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Fintechs to drive Australia's economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... services innovation throughout Australia and New Zealand, but wealth management's representation is sparse. Yesterday H2 Ventures and Investec launched the 2016 "Tech Pioneers 50", a list selected from more than 500 applicants and based around five factors ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... in Australia as part of a final closing for its US$150 million fund investing in agriculture technology. The Finistere Ventures II fund is targeting Australian institutional investors, family offices and high net worth individuals, as well as food and ...

NAB appoints MD for innovation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
NAB has appointed the managing director of its $50 million innovation fund, NAB Ventures. Todd Forest was previously chief executive of Clipp, a mobile payments app which allows users to pay a restaurant bill or bar tab with their phone (instead of ...

Equip appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... employer director elections. Joining the Equip board are AGL manager group employee relations Michael Clinch, and Cleantech Ventures chief executive and managing director Jan Dekker. Previous member director John Azaris was re-elected as an employer ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... beginning this weekend. Quantopian is funded by a consortium including Bessemer Venture Partners, Spark Capital and Khosla Ventures. Headquartered in Boston, the firm was conceived as a crowd-sourced way to "hack Wall Street" by founders John Fawcett ...

H2 Ventures scores Investec funding

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... Australia has further endorsed the growing fintech industry by committing sizable funding to venture capital firm, H2 Ventures. The investment is expected to assist H2 Ventures roll out its next round of funds as part of an accelerator program. The program ...

CFA societies launch advocacy council

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... to lend their expertise to achieving this task. Advocacy Council members: Paula Allen - consultant and partner, Social Ventures Australia Graeme Bibby - chief investment officer, AIA Australia Mark Delaney - deputy chief executive and chief investments ...

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... fund invests in opportunities that deliver both a financial return and a measurable social impact. Managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA), the Trust is one of Australia's largest impact investment funds and represents the biggest single commitment ...

Former Mercer consultant launches research platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... research consultant at van Eyk and later Mercer for more than 15 years before moving to India to work on a number of new ventures including the successful consumer focused financial literacy blog, The Money Hans. DiligenceVault is a new fintech tool ...

China emerging as fintech leader

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
China is taking a leading presence in the fintech sector, according to KPMG research. In partnership with H2 Ventures, KPMG released the Fintech 100 report, which lists the top 50 established "leaders" in the sector along with 50 emerging companies. ...