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Global VC fund opens Australian office

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... programs throughout the country, and connect companies to investors overseas. The Melbourne program will accept 20 to 25 start-ups each year from the broader Asia Pacific region for the above services, and 500 will also invest in certain start-ups in ...

Price-pressured

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The latest inflation stats out of the UK gave additional credence to BOE monetary policy committee member Kristin Forbes' dissent - she "considered it appropriate to increase Bank Rate by 25 basis points" -- at the March meeting. Along with the low ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... on the market. Across social media, Spaceship's growth hacker Anna Cheng, a marketing professional who specialises in start-ups, has reached out to key "influencers", hoping to take advantage of their extensive list of followers. So far the product-provider ...

Equitise launches group investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Crowdfunding specialist Equitise is launching a group investment platform giving retail investors opportunities to back start-ups vetted by high-profile venture capitalists and angel investors. The crowdfunding investment platform is collaborating with ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... is because shipments of non-monetary gold are largely volatile month to month. This category has seesawed between two-digit ups and downs from one month to the other - e.g. January's 39% drop followed December's 23% surge that followed November's 18% ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... investors and 500 investment providers comprised 150 banks, mutual funds, alternative investment managers and fintech start-ups. Of that group, 87% said digital transformation - that is, investing in cloud-based technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
It was good. Nay, it was very good. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on company profits helped explain the latest jump in the NAB survey that showed business conditions increased by 6 points to a reading of +16 in January - the highest ...

Inflows drive first net profit for HUB24

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
HUB24 recorded its first net profit of $0.9 million in the half-year to 31 December 2016. In its half-year accounts, HUB24 attributed this dramatic upswing in profits to strong net inflows of $1.6 billion over calendar 2016. This is up from the company ...

Link partners with fintech hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... solutions to its growing client base. "Link is committed to exploring new innovations and we look forward to working with start-ups at the cutting edge of technology. We are confident we will develop creative, market-leading solutions that will drive ...

Countplus appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Countplus is welcoming the former chair of the Financial Planning Association as its new chief executive. Matthew Rowe will take the reins at the ASX-listed wealth management group having been a director since October last year. He is also chair and ...