Investment Industry Landscape of Australia
1,469 Investment Industry companies in Australia, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Investment Industry in Australia
Tracks 1,469 Australian investment firms, highlighting the top hiring firms, best-funded companies, and those currently hiring or reporting a funding round.
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Grandbridge7last posted Jun 2026
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High Ticket Ventures3last posted Dec 2025
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Agem Property Group2last posted Feb 2026
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Adastraca2last posted Oct 2025
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Banner Asset Management2last posted May 2026
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Record Point2last posted Mar 2026
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Sternship Advisers1last posted Feb 2026
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Sunsuper1last posted Jul 2026
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Pi Capital Partners$60MConventional Debt · Nov 2018
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TREO Group$33MConventional Debt · Sep 2018
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Eildon Capital$15.4MPost IPO · Nov 2017
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DMG Financial$2MSeed · Nov 2019
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Botanic Wellness$406kSeed · Oct 2020
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Premier Investments9,000tracked employees
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Palladium3,080tracked employees
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Colonial First State1,992tracked employees
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Nexia605tracked employees
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Future Fund349tracked employees
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ESSSuper184tracked employees
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Social Ventures Australia156tracked employees
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Victorian Funds Management136tracked employees
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NAB Ventures29.9%67 tracked events
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QBE Partners with Insurtech program9.4%21 tracked events
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Origin Energy8.5%19 tracked events
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Lions Bay Capital6.2%14 tracked events
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CVC5.4%12 tracked events
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Cicada Innovations4.0%9 tracked events
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Jindalee Lithium3.6%8 tracked events
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UniSuper69articles in the window
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Hostplus62articles in the window
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AusNet Services43articles in the window
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How the Investment Industry ecosystem in Australia grew, 2016–2025
Shows the number of investment firms founded each year, with a peak of 83 in 2016 and only 3 in 2025.
Where Investment Industry companies in Australia are based
Lists the cities where investment firms are located, led by Sydney with 473 companies followed by Melbourne and Perth.
The Investment Industry market map of Australia: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, noting the largest groups such as social impact funds and the most common fee‑for‑service model.
The biggest kinds of Investment Industry company, by how many we track.
- Social Impact Funds35 companies
- Pension Funds18 companies · 1 hiring
- Enterprise Tech13 companies
- Corporate Accelerators8 companies
- Consumer Digital6 companies
Monetization
How Investment Industry companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Investment Industry in Australia
Counts 243 corporate events over the past two years, including key people moves, mergers and acquisitions, earnings releases, and asset purchases.
- M&APrivate equity group CVC is considering a bid to take Milan-listed payments company Nexi private in a deal that would value the group at approximately EUR 9 billion, including around EUR 6 billion in debt.2026-04-30
- FundingRecipients include Spacecubed Ventures, which will run its Plus Eight Accelerator program for 2026, and AgriStart, which is delivering the HARVEST + AgriSpace WA Agtech Investment Readiness Accelerator. Atomic Sky received funding for its HORIZON Impact Bridge WA program, while the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI) will run its FIRST program targeting female innovators in research, science and technology. Other recipients include Impact Seed for its Impact Investment WA Alliance, Health Translation Group for biotechnology and health investor engagement, the Ocean Impact Organisation for a Blue Economy Innovation Platform, and First Nations X for its FNX Scale program. South West Angels received funding for a Regional Innovation and Investment Program, and Pollinators will operate a Mid West WA program — continuing the government’s push to direct innovation support beyond the Perth metro area.2026-04-09
- M&AThe transaction values Oracle at an enterprise value of approximately $72 million with completion subject to customary conditions, Count said.2026-04-01
- M&AWith a signed successor fund transfer deed, Aware Super and TelstraSuper are now just a couple of months out from merging.2026-03-16
- M&ASwiss Re Corporate Solutions agreed to acquire QBE Insurance Group’s Global Trade Credit and Surety business, subject to regulatory approvals expected to take several months.2026-02-23
- M&Aahead of Teneo’s acquisition of Quay Advisers.2025-12-31
- FundingLions Bay Capital Inc. (TSXV: LBI) ("Lions Bay" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a binding term sheet for a promissory note ("Loan") from Metals One Plc ("Metals One") for CAD $4.0 million.2025-12-23
- M&AGD Culture Group Limited (“GDC” or the “Company”) entered into a definitive share exchange agreement to acquire 100% of Pallas Capital Holding Ltd.’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares in exchange for 39,189,344 newly issued shares of GDC common stock.2025-09-17
- M&AE&P’s acquisition of full equity in Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd and Upwest Resources Ghana Ltd, a transaction registered with the Registrar of Companies and the Minerals Commission.2025-09-13
- M&AIberdrola has reached an agreement for the acquisition of the shareholding that its partner Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil (Previ) had in its Brazilian subsidiary Neoenergia. The transaction envisages the purchase of 30.29% of Previ, so that Iberdrola would control approximately 84% of the2025-09-11
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Investment Industry company in Australia was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Pending | 2026-04-30 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-10 | ||
| $72M | Announced | 2026-04-01 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-27 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-26 | ||
| undisclosed | Pending | 2026-02-23 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events like leadership changes and new customer contracts.
