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Angel investor makes first Australian bet

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... thankful to groups like Gaingels who lead the way by encouraging each of us to feel safe and proud of who we are. Capital raising is an intense experience, but it has transitioned Nexba from being a start-up to a scale-up." Gaingels' $150,000 investment ...

Platform acquisition boosts Bell Financial results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... ($94.3m). NPAT jumped 20% to $24.7 million year on year. BFG completed its full acquisition of Third Party Platform (TPP), raising its ownership from 56.63% to 100% in July last year. It paid about $36.9 million to acquire the remaining stake. TPP is ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... partial government shutdown as well as a more fundamental shift in consumer expectations due to the Fed's pause in raising interest rates." The CME FedWatch Tool supports these expectations. According to the CME Group's website, the probability ...

Hayne report raises professionalism stakes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... that registration," he says. CMA, however, is backed by the associations and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the FPA, raising concerns of a potential conflict. "In my view, it is unlikely the new body would be an industry association or a body associated ...

Challenger boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... Fidante dipped its toes in active ETFs to raise capital for its funds. XARO was met with lukewarm response from investors, raising a little over $1 million since. The boutique added two people to its team in September. Deutsche Bank fixed income research ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... investment, jobs and overall economic growth, lifting inflation. My point, the current slim probability (7.1%) of the Fed raising rates by the end of the year could rise and a 25 bps (or more) Fed rate hike could occur before 2019 is over. As Newton's ...

MTAA Super makes fee cuts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... at the centre of everything we do, and we are kicking off 2019 with a fee reduction for all fund members," she said. "Raising the fee cap on pension accounts also ensures pension members with lower balances receive great value, and in some cases will ...

First neobank granted full banking licence

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... was the second neobank to be granted a restricted license. Its initial equity crowdfund campaign is still the highest raising since the initial APRA reform. Frydenberg believes Volt Bank's success is due in part to broader federal government economic ...

Global multi-boutique eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... think about pricing very differently and we are open to think through what is [possible]." The initial focus will be on raising institutional money, with retail distribution coming down the line. The company is open to collaborating with other multi-boutiques ...

Macquarie Capital bolsters regional industrials team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
Macquarie Capital has strengthened its industrials team in the Americas with a series of appointments. The corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group appointed two senior managing directors to co-head its industrials ...