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Madison appoints national practice development manager

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015

... adviser network have changed significantly during the past couple of years with a number of entrepreneurial and start-up ventures joining us. This has meant the demands on our services has also changed," Madison general manager Giulio Russo said. "This ...

Madison FG grows advisers by 20%

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015

... adviser network has changed significantly during the past couple of years with a number of entrepreneurial and start-up ventures joining us. This has meant the demands on our services has also changed," Madison FG general manager Giulio Russo said. An ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015

... Ambachtsheer; Impax Asset Management chief executive Ian Simm; IFM Investors investment director Linda Cunningham; and H2 Ventures founding partner Ben Heap. The lineup forms one part of an extensive speaker list for the ASFA conference. Space pioneer ...

HESTA awards low volatility mandate

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015

... which exploits the low-risk anomaly - aiming to maximise the sharpe ratio." In September, HESTA partnered with Social Ventures Australia to launch one of Australia's biggest impact investment funds. The fund has been active in the environmental, social ...

Super funds eye impact investing structures

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015

... institutional investor land, but superannuation funds are starting to look at investment structures to invest in profitable ventures that have a positive impact in society. "Impact investing doesn't exist as an asset class. At the moment there isn't ...

Aussie fintech partners with Alibaba

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015

... Collaborate's CEO, Chris Noone will join the FundX board as a non-executive director. The partnerships also come as H2 Ventures and KPMG seek public nominations for a Fintech 100 list, aiming to recognise leading fintech innovators from around the wo ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015

... asset class. In September, First State Super and Hostplus invested $110 million and $35 million respectively in Blackbird Ventures' new VC fund, which aims to finance around 10 Australian internet start-ups per year in exchange for a 10-20% equity stake. ...

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015

... role after an extensive career in private capital investment including 14 years as founding chief executive of Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Prior to that he spent 13 years as an executive director at Macquarie Bank, where he jointly founded the organisation's ...

First State Super funds Aussie start-ups

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015

... investment officer Richard Brandweiner confirmed the fund has made a $110 million investment towards the latest Blackbird Ventures fund. "Blackbird is fostering the development of a critical sector, and it is important to us to help keep ideas and talent ...

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015

HESTA has partnered with Social Ventures Australia to launch one of the country's biggest impact investment funds. The $32 billion health and community services industry fund has committed $30 million - the largest single commitment to the local impact ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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