CbusMirella Robinson · Departure — was Chief Information and Technology OfficerApr 2026
Stone & ChalkStela Solar · Appointment → Chief ExecutiveMar 2026
UethicalMathew Browning · Resignation — was Chief ExecutiveMar 2026
Aliro GroupRobert Hattersley · Appointment → Senior Executive with Capital DivisionMar 2026
Arrow Capitalwon pe.traApr 2026
TelstraSuperwon Equip SuperSep 2024
Evergrandeliquidation order — Hong Kong courtAug 2024
- future fund, ifm investors, Utilities Trust of Australia, NS v dexusconfidential information release in sales processSep 2025
- Azumah Resources v e&pcontract termination dispute · VerdictJul 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +1.7%, half slower.
Who is building Investment Industry in Australia
Profiles 705 founders and CEOs, showing their most frequent alma maters and prior employers such as Goldman Sachs and McKinsey.
Causeway AM, , Causeway Financial, ex-MD Nikko Asset Management, Causeway Asset Management, Maple Securities, Merrill Lynch. University of Sydney BEc
CEO Australian Retirement Trust, ex-BetaSmartz, TCorp, DBR Wealth, NAB Asset Management, State Street Global Advisors. Macquarie University BE 1990.
Ex- Adept Solutions, Bain & Company, GEM Consulting, McKinsey & Company, Perpetual. University of New South Wales B.Com, University of Oxford M.Phil
Co-Founder NewLaw Academy, NoFilter Media, Collective Venture Capital, Future Squared Podcast, Parpera, Konkrete.io, ex-Lemonade Stand, HOTDESK, EY…
Founder & CEO XCM Group, Pacific Atlantic Trade, MraldRock Partners, Xecutive Corporate Management, ex-Amicorp. The University of Salford MSc 2017…
Co-Founder One Future Football, Founder The Startup Playbook Podcast, ex-Amazon Web Services, Founder. The Australian National University BEng 2011
Office Of The Deputy Vice Chancellor, ex-Nhmrc Health Innovation Advisory Committee, ex-Knowledge Commercialisation, The University of Queensland…
Founder & CEO SERENITAS, Tasman Holiday Parks, ex-Founder & CEO Tasman Lifestyle Continuum Group, Right2Drive. Saint Ignatius' College Riverview.
Ex-QIC, China Investment, State Street, JP Morgan Asset Management, Credit Suisse Asset Management. RMIT University BE, Macquarie University MFin
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- men596
Look up the people behind Investment Industry companies in Australia
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Who funds Investment Industry in Australia
Summarizes eight funding rounds since 2016 from six investors, with an average round size of $15.4 million.
| Investor · recently active investors | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Giant Leap | 1 | 1 | Aug 2018 |
| CountPlus | 1 | 1 | Nov 2019 |
| Aznga | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 |
| AGF Management Limited | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 |
| FirstBank | 1 | — | Sep 2018 |
| First Republic Bank | 1 | — | Nov 2018 |
What the news says about Investment Industry in Australia
Records 664,224 news articles in the past year, covering topics like geopolitical disputes, international entities, and sports competitions.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Investment Industry news in Australia. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,538▲+28%
- International and transnational geographic entities300,528▲+28%
- Administrative and political subdivisions300,474▲+28%
- International sports competitions106,869▼-17%
- Cricket test matches47,353▼-25%
- Olympic games coverage41,509▼-46%
- Sports injury reports39,637▲+12%
- Championship event highlights35,180→+3%
- International political relations29,585▲+55%
- Professional league updates28,817→+5%
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12 Investment Industry companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Investment Industry coverage in Australia as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Australia Investment Industry coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Investment Industry jobs in Australia: who is hiring and what they ask for
Notes a single job posting in the last year from three employers, emphasizing skills in banking, investment planning, and financial services.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Investment Industry employers in Australia put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
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