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JBWere announces UBS deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
JBWere has announced a strategic alliance with UBS focusing on improving its private wealth strategy services. This alliance (which is non-exclusive) will give Australian JBWere clients access to UBS research, equity deals and IPOs. "The alliance with ...

Venture capital is back in vogue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... that has changed quickly in the past few months. "Awareness has been driven by a number of factors. You've had the Atlassian IPO which is a good news story, you've got the introduction of significant investor visas (SIVs) and that's driven a lot of capital ...

Class to list on ASX before Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... 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 under customers and general offers. Class chair Barry ...

CBA to close institutional equities business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
Commonwealth Bank is closing its institutional equities business following a strategic partnership with Goldman Sachs investment bank. Commonwealth Bank's proprietary institutional equities team that forms part of the bank's institutional banking and ...

Sovereign wealth funds banking on Aussie innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... previous year, with a total of 51 companies divesting throughout 2015. Yet a number of strong exits, including sales of post-IPO stakes held from previous years, helped Australian PE/VC funds post net-of-fees returns of 23% for the year ending 30 June ...

Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Pengana hopes the new strategy it is offering through a partnership with the so-called Queen of Small Caps, Leah Zell's firm, Lizard Investors, resonates with investors as much as global mega-cap peers Magellan and Platinum. Pengana's director of distribution ...

Appetite for international shares up 50% with major broker

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
CommSec, Australia's largest online broker, has seen a sharp increase in demand for foreign owned shares. The number of customers opening up international trading accounts has grown almost 50% in the past six months, compared to the preceding half year ...

Class amends IPO after AMP acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... SMSF portfolios. The AMP acquisitions means Class must submit an amendment to its prospectus for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). It is expected the supplementary prospectus will be lodged with the Australian ...

Administrator buys Asia-Pacific hedge fund business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... is predicted to generate about US$1 million in annual revenue for MainstreamBPO. The purchase was funded by MainstreamBPO's IPO proceeds after listing on the ASX earlier this month. FundBPO chief executive Martin Smith said the administrator had a track ...

Link to list on the ASX today

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
The largest IPO of the year is set to launch later today, when Link Group lists on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Link raised $946.5 million from institutional investors and sold its share at $6.37, the highest price of the indicative price ...