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Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... having delivered key thought-leadership position papers on issues such as mental health, big data disruption, health care funding and retirement. She has driven significant involvement in the Financial System Inquiry as well as other inquiries conducted ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
One of Australia's largest venture capital firms recently placed significant seed funding in an AI-driven beauty platform showing ambition and drive to expand internationally. Blackbird Ventures, alongside Melbourne and Sydney angel investors, led the ...

Super funds that embrace change will prevail: DST

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... financial adequacy and certainty concerns for Australians," DST said. "The growing number of retirees creates an increasing funding and social support issue for government. Superannuation funds themselves are feeling pressure as cash outflows continually ...

Infrastructure investment needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... infrastructure industry is not evolving fast enough to meet society's changing needs. Thirty-nine percent cited a lack of public funding as one of the key reasons why civil infrastructure is failing to keep pace with society's needs. Ninety percent of ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... have called on the Government to increase its support for the sector. Australian start-ups received US$555.63 million in funding in 2017, up 1.4% on the prior year, according to KPMG's International's Venture Pulse report. The final quarter of 2017 recorded ...

Industry veteran to join YBR executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... leverage my experience, knowledge and capabilities and add value to the YBR business - particularly in key areas of strategy, funding, product development, sales and distribution and of course operations," he said.

Global investment group enters Australia via local partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... conviction of both EIO and also either a joint venture partner or an anchor investor. EIO then typically obtains institutional funding to support the partnership and drive improved returns," EIO founding partner Nick Levitt explained. Commenting on the ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... billion and the stock of purchased corporate bonds remain at £10 billion throughout the forecast period, and on the Term Funding Scheme (TFS); all three of which are financed by the issuance of central bank reserves." Read, QE will stay at least until ...

Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... and life insurance products; the issuance of consumer credit and non-cash payment products; and the provision of a crowd-funding service are currently being tested.

School holidays require prudent financial planning: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... parents' purses. Keeping kids entertained doesn't always come for free and, for many families, the financial burden of funding extra activities, on top of taking time off from work, can be stressful, she said. The amount of money earned for undertaking ...