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New manager raising $30m for crypto fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
A new investment manager launched by tech veterans is seeking to raise $30 million for one of Australia's first funds dedicated exclusively to cryptocurrency investments. Anti Hero Capital, whose managing partners also founded tech agency M5859, are ...

Investor education key to healthy ETF market: SPDR

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... what the product outcome is. I've talked to investors in the US saying things like, 'Wow, these triple-leveraged things sound great - if the S&P goes up 1% I'll get 3%!' And I say, 'Yeah, on a daily reset with a lot of volatility,' because they think ...

Executive pay structure still fuels risk-taking: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... institutions we reviewed by and large had the required frameworks, policies and processes that could provide the basis for a sound system of remuneration. But in many cases their practical application left something to be desired," APRA chair Wayne Byres ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Financial advice industry associations will now look to fill any holes found in the educational pathway guidance issued by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority yesterday. In acknowledging FASEAs statement, the Association of Financial ...

Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... added that financial literacy education in schools is crucial to ensuring students develop the knowledge and skills to make sound financial decisions throughout their lifetime, including around saving, borrowing and investing. "That is why we want to ...

Industry fund boosts property team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... that passion. I'm looking forward to driving further initiatives in the asset class and contributing to the delivery of sound investment returns for members," she said.

Industry fund buys $7 million beef stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... sustainable returns to our members over the long term, and we believe this investment in Stone Axe Pastoral is a strong and sound one, and a great start to the GO NSW partnership with the NSW Government," he said. He added the new fund is about delivering ...

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... developing a series of investment options "that not only met the preferences of members but also supported and encouraged sound practices in corporate governance, ethical business conduct as well as a commitment to minimising adverse impact on the environment." ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur warns investors that 2018 will unlikely deliver the euphoric levels of financial market returns experienced in 2017. Speaking at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Baur ...

Asset management services provider expands to Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... Blackwell Global said it has invested in qualified investment specialists to advise private and institutional clients on sound investment decisions and achieve financial objectives. Attaining the type 9 licence to provide new products marks a new milestone ...