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Acorn Capital raises over $52m for Venture Capital fund

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Fund manager Acorn Capital announces its successful raising of $52.5 million in commitments for the Acorn Capital Expansion Platform (ACEP). ACEP, which will undertake venture capital investments in innovative, emerging

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02 Nov 2018

Investment start-up Acorns cracks 100,000 users

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Investment start-up app Acorns has seen over 100,000 users sign up to the service after 6 months of operations, revealing more of the nation’s population are looking to take their

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26 Jul 2016

Asian small cap stocks are an untapped opportunity for Australian investors

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Small cap stocks in Asia present a real and often untapped opportunity for Australian investors, says Paul Quah, head of research (Asia) at Acorn Capital. “Many of the obstacles that

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14 Aug 2015

New SIV investment framework supports emerging listed Australian companies

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The creation of an emerging companies category for the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program has the potential to be an important source of capital for emerging listed Australian companies, said

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23 Jul 2015

New appointment boosts research capability

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Acorn Capital has appointed Ben Dalling as a sector Portfolio Manager/Analyst to the Australian microcaps team. This is the second senior appointment in the past 12 months, says head of

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18 Feb 2014

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Introduction Why do financially secure retirees still hesitate to spend, or commit to strategies that would clearly improve their outcomes? This article sets out the Two-Chapter Retirement framework, a new [...]
CPD: China’s next phase – what persistent supply-side growth means for global markets
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CPD: Ethics and client best interests
In financial advice, acting in a client’s best interest isn’t just a regulatory rule, it’s the foundation of a trusting, successful partnership. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines the [...]
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Few themes rival the scale, urgency and long-term significance of climate change. Consequently, regions, countries, companies and individuals are taking positive action to decarbonise the planet and work toward net [...]
CPD: Decoding the compliance signals within AFCA’s Lead Decisions
Introduction In February 2026, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), reached a significant milestone when it issued its 1,000th Dixon Advisory determination[1]. Up until that point, this represented the single [...]