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Insurtech investments down 54% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
Life insurance startups saw their share of total and early-stage funding to insurtechs shrink, as total investment in the sector dropped in the March quarter. Insurtechs attracted US$912 million in the first quarter across the globe but the deal activity ...

AZ NGA makes 64th acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has acquired a material interest in a risk advice business with offices in Sydney and Brisbane. Certe Wealth Protection is a specialist risk insurance advice business that currently employs four advisers and seven ...

Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The financial services industry in Australia is one of the lucky ones right now with businesses still operational but while firms seem keen to hang on to their people, pay cuts are commonplace. April insights from financial services recruiter Profusion ...

Industry fund continues investment team expansion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
A $50 billion industry superannuation fund is pushing ahead with its plans to build an in-house investment capability, appointing a former Victorian Funds Management Corporation portfolio manager to oversee strategic tilting. HESTA has appointed Luke ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
As ASX-listed companies wind back dividends, income-focused equities funds will have to look harder for sources of income. Australian companies paid out about $55.5 billion in dividends last year, according to Janus Henderson. On average, between 1917 ...

Schroders appoints regional leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
Schroders has promoted from within to appoint leaders for its Asia Pacific operations. Schroders country head for Australia Chris Durack has been appointed co-head of Asia Pacific, in a move designed to support the firm's growth in the region. Durack ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has posted second day of gains, rising 2.4% after witnessing its best one-day percentage gain since the Great Depression on Tuesday. "Turnaround Tuesday" saw the bourse surging 11.4% or 2112.98 points during trading ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
With global stock markets rallying overnight, the chief executive of an independent financial advisory firm has pointed to key sectors that are benefiting from the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green said ...

Lakehouse Capital hires head of distribution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Lakehouse Capital has bolstered its distribution team with two senior appointments, including a new head of distribution from Aberdeen Standard. Stuart James steps into the role of head of distribution with Edwina Best coming on board as senior business ...

Spitfire loses top executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Spitfire has lost both its chief executive and chief product officer within months of them joining the platform provider. Former chief executive John Shuttleworth left the business in December last year after being appointed to the top role only two ...