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Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Impact investor Trimantium Capital expects to deploy about $700 million in venture capital by the end of 2016, working with several Australian superannuation funds in the process.

CBA result boosted by wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Strong performance from the wealth management division contributed materially to the 4% rise in Commonwealth Bank's half-year cash profit, with CommInsure performing particularly well.

BetaShares goes global with third managed risk product

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
BetaShares has expanded its managed risk product series with the launch of the BetaShares Managed Risk Global Share Fund, which is trading under the ASX code "WRLD".

mFunds grow by 77%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The number of funds offered through the ASX's mFund settlement service has increased by 77% in the 12 months between December 2014 and December 2015.

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's eagerly anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services offered nothing new.

App lets Australians invest pocket change

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
A new app released in Australia will allow users to round up daily purchases and invest the "change" into a diversified exchange-traded fund portfolio.

Margin loans keep pace with shrinking customer-base

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
While the number of Australians using margin loans decreased by 4% in 2015 based on RBA figures, the total margin debt increased by 4%.

Quay Global Investors releases retail real estate fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Quay Global Investors has released a retail version of its wholesale fund, the Quay Global Real Estate Fund, on the back of demand from financial advisers.

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
A bigger-than-expected drop in US small business optimism reported by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) last night is the latest addition to the run of disappointing US stats released so far this year.

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Permal Group chief executive Omar Kodmani believes the recent merger with EnTrust Capital means the firms will become a diversified alternatives platform, not just a multi-manager hedge fund shop.