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OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... briefing yesterday. It backs the Sydney-based venture capital firm's belief that there needs to be a greater focus on funding later stage companies in Australia. OneVentures believes later stage investment peaked at $90 million in 2007, as by 2015 that ...

Retirement income goal would solve super's issues: CSRI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... government and industry "should know what super is for." "It should not be about maximising wealth or minimising tax or funding 'nation building' projects. It should be about providing adequate income through all the years of retirement for all Australians," ...

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... suggestion worth considering is that the tax incentive be tied with another important innovation agenda reform, equity crowd funding. "The new regulatory framework and safeguards developed around that to protect investors from financial and other risks ...

H2 Ventures scores Investec funding

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... International banking group Investec Australia has further endorsed the growing fintech industry by committing sizable funding to venture capital firm, H2 Ventures. The investment is expected to assist H2 Ventures roll out its next round of funds as ...

DomaCom given A+

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... this rating is timely and will put us in a better position to achieve further market penetration. "That our unique crowd-funding solution and secondary market liquidity facility addresses investors' property asset allocation needs is clearly prevalent. ...

Tail risk hedging works for industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... Michael Wyrsch said management of the defined benefit plan "requires a balance between taking risks to meet demanding funding objectives to be able to make the defined benefit payments, and federal regulation requiring benefits to be fully funded every ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... enough, "You can't make people be confident, I certainly can't." "I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink." The RBA cash rate was at 2.5% at the time - actual capex was falling around mid-single digits and ...

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... stayed in the existing superannuation system. "Needless to say, the more people opting out of super, the higher the cost of funding the age pension would become a burden which would fall ever more heavily on taxpayers," said Collins. "There are a number ...

ANZ cash profit up, net down

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... retail businesses in Australia and New Zealand reported steady performance; corporate banking was "impacted by higher funding costs and competition." "The Australian and New Zealand economies are performing well with low interest and exchange rates supporting ...

Actuaries Institute asks for FSI to be implemented

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... income system cannot be undertaken without consideration of age pension costs, aged care costs and all sources of potential funding, including retirees' housing wealth. "The Institute strongly supports the Government's intention to remove legislative ...