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Super fintech chief steps back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
A strategic review will see the chief executive of an ASX-listed payments and superannuation fintech step down from the lead role. Effective today, Robin Beauchamp will vacate the role of chief executive at InPayTech. Beauchamp will take on the role ...

NAB calls trading halt

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
NAB shares have been placed in a trading halt pending the announcement of leadership changes, the bank announced to the ASX this afternoon. NAB said it wants the trading halt to remain until it makes the announcement. It would lift either at the commencement ...

Freedom Insurance suspends trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Freedom Insurance Group has requested the ASX to suspend its shares indefinitely. Freedom first requested a trading halt on February 5 based on a "pending announcement providing a material update on the financial position of Freedom and its subsidiaries." ...

Platforms steady after Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... administration are strong, it is not at par with the multiple at which they are currently trading." UBS only rates Netwealth out of all ASX-listed independent platforms.

QIC appoints managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
QIC has appointed a new managing director for its $22 billion global real estate business from an ASX-listed real estate manager. Michael O'Brien fills the role that opened when QIC's managing director of real estate Steve Leigh retired last year. O'Brien ...

Superannuation smashes gender diversity goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 3 FEB 2019
... $52,133 per annum for 2018. In 2014, this was about $36,935, an increase of 41.1%. Interestingly, female representation in ASX-listed companies are not far behind. Latest research from MSCI shows more women joined Australian company boards in 2018. The ...

Link sells a slice of $1.5 billion acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... Group is selling a part of a business it acquired for $1.5 billion in 2017, with the proceeds going to pay down debt. The ASX-listed company has entered a binding agreement to sell its corporate and private clients (CPCS) business to Apex Group for about ...

IPO activity to slow down

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... their share prices after listing. New IPOs had lost an average of 18% of their share price by year end, faring worse than the ASX 200 which recorded a decrease of 7% for the calendar year, according to HLB Mann Judd partner Marcus Ohm, who authored the ...

Challenger boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... Challenger's multi-boutique business, Fidante Partners, has a 30% stake in Ardea. In December, The Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund (ASX: XARO) became the first launch out of the ActiveX banner as Fidante dipped its toes in active ETFs to raise capital ...

Mercer names platform provider for direct super investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
An ASX-listed investment platform and fund administrator will provide member direct investing capabilities to Mercer's clients and superannuation members. The wealth giant is partnering with OneVue for Mercer Direct, its direct investment offering for ...