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Yarra Capital executive joins AUI board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... It is invested in the big four banks: CBA (8%), ANZ (7%), WestPac (6%) and NAB (6%). AUI added Challenger and Macquaire Atlas Roads Group to its portfolio last year. Dion Hershan's board appointment will come into effect tomorrow.

MQA chief executive departs in management restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
The chief executive of Macquarie Atlas Roads (MQA) will resign as part of a finalised agreement to remove Macquarie as MQA's investment manager and rename the company. In November last year, MQA's board announced it would "pursue an internalisation ...

Queensland advice practice goes international

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A Queensland-based financial advice business is expanding its operations to the United Arab Emirates. Atlas Wealth Management, a provider of long-distance specialty advice to Australian expats, has established a new outpost in Abu Dhabi. Appointing ...

Super funds embrace crowdsourced cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Two of Australia's biggest industry superannuation funds have backed a San Francisco-based crowdsourced cybersecurity startup, taking part in a $33 million capital raise. Hostplus and First State Super have invested in Bugcrowd, a security platform ...

Macquarie sells remaining stake in Atlas Roads for $456m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
After Macquarie Atlas Roads (MQA) internalised management functions following shareholder pressure, Macquarie has sold down its remaining stake in the listed investment company. Via a bookbuild, Macquarie sold 76 million shares in MQA for $6 per share. ...

Macquarie Atlas Roads farewells chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
The chief executive of Macquarie Atlas Roads (MQA) will step down after eight years in the role. Peter Trent is exiting the role in February 2018 to be succeeded by current Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) chief executive James Hooke. Following ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The countdown is on at fledgling start-up and technology-focused superannuation product-provider Spaceship, as chief executive Paul Bennetts attempts to convert his waitlist of 22,000 into a $1 billion fund. Touring around multiple start-up hubs this ...

AirTree hires former Accel vice president

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Venture capital firm AirTree lured former Accel Partners vice-president James Cameron to Australia to hunt for startup opportunities. Sydney born Cameron will relocate home in February after four years with the Silicon Valley giant, overseeing several ...

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 ...

Advice from abroad

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
... there's a husband and wife sitting across from you and they're coming to you to find out what they should do." Evans started Atlas Wealth Management (Atlas) five years ago as a financial advice firm that specialises in providing financial advice to Australian ...