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COVID-19 deepens life insurer losses

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
Australian life insurers posted a net loss of $1.8 billion for the year ending March, taking a significant hit from the previous year's profits of $759 million, according to APRA statistics for March quarter. The life insurance industry had $185.3 billion ...

FICAP sponsors donate $150k despite postponement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... families it supports had device and internet access. As a result, SHINE has been able to provide educational support via Zoom to ensure the education of its children doesn't suffer. "Our actions today have far-reaching impacts on a child's life. ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... allocation of CBD office space in five years time if we start getting very comfortable with the idea of people sitting on Zoom meetings and working at home? I don't think we're talking enough about that," Delaney said. Similarly, KPMG national ...

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... do and do quickly. We increased the speed of the technology integration of key communication platforms including emails, Zoom, Slack, and Confluence," he said. "This was critical to be able to communicate for remote working between the two businesses." ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... allocation of CBD office space in five years' time if we start getting very comfortable with the idea of people sitting on Zoom meetings and working at home? I don't think we're talking enough about that." Meanwhile, TelstraSuper chief investment ...

Billionaires club rakes in cash amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... billion) during the COVID-19 crisis. Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos also saw her wealth increase (US$8.6 billion), as did Zoom founder and chief executive Eric Yuan (up US$2.6 billion), former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer (up US$2.2 billion) ...

Has COVID-19 solved the advice problem?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Shadforth is now mulling the possibility of launching a low-cost advice model which would see advisers service clients via Zoom meetings and screen sharing. Dillon told Financial Standard the prospect of operating Shadforth from a distance by wholeheartedly ...

SuperFriend bolsters support offerings as demand peaks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... to address the challenges that have emerged from COVID-19." SuperFriend's virtual training - which it conducts either by Zoom or Microsoft Teams - are designed to be interactive and inclusive, and cover psychological first aid, workplace mental health ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... in the US. "I think we'll continue to see some winners in the US, such Teladoc Health for its telehealth offering and Zoom for its teleconferencing," he said. "Other companies will take some short term pain for long term gain. For example, it may ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Macquarie Wrap to manage his client's portfolios, Xero for accounting, Xplan for client CRM, and video-conferencing tool Zoom for meetings and running "seminars" for his clients. "I am sure there is an increasing number of tools out there that I ...