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Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... innovation-driven economy. The private equity and venture capital veteran said he's never seen more action in funding for start-ups and early-stage Series-A businesses in Sydney and Melbourne. This has mainly come from venture capital in web-based IT ...

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... thrown their weight behind a new listed investment fund which aims to provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups. H2Ocean, the latest brainchild of H2 Ventures founders Ben and Toby Heap, was officially launched by Treasurer Scott Morrison ...

Adviser Ratings makes two senior hires

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Adviser Ratings has expanded its business with two senior hires. Jaime Brands joins as chief operating officer, bringing with her 10 years of industry experience, six of which were at Google Australia and New Zealand as head of external telesales operations ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... venture capital investing is hard and risky, the sector's winners will make up for its losers. He said about 70% of start-ups will fail, about 10% will develop and establish as mature businesses, and an even a smaller number will become unicorns or businesses ...

Keep super ship steady in rocky markets: CIO

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... Monday's trading on the ASX, investors may question whether share markets are a good investment option. Kessell said recent ups and downs should just be a reminder that shares are better suited to a long-term investment strategy of at least five to 10 ...

A-REITs will have to work harder in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Real estate fund manager Folkestone says several positives came out of the A-REIT reporting season and 2017 will present challenges to maintain the investment vehicle's strong returns. Folkestone's latest analysis shows A-REITs returned 26% in the year ...

Climate risk underappreciated: BlackRock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
All investors should incorporate climate change awareness into their portfolios, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII), who believes climate factors have been underappreciated and underpriced. In a new Global Insights Report titled "Adapting ...

Enrolments point to adviser growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
New figures from education provider Kaplan Professional suggest a greater number of people are embracing financial advice as a career. Data from the end of August showed there was close to a 30% increase in financial services enrolments compared to ...

Wingate appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Wingate Asset Management has appointed a new chief executive. Jamie Mead joins Wingate from Tyrus Capital in London, where he was a founding partner. Prior to that, he worked at US$4 billion hedge fund Deephaven Capital Management, and has also held ...

Sequoia launches two specialist retail products

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Sequoia Financial Group has launched two new structured products for retail investors. The first, Sequoia Accelerated Return Units - Series 1 gives exposure to Tesla Motors, the US electric car and energy storage company; the second, Sequoia Launch ...