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Industry fund fights financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
HESTA is calling on the financial services industry to collectively combat financial exclusion with the fund being one of 12 organisations to commit to a Financial Inclusion Action Plan. The $36 billion industry super fund met with experts and academics ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Demand for impact investing is expected to rapidly increase as a growing number of retail and institutional investors search for investments that provide both monetary and social returns. In the last five years there have been 96 reported impact investments ...

HLB Mann Judd launches new advice arm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... and financial advice firm HLB Mann Judd Sydney has started its new debt advisory business. The new business is a joint venture with banking executive James Macfarlane, who has joined HLB Mann Judd as a director of HLB Debt Advisory. HLB Debt Advisory ...

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
Two Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association member companies have received part of the $8.6 million in funding from the NSW Government's Medical Devices Fund to bring new treatments and technologies to the market. University backed ...

Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... system will lead or follow the transition towards new technologies and an innovation-driven economy. The private equity and venture capital veteran said he's never seen more action in funding for start-ups and early-stage Series-A businesses in Sydney ...

Industry can expect significant cyber-attacks: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Following the release of its 2016 Cyber Security Survey, APRA has said the industry should "expect to experience significant cyber security incidents and be prepared for an evolving range of threats." The regulator surveyed 37 regulated entities and ...

Yale returns 3.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... allocation is 19% in equities, 13% in property, 8% in bonds and cash with the remaining 60% in absolute return funds, venture capital, leveraged buy-outs and natural resources. YEF's strongest performing asset class over the decade has been venture capital ...

New Blue Sky MD shoots for $5bn

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... in FY16 and said he expected "we will complete our second in the coming months." Shand added: "In addition, our joint venture with Cove Property Group (of which we own 38%) has purchased two assets in its first year in business, deploying over $680 million ...

Blue Sky reshuffles directors

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... appointments to its board of directors. Elaine Stead has extensive experience with Blue Sky, having joined in 2013 as head of venture capital; during that time, she launched two venture capital funds and deployed over $80 million across both. She was ...