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Insurtech investments down 54% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... amount of money raised as the last three weeks of Q1." WTW divides insurance/reinsurance businesses into four main areas of focus: auto, property, commercial, and life, accident and health. This quarter, property and casualty (P&C) Insurtechs widened ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... determining the health and longevity of funds. His comments came after VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said the focus on mergers is more prominent given the current economic circumstances. "I do think the current environment is perhaps accentuating ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... environment," Karagianis said. "One thing we can say is that the crisis and the associated market volatility has given greater focus to the importance of appropriate portfolio construction and risk management within client portfolios." Karagianis said ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Liu said. "Many of those unlisted assets will take months if not years to unwind and be converted to cash." The critical focus of super funds is to assess the liquidity needs of its members and plan for such when making asset allocation decisions, she ...

Morningstar appoints adviser solutions head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Morningstar as head of adviser and asset management solutions," a Morningstar spokesperson told Financial Standard. "His focus is on business development and representing our solutions across data, research, and software for advisers and asset managers." ...

Pinnacle boutique launches Cayman fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... February. It has also outperformed the HFRI Macro Discretionary Thematic Index YTD and since February 2019 inception. "The focus of the fund in investing only in liquid products and its policy of no net short option positions has contributed to it exhibiting ...

SMSF Association appoints deputy chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
A familiar face is set to return to the SMSF Association after a seven-year hiatus. SuperConcepts general manager of technical services and administration Peter Burgess has been appointed deputy chief executive of the SMSF Association, returning to ...

ASX appoints compliance chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Johnstone added. Lewis will take up a newly created position as ASX special counsel of regulatory policy, where he will focus on initiatives to enhance ASX rules and guidance framework. Ryan joined the ASX legal team in 2013 from Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers ...

ASIC issues stark warning to retail investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... sides of each trade, consistent with retail numbers)," ASIC said. "Retail brokers were net buyers of securities over the focus period, buying $53.4 billion and selling $48.4 billion." The regulator is particularly concerned about new or dormant buyers ...

Super switching three times higher: CFS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
New data from Colonial First State (CFS) found switches by super members were three times the usual rate in March as Australians moved their super to cash in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data found 39% of those that switched their super moved ...