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Impact investing needs instos to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
While it has gained momentum in the last 15 years, impact investing still requires major backing from institutional investors and governments for it to scale and become a formidable force, the first day of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard ...

Agtech for Earth and space gets backing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Breakthrough Victoria and La Trobe University will co-invest $500,000 through La Trobe's Eagle Fund to support the development of sustainable farming solutions for both Earth and space. Gaia Project Australia is a Melbourne-based agricultural technology ...

Buyout firm nabs GQG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
EQT, the Swedish buyout firm, has snapped up GQG Partners' long-serving distribution lead. Daniel Bullock - who worked at GQG for six years - has been appointed EQT's head of private wealth in Australia. Under his leadership, GQG's distribution ...

MA Financial bolsters sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
MA Financial Group has added a senior distribution executive to support growing demand from financial intermediaries and family offices. Renee Oldfield joins the firm's asset management arm - which specialises in private credit and real estate - ...

FAAA expands policy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The peak body for financial advisers has hired a policy and advocacy manager. Financial Advice Association Australia has appointed David Barrett to the newly created role, effective 24 March 2025. Based in Sydney, Barrett reports to the general manager ...

Active Super PM opens asset consultant

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Active Super senior portfolio manager Ken Pholsena has launched an asset consultancy to help wholesale clients fine-tune their investment strategies across multiple asset classes. Pholsena spent 16 years at Active Super and its predecessor the Local ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Aligned with the Future Made in Australia agenda, the government is continuing to invest billions into green technologies and the energy transition. The federal government has also allocated funding for innovative technology and clean energy manufacturing ...

FarmCap enhances lending solutions for farmers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Non-bank lender FarmCap has launched a private credit agricultural mortgage fund to help Australian farmers access financing. The FarmCap Private Credit Agricultural Mortgage Fund is a diversified portfolio of mortgage-backed loans and is being launched ...

Board cyber security oversight 'endangers' firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Boards that continue to overlook their cyber security priorities at a time when regulators are turning up the heat on cyber resilience can end up "endangering" their organisations and put shareholder value at risk, according to Athena Board. The onus ...

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
UBS has delayed its climate targets deadline to 2035 for its operations and flagged it is scrapping its mission to align 20% of total assets within its asset management unit to net zero. In its Sustainability Report 2024 released this week, the global ...