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Powerwrap names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
The chief executive of Bennelong Wealth Partners and chief operating officer of one of the largest single family offices in Australia will be the next chief executive of Powerwrap. Following the resignation of Cormac Heffernan in December 2016, the ...

China industrial profits surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
It's still about three weeks before the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes on the 18 October but the latest data on the country's industrial profits indicate that it'll be easier for the Politburo to achieve its targets ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Retail and sophisticated investors can now view live Australian impact investment opportunities through one public portal. From today the Impact Investing Hub is running its Current Deals Library, which lists live impact investment opportunities and ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Retail and sophisticated investors can now view live Australian impact investment opportunities through one public portal. From today the Impact Investing Hub is running its Current Deals Library, which lists live impact investment opportunities and ...

Retail investors given equity crowdfunding boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
The Government today extended the existing equity crowdfunding framework, giving retail investors access to start-ups and small businesses. The revamped framework will allow smaller companies and start-ups to attract equity crowdfunding while retaining ...

CVC to launch venture capital fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
Listed investment manager CVC is currently raising capital for a new venture capital fund. The CVC Add+Venture Fund is an early and expansion-stage VC vehicle, targeted to exceed 25% internal rate of return. It's designed with a shorter-term investment ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
Australia's best financial advisers and advice businesses have been recognised as the Association of Financial Advisers and Zurich announced the finalists for the 2017 AFA Adviser and Practice of the Year awards. The AFA Adviser of the Year Award, now ...

Rising Star highlights young women in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Indicating a rise in the number of women opting for a career in financial planning, four of the six finalists for the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers' Rising Star of the Year Award are female. The accolade - which is presented in partnership ...

Super funds and weapons of mass destruction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Warren Buffett may have called derivatives "financial weapons of mass destruction" but an increasing number of super funds are using them as a cost-saving measure. Milliman head of fund advisory services Michael Armitage told delegates at the Australian ...

Sole fund closed by Australian equities manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Integrity Investment Management terminated its only fund with immediate effect last Friday as its founder prepares for a sabbatical. An announcement on the firm's website explains the Integrity Australian Share Fund has ceased to accept applications ...