CommSec founder Paul Rickard is investing in HashChing and joining its board
CommSec founder Paul Rickard and finance media figure Marty Switzer are joining the board of Australian online mortgage marketplace startup HashChing after joining in the company’s $6 million capital raising round. “The HashChing business model of connecting home loan borrowers with customer reviewed brokers and the best rates is unique, and I am excited by the investment opportunity,” said Rickard. Rickard founded the CommSec online retail stockbroking service in 1994, and served as its managing director until 2002. He also served as Commonwealth Bank’s executive general manager for payments and business tech until 2009. HashChing, which has been recently incrementally extending out from purely mortgages to services like home insurance […]
Former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock makes the jump to robo-advice
Robo-advice is the new black – or the new gold as the case may be – with former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock jumping ship from NAB to join former UBS fund manager Chris Brycki at Peak Advisors. There is little detail on Peak’s website about its business or its staff: “We work with high-net-worth individuals and families providing expert advice, personalised service and tailored financial outcomes,” it says. But we know that Brycki is the founder of automated investment adviser Stockspot, and that Peak – like Stockspot – is a bet on robo-advice. This is the catch-all phrase for the new wave of digital investment services that are expected to […]
Ignition Wealth to open in Ireland
Ignition Wealth CEO Mark Fordree has announced two significant appointments, with a view to opening Ignition Wealth Ireland. Irish fintech expert Peter Oakes has joined the Ignition Wealth executive team as a member of the Advisory Board. Peter Oakes is renowned in the Irish financial services industry for his astute knowledge and innovative attitude. As a former senior executive at both the Central Bank of Ireland and Bank of America Peter holds an excellent international banking pedigree. As an early adopter, and advocate of financial technology and ‘regtech’ Peter will provide guidance to Ignition Wealth globally and advise on the current capital raise in Ireland. In addition, leading […]
More than $600 million in funding went into Australian startups last quarter, and fintech took the most cash
Startup tracking service Techboard has compiled its first national numbers on capital raised in the Australian startup community, finding $625 million had been raised for the quarter ending June. The amount includes equity, debt facilities, acquisitions and grants for more than 100 startups and “young” tech companies less than 10 years old (or had a significant “pivot” in the past decade). “We put together our funding reports based on the data collected in the course of running the monthly Techboard Ranking, supplemented with intel from Techboard’s many investor contacts across the country,” co-founder Rafael Kimberley Bowen said. NSW led the states for most money raised, although if fintech ZipMoney’s massive […]
CoinJar is the Aussie enterprise bringing Bitcoin into the everyday realm
Although Bitcoin is one of the most widespread Internet currencies, it can seem intangible compared to EFTPOS or cash. CoinJar is a Bitcoin platform based in Melbourne which offers users a seamless way to pay for anything with digital currency. Making use of an EFTPOS card means that CoinJar isn’t only for online purchases, but can give consumers more choice about their daily purchases. With the core intention of transforming the way money flows within and between communities, CoinJar is used by 70,000 customers worldwide. Techly spoke to Asher Tan, the co-founder and CEO of CoinJar, about what makes the Aussie Bitcoin biz tick. Explain what CoinJar does, and why […]
BRICKX busts into Balmain with bricks from $140
BRICKX is offering Bricks in a house in Balmain from $140 from this Thursday. CEO Anthony Millet expects BRICKX’s 13th property to be popular with investors looking for exposure to the sought-after residential real estate market in Sydney’s inner-west. “BRICKX strives to make property investment affordable and we’re thrilled to provide access to this architect-designed freestanding cottage in Balmain at an entry price of $140 per Brick,” Mr Millet said. CoreLogic figures show median house prices in Balmain have increased by 13 per cent per year over the five years to the end of April 2017. The three bedroom, one bathroom house on Clayton Street has […]
New fund Super Simplifier promises hybrid between traditional super and SMSF
Consumers using Super Simplifier can choose their own mix of investments from shares, hybrid securities, ETFs, listed investment companies and term deposits
CXi Software announce first client on their cloud based unit registry platform
New Australian fintech CXi Software Pty Limited (CXi) announce that Endeavour Securities (Australia) Limited (wholly owned by Linchpin Capital Group Limited) has gone live on its cloud-based unit registry platform CXi-Registry to facilitate full and simplified registry for Endeavour’s Investport Income Opportunity Fund. “We chose CXi-Registry as we needed an investor registry solution that was simple, intuitive and efficient, and a solution that will integrate into a range of other systems” said Paul Nielsen, Joint Managing Director of Linchpin Capital. Linchpin Capital is a Sydney based independent investment and capital advisory house operating across multiple asset classes, including; retail financial planning & wholesale investment advisory, Superannuation and funds […]
