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QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026

... which can detect targets eight times further than competitors. Arkeus is used by the Australian Army and US Department of Defense, also known as the US Department of War, to "detect and track threats in real time" via an artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Sodali's APAC lead takes on new global role

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026

... Crawford served as the head of corporate shareholder advisory, Americas at UBS. Prior to that as global head of activism and defense at UBS, she built the shareholder activism and defense practice for the investment bank globally. Liz Micci has also ...

Government cracks down on financial abuse via coerced directorships

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025

... how to make it harder to register or appoint directors without their clear consent, increase victim-survivors' access to defense in case of insolvency, extend timeframes to respond to penalties, and hold perpetrators accountable for harm. The consultation ...

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025

... global factors. Further, aside from tariffs, Simpson said inflationary risks also revolve around immigration policy and defense spending. The dependency ratio from immigration policy is relatively high for emerging countries as they have higher birth ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024

Escalating geopolitical tensions around the world has made defense a critical focus for investors, according to a new paper from Franklin Templeton. These geopolitical pressures, comparable in impact to climate change, are now immediate, direct, and ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024

... technology-focused ETFs around the first-year anniversary of Hamas' attack. It's no surprise that the MSCI World Aerospace and Defense Index continues to outpace the MSCI World, shooting up 45.3% in the year to September versus 32.4%, and has ...

Betashares launches defence ETF

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024

... member and major NATO-ally countries, such as Australia, Japan, and South Korea," he said. The MSCI World Aerospace and Defense Index, which comprises large- and mid-cap stocks from 23 developed countries, shot up 45.3% in the year to September, while ...

Major themes to watch in the ETF space

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024

... growth in the US markets. But there is a lot of innovation in different areas, some more niche than others," he said. "Defense Technology is something that we're interested in through our offshore teams. Another one is US infrastructure. But not ...

Billionaire quant investing legend Jim Simons dies

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024

... Berkeley in 1961 at the age of 23. After his doctorate, he briefly taught at MIT and Harvard before joining the Institute for Defense Analyses, where he worked as a code breaker for the National Security Agency. He was dismissed for publicly opposing ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024

... about 1200 civilians dead (revised from the initial 1400 estimate), according to US research institute the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and 239 taken as hostages. In retaliation, the IDF has killed 30,676 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip - of ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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