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Invesco APAC head to retire

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... before serving as chair emeritus, APAC. He will continue to represent Invesco on the boards of its China and India joint ventures and provide strategic counsel to the firm's regional and global leadership. During his tenure, Lo helped establish Invesco ...

Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... in a raise that took in US$600 million from investors from the likes of Insight Partners, GIC, Venrock and Salesforce Ventures. Bill McNabb, who was Vanguard's chief executive until 2017, sits on Altruist's board. "We've had the benefit of ...

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund. Powerhouse signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European ...

Soul Patts to pocket $1.89bn from Brickworks divestment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... building products operations. Under the structure, Brickworks held a 50% interest in several industrial property join ventures alongside Goodman entities. Completion of the transaction is expected in late June and is not subject to any conditions precedent ...

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 ...
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