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Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Industry superannuation fund Hostplus is committing $400 million to venture capital over the next five years with a portion likely to be invested before year's end. The move will triple Hostplus' current investment in venture capital and will add to ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
A financial services technology firm says transparent risk and governance measures have always been fundamental to the delivery of 'true' digital financial advice. Decimal believes compliance should already be at the core of robo-advice platforms utilised ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Boyoboyoboy, looks like we're in trouble now for this "Lucky Country" could soon run out of luck. No use covering our eyes, ears and noses, it's all over splattered all across the media - old and noveau - Standard & Poor's has just put Australia on ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Australian dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that total dwelling units approved dropped by 5.2% in the month of May, worse than market expectations for a 3.3% fall and more than reversing April's 3.3% ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Daily economic activities across Australia and the world are first viewed by Stephen Anthony through one lens - the national interest. It is the chief economist's view that whatever is in the national interest is generally going to be in the interest ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Just like almost all other equity markets around the world, Australia's stock market took a beating from the United Kingdom's unexpected vote to leave the European Union (EU) at the referendum held on 23 June 2016. The All Ordinaries index dropped by ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
New research from MLC reveals a third of Australian parents think lack of financial planning will prevent their children from enjoying the same lifestyle as them, with nearly 60% of the 2,000 surveyed saying the next generation will never own their ...

Share market risk returns are a lucky dip: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Investing in equities over government bonds is equivalent to taking a spin on the wheel of fortune according to research published jointly by Challenger and Drew, Walk & Co. The research says equity risk premiums (ERP) - the additional equity return ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
"You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why..." Central banks are coming to town - and they've loaded lots of toys and goodies on their sleigh. Back to back central bank stimulus measure surprises - promised and ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... established in July 2006 as a private equity, venture capital and unlisted property business. Sowerby got his second huge piece of luck after deciding to take the Private Equity and Venture Capital course at Harvard Business School in 2007. "That was ...