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Pillar privatisation confirmed

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
The NSW Government has confirmed it will sell its superannuation administrator Pillar, ending months of speculation. The state government will invest the proceeds of the privatisation into vital services and infrastructure, NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian ...

Sydney in top 10 financial centres

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015

Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Blue Sky Venture Capital is launching a new $200 million venture capital (VC) fund targeted at institutional investors to invest in later-stage deals in Australia and overseas. VC fundraising in Australia increased to $368 million last financial year ...

Bell AM appoints strategy and distribution head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Australian global equities manager Bell Asset Management (BAM) has appointed a new strategy and distribution managing director from NAB Asset Management. Rob Sullivan was most recently global head of distribution at NAB Asset Management, where he and ...

Latest Power50 list unveiled

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
This year's most influential people in social media within the Australian financial services industry have been unveiled in the latest FS Power50. Now in its third year, the annual list recognises the leading lights driving the conversation mainly on ...

Industry welcomes Innovation Statement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
The reforms detailed in the Government's recent Innovation Statement have been enthusiastically welcomed by the financial services industry and beyond. Among a package of reforms introduced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra yesterday were ...

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 ...

Super fund appetite for property funding up

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Australian superannuation funds are stepping in to fill a funding gap for property development left by the big four banks' increased capital requirements, according to a specialist capital provider. Real estate investment management firm Qualitas, which ...

NAB Wealth Advice hires growth manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... appointed a former ING DIRECT executive to the role of business growth manager, strategic alliances and growth. Charles Smith has 25 years of experience within the wealth management industry, having held senior roles with ING DIRECT and ANZ Wealth. NAB ...

Calls to mandate funds to offer social impact option

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Mandating superannuation funds to offer their members the choice to invest in social impact projects would have a multi-billion dollar impact on the wider community. Australia just needs to take a lesson from the French, the Community Council for Australia ...