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Winton appoints Platinum exec to head Sydney office

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
UK fund manager Winton Capital has recruited Andrew Grimes from Platinum Asset Management to head up its recently opened Sydney office. Grimes was an institutional investment specialist with the $23 billion global equities manager for more than 5 years. ...

Baird premiership represents infra opportunity: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has welcomed Mike Baird's rise to the role of New South Wales premier, saying it represents a "major opportunity" to progress infrastructure projects in the state. ISA, which lobbies on behalf of five of Australia's largest ...

Banks eye Google Glass as tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Westpac is developing a Google Glass application that will allow users to access bank accounts, make fund transfers or locate nearby ATM machines. The bank announced this week that it is currently developing an application for Google Glass, which is ...

Insurance industry still behind on big data usage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The insurance industry is still behind when it comes to accessing and using customer data to predict consumer behaviour and design personalised products. Bravura Solutions and the Financial Services Council (FSC) conducted a poll on the life insurance ...

US retirement assets reach US$23tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The US retirement assets market reached a stellar US$23 trillion at end 2013, up 16% through the year. But while the figure, at roughly 14 times the amount in the Australian superannuation system, seems astronomical. It is actually corresponds similarly ...

OneVue reshuffles board ahead of IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
OneVue has overhauled its board ahead of its IPO, with three members stepping down, but chair Gail Pemberton retaining her position. Major OneVue shareholder Michael Cole will depart due to time constraints and potential conflicts of interest, the company ...

OneVentures launches second fund for HNWs and instos

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Australian venture capital firm, OneVentures has launched the OneVentures Innovation and Growth Fund II, seeking to raise $100 million from institutional investors and high net worth (HNW) individuals over the next 12 months. The fund will invest in ...

VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has raised alarm bells that the low rate venture capital fund raising in Australia could have serious long term economic implications. VC fund raising in 2012-13 crashed to ...

Get set for FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' tonight

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
In a few short hours the wait will be over as the financial services industry rocks out in the name of charity at the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's (FICAP) annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. Tonight's event will see 10 budding RockStars ...

Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
New research released by the Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) reveals that the standard 4% retirement income drawdown may be too high and inadvertently result in retirement funds running out too quickly. The research is detailed in ...