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EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... learning across all education sectors presents opportunities to invest in EdTech, with Credit Suisse highlighting venture capital land listed equities as asset classes. Credit Suisse manages the Luxembourg-based Edutainment Equity Fund, which invests ...

CAER urges investors to consider ESG risks of cannabis companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... asset owners with allocations to alternative asset classes could be exposed either through venture and/or micro venture capital, saying "venture capitalists seeking high growth and increased portfolio performance are jumping into the cannabis market ...

Nikko AM, ARK Investment Management launch innovation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... long-term growth without the high costs and illiquidity typically associated with similar investments accessed through venture capital funds." ARK is an affiliate of Nikko AM via an equity stake, which Nikko AM acquired in August 2017. "We are extremely ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... end. The CEFC also operates the Clean Energy Innovation Fund in consultation with ARENA. The fund has committed venture capital of more than $56 million to nine innovative companies. Together, these companies have raised more than $140 million of new ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... pipeline, such as the bonds that NAB have issued. Goodman, who also works on the Giant Leap Fund, an early stage venture capital fund that looks at scalable, tech-enabled businesses that have a social or environmental benefit build into the strategy ...

Giant Leap venture capital fund seeks impact businesses for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Giant Leap Fund has become Australia's first venture capital firm investing in impact businesses. The $15 million fund is owned by Impact Investment Group, and is investing in businesses that "blend financial returns with deep social and environmental ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... startups over its 4-year investment period. It is registered with Innovation and Science Australia as an early stage venture capital partnership (ESVCLP) providing investors with tax-free returns. The fund will target scalable, high growth potential ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... investors allocate to real assets, pay for performance instruments such as social benefit bonds, and private equity or venture capital, while investors not yet active in impact investing have no consistent preference for investment types. Allocations ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... prompted us to at least be mindful of the longer term implications of investing in the local economy. Things like venture capital and our ability to keep talent and ideas in Australia, where before there was a fundamental gap between very early stage ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
First State Super has made two allocations in recent months, investing in venture capital focusing on Australian internet start-ups and Australia agriculture, which the fund says is in line with the investment principal of universal ownership. First ...

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ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

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Fund selection risk a material issue

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