Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 231 - 240 of 320 results for "Entrepreneur"

Government to invest in fintech security

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
The Government will spend $33.3 million on services to facilitate authentication in digital financial transactions, including a voice biometric, Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher announced. This follows Treasurer Joe Hockey's comments during ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The slowdown in Chinese growth and its transition towards a consumer-focused economy have hurt Australia's terms of trade, but a renewed focus on infrastructure could boost the demand for Australian goods. Recent reports by HSBC and BlackRock highlighted ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Improving Australia's tax system will allow greater access for equity capital investment in to local businesses and boost the entrepreneurial potential of the economy according to Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). ...

Barrett firm acquires Pride Advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... market, "which we want to be in." "It was built by Brett Schatto in 2003 basically from scratch. He's a very clever entrepreneur and a great financial planner," Barrett said. This follows AZNGA's acquisition of CBA-owned Eureka Whittaker Macnaught earlier ...

Old families make way for self-made billionaires

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Today's billionaires are not the heirs of wealthy families, but young self-made entrepreneurs who have a strong appetite for clever risk-taking, an obsessive focus on business and a strong work ethic. That's according to UBS and PwC's 2015 report, 'Billionaires ...

Shadow Treasurer will go to election over super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Federal Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen is prepared to table changes to superannuation tax concessions in parliament prior to an election. Bowen made the call in his recent budget reply speech at the National Press Club where he reiterated the current ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
From July new Significant Investor Visa (SIV) applicants must invest a minimum of $5 million across three complying arrangements after new rules were formally announced by the federal government. To comply with an SIV, applicants will have to place ...

Suspended SIV scheme raised $3bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
More than $3 billion has been invested in Australia via the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, which was temporarily suspended last week. Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection statistics show that $3.255 billion has been invested ...

PROFILE: Findex chief executive Spiro Paule

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... space of 15 years without a solid business strategy. Yet for Findex chief executive Spiro Paule, a self-confessed entrepreneur, the strategy was not always concrete. Born in Greece but raised in Australia since a young child, Paule graduated from university ...

Stone and Chalk names chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
New Sydney-based fintech hub, Stone and Chalk, has promised early stage investors and organisations access to some of the city's best entrepreneurs on top of its recent chief executive announcement. Heading Stone and Chalk will be Australian-born Alex ...