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Former Mercer consultant launches research platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
A former Mercer and van Eyk senior consultant has launched DiligenceVault, a new managed funds research platform in Australia. Hansi Mehrotra worked as a research consultant at van Eyk and later Mercer for more than 15 years before moving to India to ...

Macquarie makes bid for listed property portal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... valuations and attracts nearly two million unique visitors per month. In October, the company announced it was seeking a joint venture partner. New chief executive Chris Meehan said this would "build shareholder value as we target the approximately $2 ...

SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... Harry New, said. New said the rules requiring applicants to invest at least $500,000 of their minimum $5 million into venture capital and emerging companies was at odds with most applicants appetite for risk. "Most SIV investors put capital preservation ...

China emerging as fintech leader

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
China is taking a leading presence in the fintech sector, according to KPMG research. In partnership with H2 Ventures, KPMG released the Fintech 100 report, which lists the top 50 established "leaders" in the sector along with 50 emerging companies. ...

OneVentures seeks super fund investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... investors in its Innovation and Growth Fund II. With federal government plans to lift the tax free cap on early-stage venture capital limited partnerships (ESVCLP) from $100 million to $200 million, OneVentures is seeking advice as to whether it can ...

Good Super founders take the reins from MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Following managing director Andrew MacLeod's departure, Good Super's founders will jointly take on the role. Phillip Kingston and Aron D'Souza formed Good Super in 2013 as a "social impact superannuation fund". Andrew MacLeod, previously general manager ...

Venture capital is back in vogue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... Turnbull has put Australia's innovation in the spotlight and offered more incentives for angel investors, there is a feeling venture capital is back in vogue. Corporate lawyer and MinterEllison partner Riccardo Casali confirmed this feeling in a media ...

Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Blue Sky Venture Capital is launching a new $200 million venture capital (VC) fund targeted at institutional investors to invest in later-stage deals in Australia and overseas. VC fundraising in Australia increased to $368 million last financial year ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... to transform Australian growth in the near-term and probably the medium term either." The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) generally supported the innovation statement but said it did not address the problem of the existing ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... Super will be the first superannuation fund to benefit from Malcolm Turnbull's innovation statement after announcing a venture capital investment partnership with H2 Ventures today. The super fund expects to deploy about $250 million for technology innovation ...