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Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
A self-managed superannuation fund specialist is joining the board of the SMSF Association on September 1. Verante Financial Planning director and financial planner Liam Shorte will replace Andrew Gale, who is stepping down after a six-year tenure. ...

Disability income insurance an ongoing concern: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known ...

Specialist investment manager appoints former AMP senior leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... group insurance from 2012 to 2014. She also previously served as general counsel at AMP Capital's now-defunct joint venture, AMP Capital Brookfield. Qualified as a solicitor in both the UK and New South Wales, Kovarik is also a former senior associate ...

Prime Financial boosts wealth focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... interest in Pacifica, a Cairns-based accounting firm. Meanwhile, it increased its ownership in a wealth management joint venture with Pacifica under a new 10-year agreement. Part of the deal involved increasing its ownership in North Queensland-based ...

Super startup returns to drawing board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... its chief executive after eight months in the role. Human Super interim chair Jeremy Levy told Financial Standard the venture is still continuing but has taken "some steps to preserve capital pending completion of a fund raising round." It originally ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
The fintech is looking to expand its B2B robo-advice business in Australia as a part of a $13.5 million venture capital raising announced today. The series B funding was led by Taiwanese giant Cathay Financial Holdings, with participation from US-based ...

Prospa postpones IPO after consultation with Macquarie, UBS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... support of its board and existing shareholders, including major shareholders Entree Capital, Square Peg Capital, and AirTree Venture Capital, who had committed over $47m to the IPO. According to Prospa, the $47 million committed by the three investors ...

HESTA commits $40m to impact investments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
HESTA is committing a further $40 million to its Social Impact Investment Trust (SIIT), which is managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA). SIIT was launched in 2015 and is aimed at funding investments "that generate both a measurable social impact ...

Chapmans passes on blockchain investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... company, through additional investments and performance-related rights. Securrency was exploring a listing on the TSX Venture Exchange through an RTO within 120 days, at a significantly higher valuation. "The company wishes to confirm that it will not ...

LaSalle acquires Aviva real estate business

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
LaSalle Investment Management will become one of the world's largest non-listed indirect real estate investment managers following its acquisition of Aviva Investors' real estate multi-manager business. Aviva is also forming a new real assets ...