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What to expect at FPA Congress 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... at a merger between two organisations now, to take the profession to the next step." "I think that's a lovely, full circle of the last 30 years and what we've done in that time." For anyone who is yet to register, she said it's not too late. ...

Super funds, sovereign investors back $1bn VC fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... Partners' Elevate fund and ACC. The fund is also supported by over 270 individual investors, Blackbird said. "In a great circle of life moment, we're proud to welcome some of the founders we backed in earlier funds as investors in this new fund," Blackbird ...

Piecemeal super taxes won't fix budget deficit: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
Financial Services Council (FSC) research shows that proposed increases to super taxes will not deliver a sustainable Federal Budget position. The FSC engaged DeltaPearl Partners to perform economic modelling of six possible measures adjusting the current ...

Crypto lures executives despite ongoing uncertainty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... lending protocol. Stablecoins also gained some institutional adoption this past week. The EU-regulated payment bank Banking Circle added USDC onto its payment rails, with Coinbase as one of the bank's liquidity providers.

Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
In a speech at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle 'Meet the regulators' event, APRA chair Wayne Byres said to expect the performance of super trustees to continue to be the subject of intense scrutiny. On APRA's latest priorities, Byres said ...

Salaries soar but uncertainty remains: Recruiter

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... progresses. "This, in turn, will reinforce the sense of confidence in the candidate market which will become a virtuous circle in its own right." Elsewhere, the E.L. Executive Demand Index said demand for Australian executives rose in March as the market ...

BlackRock backs stablecoin issuer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
Circle Internet Financial has entered into an agreement for a $400 million funding round with investments from BlackRock and Fidelity Management and Research. The global internet finance firm is also the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), one of the fastest ...

VFMC,CFA Societies combine to attract more women into investing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and CFA Societies Australia have joined Future IM/Pact - an industry campaign building a pipeline of future female investors. The new partners join as Future IM/Pact expands into the early career segment ...

Former Hostplus investors tapped for VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... and ultimately for the sector," LaunchVic chair Leigh Jasper said. "Having a deeper investment pool creates a virtuous circle where more startups are supported to grow and succeed and ultimately exit." The VSCF is a fund of funds aimed at enabling more ...

Economic recap: Week to December 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
As it was in 2020, so it is in 2021. Yes Virginia, I don't believe it too until... I re-read my first scribbles on this site at the beginning of 2021. On January 12 this year, I wrote: "Fiscal and monetary authorities prompt and aggressive counter-cycle ...