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Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Kiwi venture capital firm Bridgewest Ventures has scored an AFSL to expand in Australia, hoping to win over family offices, wealth advisers and institutional investors with a new fund. Founded in 2020, Bridgewest Venture invests in the sectors of life ...

QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
QIC Ventures has led the $25 million raise for homegrown defence technology manufacturer Arkeus, 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 ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... misguided the long-term outlook for bricks-and-mortar retail. After years of predictions e-commerce would hollow out shopping ventures, he said many retailers were now returning to physical stores after discovering online-only models left them vulnerable ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Brighter Super and QIC Ventures have backed ProcurePro, a digital procurement platform, boosting the startup's value to more than $100 million. The two parties helped raised $15 million via a Series B round in the hope of scaling the platform which ...

Unprecedented times need growth and resilience: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... the audience's participation. "We also have a session on financial abuse with Catherine Fitzpatrick from Flequity Ventures, who is an expert in this space. Advisers and stockbrokers all engage with clients who will be the subject of financial abuse ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... lot of capital chasing ideas bandied together under the AI thematic. "We are overly cautious especially in the newer ventures into AI," Alvia portfolio manager Chris Scarpato says, adding that while Alvia embraces tech, valuations of some of the Magnificent ...

Akambo ventures into asset consulting, makes first hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
Akambo is expanding its scope, launching an asset consulting business and appointing a former Olympian to a senior role. Akambo has launched Vertex Investment Services, which partners with advice businesses to strengthen investment governance, portfolio ...

Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... robot maker focused on automating maintenance for the global rail and aviation industries. The Series A raise led by QIC Ventures and backed by its Brighter Super mandate and Taronga Group drummed up $8 million in commitments. The deal is part of the ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... 4% in North America. In Asia Pacific, there is currently $446 billion invested in emerging market strategies via joint ventures, namely in the regions of China and India. BNP Paribas Asset Management chief executive Sandro Pierri said BNP Paribas AM ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... provider for fuel and chemicals producers. The fund raise was led by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures. UniSuper's Uniseed, Twynam, GrainCorp Ventures, Artesian, SVG Ventures and Agnition Venture were also part of the consortium. ...
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