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Former Suncorp executive joins Freedom Insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... direct life insurance market for new business and a serious contender for industry leadership. Excluding risk underwriting, the ASX-listed firm broadly covers the insurance value chain from product design and manufacture, marketing and lead generation ...

Sequoia Financial Group grows board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... is welcoming a new non-executive director to its board. Former Odyssey Funds Management chairman John Larsen has joined the ASX-listed wealth manager, bringing more than 30 years' experience across financial services. His appointment follows a comprehensive ...

Pension phase SMSFs prefer Aussie equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... also they are also more likely to invest in higher yield stocks. On average, pension SMSFs earn a 7% higher gross yield on ASX stocks when compared to accumulation phase SMSFs and the ASX200 index. Pension phase SMSFs are also three times less likely ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... Members of Future Super's executive sit on the investment committee for the BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX:FAIR). BetaShares offers a range of exchange traded products which cover Australian equities, cash, currencies, commodities ...

Small cap IPOs surge above the market in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... entire market cap spectrum, and small caps in particular increasing by an average of 56%. "This compares favourably against the ASX 200, which recorded a solid increase of 7% overall," Ohm added. "Overall, investor sentiment towards the IPO market appears ...

Zurich Investments awards small caps mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
A Sydney boutique fund manager won a small caps mandate from Zurich Investments. Sigma Funds Management was selected to manage the Zurich Investments Small Companies Fund. The fund, which invests solely in Australian small companies outside the S&P/ASX100 ...

Advisers flock to IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... joined IOOF in the 12 months to 31 December 2017, adding $1.6 billion in funds under advice. In an update provided to the ASX outlining the group's funds under management, administration, advice and supervision, IOOF placed its total FUMA at $120 billion ...

2017 AGMs less tumultuous: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The number of top 200 ASX-listed companies that received a strike against pay resolutions in 2017 has dropped, as shareholders increasingly become more engaged during proxy season, ASIC says. The corporate regulator, which closely monitors the outcomes ...

FSC and FOS appoint former ASX chief risk officer

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... of ASIC's markets disciplinary panel and a non-executive director of the Clean Energy Regulator. Previously, Brown was the ASX's chief risk officer, as well as risk and compliance general manager at the Sydney Futures Exchange. She has also held multiple ...

IFM increases stake in Decimal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... renewed confidence that superannuation funds are embracing digital financial advice. IFM Investors bumped up its holdings in the ASX-listed firm via an ordinary share placement of 28,900,000 at $0.03 per share. This takes its initial 6.5% shareholding ...