital. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has completed its due diligence on the fund and is expecting to be on board ...