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Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...

KKR, Mubadala in $1.6bn APAC partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
KKR and sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company are exploring private credit co-investment opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. The two entities have signed a strategic partnership aimed at deploying at least $1.58 billion (US$1bn) of capital ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
Eric Blewitt will take over as chief executive of Investment Trends later this month, as Sarah Brennan becomes chair of the research house's newly established advisory board. Blewitt has over 25 years of experience leading wealth management and ...

George Lucas to depart Raiz Invest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
Raiz managing director and joint group chief executive (international) George Lucas will leave the company effective from December 31. In an ASX announcement, the board acknowledged Lucas' work in establishing Raiz and for his leadership of the company ...

VC sector risks running cold

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... significant cuts to staff to "accelerate the pathway to profitability." Former professional Australian cricketer, now tech entrepreneur Matt Berriman has been involved in several high growth digital ventures since leaving the sport in 2006. Most recently ...

Former fund manager, philanthropist Brian Sherman passes away

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... the B'nai B'rith Gold Medal for outstanding humanitarianism (alongside his wife Gene), the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Technology, Sydney, and, most recently, the 2022 Australian ...

Findex names co- chief executives amid plans to grow wealth capabilities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Findex Group has appointed Tony Roussos and Matthew Games as its co-chief executives as part of a strategic expansion aimed at tripling its wealth operations. Over the next five years, the financial services company aims to triple the size of its wealth ...

Tattarang invests in future of Australian healthcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Tattarang has backed new biotech venture capital group Tenmile to the tune of $250 million. The company will focus on supporting founders and companies building new, impactful health techbology and biotech solutions. Already ...

Besen-backed firm buys babywear group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... McGill, founding partner of private equity firm Crescent Capital Partners. Besen is a director on the firm's board. Entrepreneur Julie Mathers, who sold her online retail business Flora & Fauna in 2021 for $27.9 million, has taken on the role of ...

Class bolsters leadership with new general managers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... well building relationships and propositions for new customer segments. Hurley is a highly respected SMSF expert and entrepreneur with deep experience and well established SMSF industry relationships, Class said. In recent years she has been working ...