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OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... in venture capital "and they'll show you the data why, without understanding that Australia [has] invested in this asset class at its peak." She added Australia became really excited about venture capital investing in 1987, again in 1999, and now - which ...

ANZ searches for new chief economist

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... spanning a decade. "Warren has established a reputation as one of Australia's leading economic commentators and built a world-class team providing our customers with economic insights throughout the region," Collins said. Hogan said it was a privilege ...

Senate to investigate life industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... what role ASIC does or can play in reforming the industry. In light of the revelations, Watson Law Group is investigating a Class Action on behalf of CommInsure customers who may have had their life insurance claims unfairly rejected. The law group said ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... in managed funds (unitised trusts) by trustees rose by 5.10% to 28.19%, compared to the March quarter of 2015. This asset class is now the biggest for OneVue SMSF advice investors and also posted the largest rise over the period. By comparison, the biggest ...

New framework for in-house investing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... saw the ability to scale up as a key driver in the decision to bring funds in-house, and approached the issue on an asset class-by-asset class basis. "While there are some risks, in our view this should not prevent in-house management from being embraced ...

IQ Group appoints customer advocacy head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... oversee the design and implementation of customer advocacy programs for IQ Group clients, which include AustralianSuper, Class Super, Cbus, First State Super, Mercer, MLC, Perpetual, SunSuper and Westpac. "Core to IQ Group's customer-centric approach ...

BetaShares eyes expansion with new hires

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has added to its sales and operations teams with two new hires. Michael Tat has been appointed as operations analyst - investment operations. He joins the company from Platinum Asset Management and has also had roles with Perpetual ...

BT multi asset fund gets top Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Lonsec has upgraded the BT Active Balanced Wholesale Fund to 'Highly Recommended' - its highest possible rating. In its latest research report on the fund managed by Martyn Wild, Lonsec said the fund is "considered to be reasonably well resourced and ...

Financial services jobs at risk of automation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... displaced some occupations entirely, particularly in the middle of the skills and income distribution resulting in 'middle class' jobs becoming scarcer especially in the US with profound economic and social implications. But it also says: "Those workers ...

NZ Super announces merger mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... foray into merger arbitrage by appointing global investment manager Ramius for a US$200 million ($280m) mandate in the asset class. Ramius is the alternative investment management business of Cowen Group, and its NZ Super mandate focuses on merger and ...