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Risk inflows stagnant, satisfaction varies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Risk premium inflows experienced marginal decreases in the 12 months to December 2020 as the gap in consumer satisfaction grows, new research shows. The latest data from Plan For Life showed total inflows increased 0.5% to $16.3 billion with just a ...

Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... forward. I restate that promise. I welcome the opportunity to enhance the economic security of all Australian women." In December, Hume was promoted to ministry from her role as assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial ...

K2 Asset Management co-founder exits board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... ASX. He spent 14 years on its board. K2 Asset Management had $1.2 billion in total funds under management or advice at December end, and reported $21,149 in after-tax profit.

REA Group to acquire Mortgage Choice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... million. Mortgage Choice has a loan book of $54 billion, settlements of $11 billion in 2020 and in the six months to December 2020 it reported net revenue of $22.2 million and net profit of $4.1 million. The board of Mortgage Choice has unanimously recommended ...

Trading platform names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... experienced at the onset of the pandemic. The number of new registrations rose from 240 to 605 per day on average between December 2020 and January 2021. During February, the numbers jumped to an average of 855 per day.

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle keeps on turning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... Australian Taxation Office (ATO) reported that the number of employees availing of JobKeeper dropped by 57.2% in the December 2020 quarter from the second and third quarters of last year. If correct, Australia's virtuous cycle would keep on turning. ...

Super fund ups stake in renewable company

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... actively considering a net-zero emissions target as part of reviewing its approach to climate-related risk management at its December 2020 annual members' meeting. "As a significant investor in unlisted assets such as infrastructure, property and ...

Multi-boutique adds partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to invest in Astarte Capital Partners, after entering a purchase agreement on December 24. PAC is paying GBP4.4 million (about $7.97 million) for a 40% share of Astarte's net income. About 35% of the consideration ...

Kin Group bids to takeover McPherson's

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... receive cash now at an attractive premium." McPherson's lost its chief executive, Laurie McAllister, who resigned in December 2020. Gallin claimed this also eroded investor confidence in the company's governance. McPherson's is a health and ...

De Ferrari hasn't resigned: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... Ferarri was Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific head of private banking before moving into the AMP chief executive role in December 2018. During his time so far, AMP has offloaded its life insurance business to UK's Resolution Life, the much smaller ...