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Global investment group enters Australia via local partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... sophisticated investors, is entering the Australian institutional market with the help of a local representative. The Entrepreneur's Investment Office (EIO) is owned by its founding partners and entrepreneurs and is aiming to bring its strategies, via ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Small and medium enterprises will finally be able to raise funds from the general public in exchange for equity following the regulators issuance of the first batch of crowdfunding intermediary licences. Yesterday ASIC granted licenses to seven platforms ...

International automotive alliance launches new VC fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is launching a new corporate venture capital fund. Alliance Ventures, in which the alliance plans to invest up to US$1 billion - starting with $200 million in year one - is targeted at fostering development in ...

First State Super appoints head of digital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
The former entrepreneur-in-residence at Westpac's innovation hub is the new head of digital at an $81 billion superannuation fund. Joining from Westpac's The Garage, Ahmad Racheha will lead First State Super's digital strategy. He will report directly ...

Advisers require entrepreneurial hat

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... planner or a business owner. For some time, Hawthorn-based Graham used to see herself as a financial planner and not an entrepreneur. The change in perspective from planner to business owner enabled her to focus on the bigger picture of running a small ...

Trustee Partners recruits ahead of opening NZ office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
Trustee Partners is building out its product, marketing and distribution team with two key appointments. Bringing more than 20 years' experience to the business, Rachel Griffith has been appointed to head the team while Elizabeth Hartnett will work ...

Alternatives manager makes senior Australian hire

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
A global alternatives investment manager is welcoming a senior appointment to its Sydney office, bringing an industry expert back to his home market. Joining as a member at KKR from early 2018 will be David Lang. He joins from Pamplona Capital Management ...

Numbers and needs of female HNWs set to grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Female entrepreneurs represent both a growing demographic in Australia and an attractive business opportunity for wealth managers capable of offering bespoke services. Though women represent less than 10% of Australia's high-net-worth community, they ...

Stone and Chalk partners for new Melbourne hub

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
Fintech hub Stone and Chalk is extending its reach into Victoria with the help of an industry superannuation fund. AustralianSuper, the nation's largest super fund with over $120 billion under management, will partner with Stone & Chalk to open their ...

Goodments outshines at WAMTech PitchFest

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Tom Culver, chief executive and co-founder of Goodments, was named the winner of the inaugural EY WAMTech PitchFest. Goodments, which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors ...