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Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... added there is thought Cbus can become involved in infrastructure developments earlier rather than competing at the equity stage - something that can be achieved through Cbus' property division. "A lot of infrastructure assets have heavy and discreet ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Kaplan Professional has launched a postgraduate qualification in self-managed superannuation funds which it has called the first of its kind in Australia. The financial services training and education provider has expanded its qualification offering ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
The federal government has signaled intentions for further fintech reforms, especially around crowd-funding, in a bid to rapidly expand a sector which is "transforming our financial system." Releasing the government's fintech statement yesterday, Treasurer ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Funny that. For all the recent rhetoric and commentaries that central banks have become impotent, financial headlines continue to be dominated by the latest policy movements -- or lack thereof -- and current thoughts of, well, central bankers. Such ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... compared to five countries across the Asia Pacific. "Australia cannot expect to be able to adequately compete on the world's stage if half its population are lagging in the participation with STEM subjects. Not only does it limit the number of people ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... she said it was incredibly hard to get people to attend and convince rival financial services companies to share the same stage. But over time it became less of an issue and now the RockStar event unites every player in the industry - platform providers ...

PC releases Efficiency and Competition Review issues paper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... competitive pressure on superannuation funds to reduce costs or improve their service offerings, especially in the accumulation stage," notes the discussion paper. This weakness is exacerbated by what the PC refers to as 'principal-agent relationship' ...

Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... managing the risks is something that New Perspective has a 43-year track record in doing." New Perspective targets early stage multinationals experiencing rapid growth and global uptake such as Netflix as well established multinational companies with ...

OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... 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 figure ...

Wealth forecasting engine announces Infocus as first client

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
Non-aligned wealth manager Infocus is launching a direct-to-consumer financial advice solution in May that will incorporate Morningstar's wealth forecasting engine and investment management services from the Morningstar-owned Ibbotson Associates Australia. ...