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Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... Stead said the fund would continue the venture capital strategy Blue Sky had pursued for the past 10 years and purposefully focus on late-stage and expansion deals. "While VC is starting to reach critical mass in Australia, it's important to ensure enough ...

Bell AM appoints strategy and distribution head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... and appetite for asset management firms with a proven global equities offering," said Bell. Bell Asset Management's core focus is its global equity capability where it has consistently outperformed global benchmarks and peers since 2003. Over this time ...

NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... directors at Kiwibank and was appointed to the Guardians board in 2012. Walker said he had resigned the chairmanship to focus on a smaller group of board commitments.

Latest Power50 list unveiled

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
This year's most influential people in social media within the Australian financial services industry have been unveiled in the latest FS Power50. Now in its third year, the annual list recognises the leading lights driving the conversation mainly on ...

Zurich launches concentrated global fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Zurich Investments has launched a Concentrated Global Growth Fund that gathers the manager's best ideas. The strategy is managed by American Century Investments and recently received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The fund represents ...

Listed companies improve ESG approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) found that 79% of listed Australian companies surveyed this year had improved their environment, social and governance (ESG) approach. In 2014, ACSI had chosen 28 companies as engagement priorities ...

Industry welcomes Innovation Statement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... ideas and products to the market," AVCAL chief executive Yasser El-Ansary said. KPMG also embraced the Government's new focus and what it called the "critical adjustment" of incentives and taxation. "As the government has recognised, innovation is not ...

Whitehelm Capital acquires 49% stake in GE business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Whitehelm Capital has acquired a 49.9% stake in General Electric Energy Financial Services' Worsley Multi-Fuel Cogeneration (Worsley Cogen) power plant. Worsley Cogen is valued at $1.2 billion and GE will retain a 50.1% stake in the business. It generates ...

Australian Unity acquires three new practices

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Australian Unity Personal Financial Services has acquired three new adviser practices. This brings the total number of practices under the Australian Unity brand to 102, comprising 185 advisers and 24 mortgage brokers. Australian Unity Personal Financial ...

Two IPAC advisers join independent firm

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... worked in financial services for 27 years, 18 in advice. "The Fitzpatricks brand has garnered strong recognition for its focus on the specialist needs of higher net worth clients and successful families. This focus and a parallel ethical culture of absolute ...