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SuperConcepts expands in Adelaide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
SMSF service provider SuperConcepts is expanding its operations in Adelaide with help from the South Australian Government. The AMP-owned business will receive $1.6 million in funding via the state government's Economic Investment Fund to increase its ...

Super funds fight for financial inclusion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... experiencing financial exclusion. The initiative, facilitated by Good Sheppard Microfinance and funded by the Australian Government, helps organisations to work towards measurable actions that will create a more financially inclusive community. "Three ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... Capital Partners, with its investors comprising Australian Super, Statewide Super, HESTA, Hostplus and the Australian Government. In the report, Hostplus head of private equity Neil Stanford noted that despite questions raised about the risks associated ...

Government puts stopper on Future Fund drawdowns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... drawdowns from the Future Fund were expected to commence at this point to meet the unfunded liabilities of Australian government defence and civilian superannuation schemes; this, however, was never a set requirement. According to the 2015 Intergenerational ...

Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... ways in which the risk of government influence could be mitigated including: the possibility to include the Australian Government Actuary for the provision of technical, evidenced based analysis required to inform decision making, and holding the panel ...

BT and Asgard add bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... BT Wrap and Asgard platforms. Jamieson Coote Bonds' Active Bond Fund is the retail form of its wholesale Australian government bond strategy; it was recently rated as "recommended" by Lonsec. The fund is distributed by Channel Capital, whose head of ...

Instreet launches VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... "The fund has been designed to allow investors to take advantage of tax incentives provided as part of the Australian Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, which aims to support entrepreneurship," Instreet managing director George Lucas ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... particularly compelling for governments, investors and the community." The program, in partnership with the South Australian Government, will commence in July 2017 and seeks to generate a financial return for investors as well as make a difference to ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... government's position on social impact investing, calling for submissions on three key components: 1. The role the Australian Government should play in the social impact investing market; 2. Feedback on the government principles for social impact investing ...

Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... retirement savings system to help people engage and prepare more fully for retirement." He also spoke of how the Australian government is keenly aware of the opportunity presented by fintech to access the largely untapped goldmine of data within Australia. ...