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Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... two decades, super will increasingly operate along-side the banks to provide funding for infrastructure projects, new ventures and expansion of existing companies, enhancing competition, increasing efficiency, and reducing systemic risk," he said. The ...

Crowdfunding investment platform launched

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... incubator programs including Telstra's muru-D and OptusSingtel innov8, and new venture capital firms such as Blackbird Ventures, Blue Sky Ventures and Square Peg Capital have contributed significantly to the growth of the startup environment here in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... edged up 0.5 cents to $5.575 cents as it said it was in a position to comfortably repay debt without having to do joint ventures or sell assets. Airline Virgin Australia firmed 0.5 cents to 39 cents after it said it would proceed with its planned $350 ...

Wealth Within targets SMSFs with new platform

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... platform was so strong that they were looking to take it to markets in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh via joint ventures. Wealth Within has partnered organisations such as Lonsec, Leveraged Equities and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (amongst others) ...

Former Macquarie exec to head up EFIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Government." EFIC provides loans, guarantees, bonds and insurance products to help Australian companies finance export-related ventures when private loans are unobtainable.

Newpin SBB benefits from international legal expertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Law firm Allen & Overy has announced that it has advised Social Ventures Australia on their $7 million Social Benefit Bond (SBB), issued earlier this year. The SBB is the first of its kind in Australia, and will fund the UnitingCare Burnside Newpin ...

Direct insurance sales grow on consumer confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... Weatherhead. Despite solid growth in the direct life insurance market overall, Rice Warner said many direct life insurance ventures have failed to deliver the anticipated business volumes and others have been closed. Some insurers have experienced higher ...

SBBs to be part of NGS Super's new ethical option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Rodwell-Ball said. NGS Super announced this week that it would be investing $500,000 in Newpin SBBs, launched by Social Ventures Australia (NVA) earlier this year. The SBBs will fund UnitingCare Burnside's program reuniting parents with children in foster ...

QIC takes stake in US shopping malls

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... QIC Global Real Estate managing director Steven Leigh. Forest City will be the managing member of the individual joint ventures and will continue to be responsible for leasing, operations, marketing, financing, development services and asset management ...

UBS creates APAC real estate role

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... Wels said. Head of Asia Pacific for UBS Kai Sotorp indicated that the company would be looking to build on its joint ventures with existing hubs in the Asia Pacific region. "Trevor's extensive knowledge and management experience with institutional clients ...