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Risk sector grows 4%: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... The latest data from Plan For Life shows that TAL continues to hold the lion's share of the group insurance and retail market. The group insurance sector saw a 3.7% year-on-year increase in inflows, with Zurich reporting the highest growth rate at 16.4% ...

Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... institutional investors alike increasingly turn to retirement income products. Annuity sales stemming from the domestic retail market jumped 53% to $3.6 billion in FY23, split across retail term annuity sales of $2.9 billion (up 53%) and lifetime sales ...

16% of asset managers to exit by 2027: PwC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... demand for ETFs, are transforming the competitive landscape. However, the report also warns that tapping into the retail market brings a new set of risks, expectations, and operational challenges. The urgency to get the customer proposition right will ...

Mercer names strategic relationships lead

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... great opportunity to do so through the provision of enhanced product solutions and performance across Mercer's retail market segments," he said.

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
A Retail Market Conduct Task Force report, issued by IOSCO, has revealed a series of escalating threats to retail investors. The findings will shape ASIC's strategic priorities concerning retail investor harm, focusing on crypto assets, sustainable ...

Ignition chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The chief executive of Ignition Advice for the Asia Pacific is stepping down two years after his appointment. Craig Keary announced he will pursue an advisory and non-executive career but will remain with Ignition in accepting a senior adviser role ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
A US$74 billion alternatives asset manager has opened a local office and hired a head of Australia and New Zealand from HSBC. GCM Grosvenor has established an office in Sydney and appointed Andy Lukas to lead the firm's push into the region. The ...

Bloom raises $500k in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... "Essentially Octopus and Kilter focus on wholesale and institutional money, and Bloom is here to bridge the gap between the retail market and these assets. "When we say improving operations, we mean improving the app, including a big project in our impact ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... institutional fundraising slows. The report said that private capital fund managers have long tried to tap into the retail market, having recognised the potential of a fresh source of capital. However, the scarcity of regulatory approved products has ...

MLC launches first retail private equity fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... private equity asset class on behalf of institutional investors for 25 years and we're very pleased to now offer the retail market rare access to private equity investments." "Our new Global Private Equity Fund aims to provide long-term capital growth ...