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No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... workers' rights 8. Free trade with European markets 9. New trade agreements with other countries 10. The best place for science and innovation 11. Cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism 12. A smooth, orderly Brexit "But there is one further ...

Clydesdale director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... been managing director at Yorkshire Television. He was also chair of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Science City York CLG, Imagesound, Sheffield Hallam University and Yorkshire Initiative International Business Convention. At CYBG ...

The era of the retirement consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... Milliman's Jeff Gebler said. A retirement consultant is described as holding a blend of skills encompassing actuarial, data science, investment management, behavioural finance and communications, and digital competence. Gebler, a financial risk management ...

MYOB appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... independent non-executive director joined MYOB's board on January 1. Fiona Pak-Poy is currently a member of Innovation and Science Australia's Biomedical Translation Fund Committee as well as a director at SIRCA and iSentia. She has previously held directorships ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Brandon Capital will lead a group of venture capital firms tasked with managing the government's $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). Brandon Capital will drive the development of its life sciences fund, the Medical Research Commercialisation ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Australian private equity has boosted M&A activity by 16% over the last year, according to MinterEllison. New research from the law firm shows the healthcare sector was the biggest contributor to this, with private equity activity increasing significantly ...

NAB reduces fossil fuel exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... have a material effect on its operations and financing activities. In the report, NAB said: "This year, we set our first science-based GHG emission reduction target for our operations. Our new target is to reduce GHG emissions by 21% by 30th June 2025 ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... entrepreneurial individuals," QIC's head of global private equity Marcus Simpson says. To date, Simpson says returns on life-science investments have been attractive and the spread of returns tends to be higher as many of the companies don't succeed. ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Two Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association member companies have received part of the $8.6 million in funding from the NSW Government's Medical Devices Fund to bring new treatments and technologies to the market. University backed ...

Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... Ferris said superannuation funds are buying in to the discussion and narrative about advancing the National Innovation and Science Agenda, however there is still some head scratching about the best way to be involved. "There is an emerging and new interest ...