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CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... risk, cost and transparency," Gilder said. According to deputy chief executive and managing director - funding and markets, Grant Bush, QTC is considering the long-term implications of blockchain as a semi-government issuer. "QTC is collaborating with ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The NSW government has underwritten a deal between specialist lender Investec and H2 Ventures which will provide the fintech accelerator with an additional $4 million in funding. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the ...

Elders and AFA partner on education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Two financial advisers received scholarships from Elders Financial Planning as part of its ongoing commitment to further education. Andrew Furlanetto of Victoria and Les Hayward of Western Australia were awarded the grants, designed to up-skill advisers ...

Industry fund seeks volatility overlay mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... of an equity portfolio than it is to maximise the gains in periods when it rallies," Ho said. A potential solution is the Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund, which combines an underlying equity fund managed by Epoch Investment Partners with Triple3's ...

ANZ and Macquarie fined for cartel conduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
The Federal Court granted ANZ and Macquarie's wishes to pay fines totaling $15 million for attempted cartel conduct in 2011. As suggested to the court, ANZ will pay $9 million - admitting it engaged in 10 instances of attempted cartel conduct in contravention ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Brandon Capital will lead a group of venture capital firms tasked with managing the government's $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). Brandon Capital will drive the development of its life sciences fund, the Medical Research Commercialisation ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... industry's premier provider of independent trustee services" in the New Year. As part of this, the company recently hired Grant Currie from Rio Tinto's superannuation fund as head of superannuation trustee services. EQT currently services 13 superannuation ...

False information undermining ASIC integrity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
False information and misrepresentations made to ASIC are undermining the regulator's integrity, highlighting one of several concerns in its latest licensing activity report. The report, which reveals the volume and outcome from ASIC's licensing and ...

EQT appoints Rio Tinto super exec

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Equity Trustees has appointed a new head of trustee services. Grant Currie joins EQT from Rio Tinto's superannuation fund, where he was principal risk and compliance officer. He joined Rio Tinto in 2012, and was also secretary to the fund's audit, risk ...

QSuper on track to become public offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
QSuper is set to become a public offer fund by 30 June next year should its proposal receive federal regulatory approval. The $65 billion fund was granted the move by Queensland parliament early this morning, legislating to lift restrictions on who ...