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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 ...

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Some of the industry's best-known entrepreneurs have thrown their weight behind a new listed investment fund which aims to provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups. H2Ocean, the latest brainchild of H2 Ventures founders Ben and Toby ...

NowInfinity completes restructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... Cloud based SMSF documentation platform NowInfinity has completed a "proactive restructure" and partnered with a boutique venture capital firm. The restructure also saw the formal exit of co-founder and director of NowInfinity, Grant Abbott. Abbott will ...

Budgets with more super tinkering are possible

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... could pull is around capital gains tax. Evans said it was introduced in the Costello years after a lot of lobbying by the venture capital industry. As it became hard to administer it applied to everybody and 95% has ended up in the equity and property ...

Sentry Group partners for back office solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Sentry Group has entered an exclusive joint venture arrangement with an ASX listed company which specialises in software development. Under stage one of the arrangement, Intiger Asset Management, a wholly own subsidiary of the Intiger Group, will provide ...

Agricultural investors create $10 million VC fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... financial services group Findex and the National Farmers' Federation is progressing toward the launch of a $10 million venture capital fund. The fund, created by joint venture SproutX and supported by Artesian Venture Partners, will invest in agriculture ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Industry superannuation fund Hostplus is committing $400 million to venture capital over the next five years with a portion likely to be invested before year's end. The move will triple Hostplus' current investment in venture capital and will add to ...

Pitcher Partners enters into joint venture

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Pitcher Partners has entered into a joint venture partnership with a risk specialist. The partnership with MBS Insurance, announced as Pitcher Partners Sydney Insurance Services, will provide specialist protection solutions to meet the bespoke insurance ...

Westoz director departs for new venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
A non-executive director of Westoz Investment Company has resigned to pursue a new funds management venture. Stephen Tucker resigned from the board to allow him to continue to focus on his role in developing Prodigy Investment Partners (Prodigy). Tucker ...

Super funds extend support to local communities

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... assistance to clients affected by the changing energy industry, while UniSuper has partnered with a non-profit social venture to support employment opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers. Energy Super has appointed experienced financial adviser ...