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BlackRock moves to machine stock picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... compensation payments. "Traditional methods of equity investing are being reshaped by massive advances in technology and data sciences. At the same time, client preferences are shifting, focusing not just on outcomes but on how both performance and fees ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... the government's $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). Brandon Capital will drive the development of its life sciences fund, the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund, as part of a government initiative to make Australia a global leader in ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... capital investment and foreign interest. Sauer said: "Sectors traditionally attractive to venture capital, such as life sciences and information and communication technology, will continue to grow due to increased capital availability and support courtesy ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
A number of institutional investors are proving the health sciences venture capital space holds significant potential for Australian investors, with funding from the likes of QIC and Hostplus driving major pharmaceutical developments. According to data ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... In the 2015 financial year, $46 million was invested by venture capital funds into the Australian healthcare and life sciences sector.

Cities over countries for TH Real Estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... metropolitan areas which are seen as 'innovation centres' for technology, finance, media, education, and the medical sciences, attracting younger employees and "establishing a self-sustaining base of knowledge-based growth." Likewise, growth in the Asia-Pacific ...

New board members at Sunsuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... partner at CM Capital Investments, an institutionally backed venture capital company focused on the biotechnology, life sciences, telecommunications, information technology and renewable energy sectors. He has held directorships on numerous companies ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... the opportunity for institutions is being overlooked. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) also forecasts farm production value will rise by 3% in 2016-17, following a 9% increase this financial year to $58.7 ...

Findex partners to advance medical research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... research will come to the fore through a partnership announced by Findex and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. The partnership will discuss potential recommendations to the federal government's Medical Research Future Fund - a perpetual ...

Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... an illegal substance." Ariel holds between 75 and 90 stocks in its portfolio, with the top allocations going to Gilead Sciences, Microsoft, China Mobile and GlaxoSmithKline. It has delivered a return on equity of 21.5% over the five years to 30 June ...