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Aussie instos on the hunt for niche opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... opportunities are also gaining momentum among Australian investors in areas such as energy infrastructure credit and fund finance, showing greater demand in areas outside traditional private credit sectors." Private infrastructure and private equity ...

ART appoints insurance chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... superannuation giant. Finney was appointed interim chief executive last October following the promotion of Phil Fraser to finance chief, replacing Anthony Rose, who left to pursue other opportunities. In his previous role as head of insurance solutions ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... growth lies in bridging the gap between family offices and institutional clients, between digital assets and traditional finance. He sees second and third-generation high-net-worth clients who want to do more with their wealth than invest in bonds, equities ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Iress, the financial services software and data firm, has made two hires to its Asia Pacific wealth team. Callum Masson and Martin Johnson have been appointed executive general manager of product and technology and general manager of technology respectively. ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... Tech Day conference in Sydney. AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney said traditional thinking within Australia's finance sector has held back the ability to be nimble in an ever-advancing technological world. "The thing that's really difficult ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
The financial services industry has made modest inroads with gender parity, and closing the wealth and financial literacy gap, but the reality is accelerated action is needed from the government and private sector to tackle entrenched inequalities as ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
While women are increasingly aware of the importance of their financial wellbeing, only 16% have sought financial advice to achieve their goals. Fidelity's Next Generation research surveyed over 1000 Australian consumers aged 18 to 59 years old, highlighting ...

Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has partnered with global firm Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to build a new long-duration battery storage solution backed by superannuation funds. CATL, a listed Chinese battery manufacturer and technology ...

Praemium names interim CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Praemium appointed a chief financial officer to replace Dave Coulter in the interim. Simon Moore is the temporary finance chief as Praemium searches for permanent replacement. Coulter was in the chief financial officer role from March 2022. Prior to ...

Financial services chips away at gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... gender pay gap, although the WGEA says that they are making an effort. Financial services - which the WGEA classifies as finance, insurance, and superannuation organisations - slightly narrowed the gap from 23.6% in the prior corresponding period. The ...