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Industry fund fights financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... will launch its FIAP on 25 November. In 2015 the super fund made a $30 million impact investment commitment to Social Ventures Australia, a group focused on overcoming disadvantage in Australia by funding education, sustainable jobs, stable housing and ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... 2015 made the biggest commitment by an Australian fund to the local impact investing market. HESTA partnered with Social Ventures Australia and made a $30 million commitment to the group, $6.7m of which was an investment in Horizon Housing. Horizon Housing ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... currently invests through a number of fund managers, including Brandon Capital Partners which invests solely in life sciences ventures and also counts Australian Super, HESTA and Statewide Super among its investors, along with the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

Industry can expect significant cyber-attacks: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... "worst-case scenarios", ensuring cyber-security measures are carried out across all facets of the business (including joint ventures and offshore locations) and providing ongoing investment in the area. Because of the significant threat highlighted above ...

Blue Sky reshuffles directors

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... at Adelaide Research and Innovation, an investment manager at CM Capital Investments and managing director of Artefact Ventures. The other appointment is Nick Dignam, currently Blue Sky's head of private equity. He joined Blue Sky in 2014; prior to that ...

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... fund which aims to provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups. H2Ocean, the latest brainchild of H2 Ventures founders Ben and Toby Heap, was officially launched by Treasurer Scott Morrison and now the IPO has the backing of financial ...

NowInfinity completes restructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... intended to expand NowInfinity's executive management and business operations, includes a partnership with Future Now Ventures run by John Orrock. NowInifnity chief executive Amreeta Abbott said the partnership was an important growth play for NowInfinity. ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... technology, including: M.H. Carnegie & Co (general and medical technology), Brandon Capital Partners (biotech), and Blackbird Ventures (software).

Social benefit bond returns for NGS Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... returns of 8.9% and 7.5%. The fund's initial investment was $500,000 in 2014. Newpin, a program run by UnitingCare, Social Ventures Australia and the NSW government, helps reunite children with their parents as well as create safe environments to prevent ...

Investment manager announces takeover offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... Mercantile is chaired by Sir Ron Brierley and among the firm's investment strategies are short term trading, profit making ventures, and holding shares for dividend yield or long term capital appreciation. The company's investments are managed internally ...