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Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... like Blackstone's US$17 billion investment in Refinitiv; and PayPal's acquisition of iZettle for US$2.2 billion. Sydney-based data sharing firm Data Republic raised US$22 million in 2018.

Stamford Capital expands into Victoria

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... originated $1 billion in commercial mortgages. It's lending is underwritten by former Citigroup banker Doug Farrell's Sydney-based private equity firm Quintet Partners, which recently raised $40 million. Stamford has appointed Henry Buwalda to ...

AXA IM acquires three Sydney hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
AXA Investment Managers' real assets business has bought three hotels in Sydney's Olympic Park and one in Canberra's CBD as part of a $330 million acquisition. Novotel, Ibis and Pullman sit close to each other at Olympic Park which is home to ANZ Stadium ...

Digital advice platform opens Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... opening an Australian office to meet the growing demand for digital financial advice. With a newly established office in Sydney, Quantifeed will leverage local software engineering talent to grow its offering. It is currently working with 10 institutions ...

Former Arnhem partners join boutiques

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... 14-year tenure at UBS. She is the former managing director and head of international equities sales for APAC based in the UBS Sydney office. Northcape is expected to launch its global equity fund in July 2019, a concentrated portfolio of 20-40 high-quality ...

Arming human traders for big-ticket trades

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... "Traders have far more data than they are capable of absorbing," Liquidnet chief scientist Tom Doris said on his visit to Sydney recently. "We take key data sources for traders and calibrate them according to human traders, not just quantitative aspects. ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... increased by much). Just as Luci Ellis - RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) - warned in her address to the ABE Conference in Sydney about this time last year: "Weak income growth can run below consumption growth for a time, but not forever. If households ...

Dutch insto opens Australian office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Global institutional manager Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors has opened an office in Sydney in a bid to take on the Asia Pacific market. APAC director Tjarko Edzes relocated from Amsterdam to spearhead Bouwinvest's presence in the region. He joined ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... one default superannuation account over their lifetime doesn't get a complete green tick from industry funds. Visiting Sydney yesterday, Industry Super Australia chief executive Bernie Dean said stapling is not the solution to the problem of multiple ...

Janus Henderson hires from CFSGAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... a partner at NewSmith Capital and ORN Capital, where he launched and oversaw various global resources and energy funds. Sydney-based Daniel Sullivan has been promoted as co-head of the global natural resources team. Sullivan will work alongside David ...