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Good Super founders take the reins from MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... an environmental, social and governance perspective; according to its statement, it "invests into funds, products and ventures that seek to tackle the world's most complex challenges. "We support profitable businesses that promote high standards of social ...

Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... increased to $368 million last financial year and since July alone, a further $400 million has been announced with Blackbird Ventures and SEEK co-founder Paul Bassat each raising $200 million funds. But early stage VC still receives the lion's share ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... benefit from Malcolm Turnbull's innovation statement after announcing a venture capital investment partnership with H2 Ventures today. The super fund expects to deploy about $250 million for technology innovation in the next few years, already committing ...

La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... team at Microsoft in the US, Petre is arguably Australia's best-known technology investor. His ecorp, netus and AirTree Ventures investment funds have provided some $200 million in vital growth capital to some of Australia's most promising start-ups. ...

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 ...