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Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... that need both capital and the strategic, technical and operating expertise that we bring as partners and investors." Melbourne boutique advisory and investment firm Somerset Capital has been appointed as the placement agent for the fundraising. To date ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month low of 95.1 in April from 99.1 in the previous month. WBC attributed ...

State Street expands in Melbourne

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Global firm State Street Corporation is expanding its Melbourne office to underpin its commitment to servicing superannuation funds and asset managers in Victoria. Commenting on the expansion State Street chairman and chief executive Joseph L. Hooley ...

Frontier appoints two senior consultants

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... relationships. Barr joins from Mercer where he is currently a principal and the asset consulting group leader within the Melbourne Office. Prior to this he spent 10 years at Standard & Poor's working in fixed interest and alternatives. Barr also spent ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... combined capital cities fell by 0.2% over the past 12 months. Four cities registered year-on-year increases in rents: Melbourne (up 2.0%); Sydney (up 1.4%); Canberra (up 1.2%); and Hobart (up 0.3%). Rental rates declined in Darwin (down 11.5%); Perth ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Westpac

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
ASIC has commenced legal proceedings against Westpac in the Federal Court in Melbourne for its role in setting the bank bill swap reference rate from 2010 to 2012. ASIC has alleged Westpac engaged in "unconscionable conduct and market manipulation" ...

Infocus purchases another advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... of two years, underlining the group's succession plan and wider strategy. Infocus now owns two advice businesses in Melbourne, two in south-east Queensland (one with 50% ownership), and one in Townsville. The group said its succession plan began in 2014 ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... cautiously optimistic. So we're not expecting any continuation of the run up in house prices, certainly not in Sydney and Melbourne, but equally we don't think the conditions are there in the foreseeable future for any massive collapse. A flat lining ...

Melbourne and Perth to receive a $25m arts education initiative

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... Foundation and Crown Resorts have announced an eight year commitment to a new arts education initiative in Perth and Melbourne. The joint initiative was announced based on the success of the Western Sydney Arts Initiative. The program will provide more ...

ASIC hands Allegianz six month suspension

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
ASIC has placed a six month suspension on Melbourne-based Allegianz's Australian Financial Services Licence (ASFL) for failing to comply with a number of key obligations. In a statement the regulator said that Allegianz had failed to lodge auditor reports ...