Blue Sky to raise $200 million VC fund

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Blue Sky Venture Capital announced yesterday  it was launching a new $200 million venture capital (VC) fund targeted at institutional investors to invest in later-stage deals in Australia and overseas.... Read more continue reading

The big issues of 2016

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For the past 12 years Comsec has produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence the economy over the... Read more continue reading

PIMCO creates global advisory board of five leading global economic and policy experts

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PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has retained five world-renowned experts on economic and political issues to form a PIMCO Global Advisory Board. The Board members will contribute their... Read more continue reading

PM CAPITAL Asian Companies Fund receives ‘Recommended’ rating from Zenith Investment Partners

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PM CAPITAL has announced that the PM CAPITAL Asian Companies Fund has received its inaugural ‘Recommended’ rating from the leading independent research house, Zenith Investment Partners. PM CAPITAL’s CEO Ben Skilbeck... Read more continue reading

AFA unveils new location for 2016 National Adviser Conference

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) announced yesterday that the National Convention Centre in Canberra will play host to its premier event – the 2016 AFA National Adviser Conference (the... Read more continue reading

New IFA deals to push MDA provider FUA to over $2B

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Five boutique financial advisory firms have launched new managed discretionary account (MDA) services in partnership with Managed Accounts Holdings Limited (MGP), which will ultimately see the company’s funds under administration... Read more continue reading

AustSafe Super selects AB for factor risk completion strategy

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Global asset manager AllianceBernstein (AB) said yesterday that it has been selected by superannuation fund AustSafe Super to manage an equity risk-management overlay strategy which aims to enhance risk-adjusted investment returns... Read more continue reading

Charles Smith joins NAB Wealth Advice

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NAB Wealth has announced Charles Smith as the new Business Growth Manager, Strategic Alliances & Growth. Charles brings with him 25 years of experience within the wealth management industry, having... Read more continue reading

Surge in demand for multi-devise, multi-asset trading

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Saxo Capital Markets, Australian subsidiary of online trading specialist Saxo Bank, has revealed that 50% of its Asia Pacific region trading volume and revenue is now being generated by retail... Read more continue reading

Early Christmas present for motorists

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Job advertisements; Weekly petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.6 cents per litre to 124.7 cents... Read more continue reading