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Republic Capital chief executive departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... executive and chief financial officer have been appointed at the firm. A new director has also been appointed: Noblemen Ventures chair and chief executive Wayne Johnson. Johnson also co-founded Chinese internet business Foocaa. Republic Capital is a ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Davies, also expressed her pride in announcing the winner of the 2017 Indigenous Philanthropy Award. It went to Social Ventures Australia for its collaborative work with The Marnin Studio, Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women's Resource Centre in Western Australia. ...

Korea scopes out Aussie asset management market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... enabled by the agreement, hinting at sectors of particular interest. "Korean asset managers are excited about future ventures into the Australian market and hope to forge new investment partnerships with Australian financial institutions. We continue ...

Fintech Nod takes on the unadvised

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... 80% of people who don't see financial advisers via a digital financial advice platform. Nod, backed by accelerator H2 Ventures, is aiming to bring financial experts to people on demand. Clients can ask a question, pick an adviser, receive advice, and ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... help South Australia's homeless via investment in a new social bond. The super funds are among the investors in Social Ventures Australia's Aspire Social Impact Bond (Aspire SIB), raising $9 million to help about 600 individuals in South Australia with ...

Hostplus commits further to Australian VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... follows a long line of venture capital investments made by Hostplus, including commitments to Brandon Capital, Blackbird Ventures and Square Peg Capital. Speaking to the investment from Hostplus, Artesian managing partner Jeremy Colless said Hostplus ...

Centrepoint growing wealth business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... excited with our recent investment in R Financial Educators Pty Ltd ('RFE') who have signed up 18 accounting firm joint ventures. We have also seeded a new life insurance initiative and look forward to developing this over the next 12 months," Centrepoint ...

Penklis returns with $275m private equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... Penklis, its co-founders are Gareth Banks, Jonathan Kelly and Paul Readdy, all of whom were veteran directors at CHAMP Ventures. Banks was also recently chair of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Penklis said: "The formation ...

AMP cuts venture capital funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
AMP shut down its venture capital arm after launching it less than two years ago. A strategic review of the AMP New Ventures program has resulted in its closing, with the roles of those working in the unit made redundant. A spokesperson for AMP said ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The NSW government has underwritten a deal between specialist lender Investec and H2 Ventures which will provide the fintech accelerator with an additional $4 million in funding. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the ...