June 5, 2016

Austin’s new project: from Future Fund to charity hub

(pictured: Carol Austin) Carol Austin, who recently finished a five-year stint as a guardian of the Future Fund, is setting up an organisation which will act as a source of investment and business information and advice for charities. The group, which

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Next 10 years about emerging markets, again

(pictured: Chris Trevillyan) Australia’s potential GDP growth is better than most of its developed market peers over the next 10 years, according to the latest capital markets analysis by Frontier Advisors. But emerging markets are likely to perform better. The assessment

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Evolution to launch Possibilities learning portal

(pictured: Vanessa Stoykov) Evolution Media is developing another television series and a new web portal following its recent move into mainstream direct-to-consumer broadcasting with its ‘No More Practice’ reality TV show about investments on the Nine Network. Vanessa Stoykov, Evolution’s

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Laguna Bay raises $280m for agribusiness

(pictured: Tim McGavin) Laguna Bay, the agribusiness manager, has had its first closing of $280 million raised for the Laguna Bay Agricultural Fund, to be invested in a portfolio of businesses across Australia and New Zealand. The manager is already the

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Senior Russell staff tip in for equity as sale finalised

(pictured: Len Brennan) Russell Investments senior management have taken “a meaningful equity stake” in the business alongside new owners TA Associates and Reverence Capital Partners, cementing the ongoing leadership in the new arrangement. The two US private equity firms picked up

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RBC hires Goodacre for coverage role

(pictured: David Goodacre) RBC Investor & Treasury Services has recruited experienced salesperson David Goodacre into the new position of director of global client coverage. He left BNP Paribas Securities Services in April after 12 years with that firm. Goodacre, who was

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