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Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Blue Sky Venture Capital is launching a new $200 million venture capital (VC) fund targeted at institutional investors to invest in later-stage deals in Australia and overseas. VC fundraising in Australia increased to $368 million last financial year ...

Class to list on ASX before Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Self-managed superannuation administrative software provider Class is expected to commence trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from 16 December 2015. Class closed its IPO offer on 4 December with about $25 million allocated to new investors ...

Parliament tables new tax laws for investment trusts

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
The Government tabled the Tax Laws Amendment (New Tax System for Managed Investment Trusts) Bill 2015 in Parliament on the last day of the sitting season. If approved, the proposed rules will apply from 1 July 2016 and will reduce complexity, increase ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
The Government has released exposure draft legislation for raising the professional standards for financial advisers. The draft legislation stipulates that new advisers will require a degree, a professional year of training and pass an exam. Current ...

Third SMSF auditor banned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has continued its crackdown on self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors, disqualifying a third person in as many days. James Dermody of New South Wales is disqualified from being an ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
Greece's former Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, spoke recently in Sydney and argued that economic unrest in China is a sign that "the GFC is still with us." Speaking at a Macquarie Graduate School of Management event in Sydney, Varoufakis said that ...

Pinebridge absolute return fund rated by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
The PineBridge Global Dynamic Absolute Return Fund has been awarded a 'recommended' rating by Zenith Investment Partners in the research house's '2015 Multi-Asset, Real Return' sector review. This follows an 'Investment Grade' rating from Lonsec Research ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
The passing of the last amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation puts the controversial bill to bed and marks the start of a new age for financial advisers. Years of policy tinkering and regulatory uncertainty ended last week ...

Zurich restructures retail life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Zurich has restructured its retail life insurance services, including reducing term and total and permanent disablement rates. The changes have been designed to accommodate the new life insurance framework which commences in July 2016. In addition to ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
December is coming. December is coming. The month of December is only a few sleeps away and this December would be one of the most exciting months this year. It's as certain as sure that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would remain on hold. Gov ...