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Fintech Nod takes on the unadvised

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
A new fintech is hoping to reach out to the 80% of people who don't see financial advisers via a digital financial advice platform. Nod, backed by accelerator H2 Ventures, is aiming to bring financial experts to people on demand. Clients can ask a question ...

Standard Life marks Australian real estate as top performer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... strong US dollar and low interest rates may attract renewed interest and investment volumes may improve," the report said. SLI is forecasting the UK real estate market to be subdued, while the European market cycle is entering a mature phase that's seen ...

Suncorp inches closer to NZ insurer takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Suncorp increased its stake in a leading New Zealand insurer to 19.9% following a takeover bid in February. Suncorp's bid for Tower Insurance occurred shortly after the latter entered into a scheme implementation agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings. ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The countdown is on at fledgling start-up and technology-focused superannuation product-provider Spaceship, as chief executive Paul Bennetts attempts to convert his waitlist of 22,000 into a $1 billion fund. Touring around multiple start-up hubs this ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited, the first ethically screened global equity listed investment company in over a decade, is undertaking an initial public offering of ordinary shares after lodging its prospectus with ASIC. The company, which provides ...

ETFs are coming-of-age

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
It took Australian exchange traded funds 10 years to reach $15 billion in assets under management, but only two to reach $25 billion. With the industry projected to hit $30 to 33 billion in assets under management, alongside a stream of new products ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Australian fintech investment in 2016 remained strong despite a 47.2% global slide in fintech investment, according to KPMG International's The Pulse of Fintech report. Total fintech investment in Australia reached $626 million across 25 deals in 2016 ...

Magellan COO departs for family office job

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Magellan Financial Group's chief operating officer, one of the firm's first employees, left the firm in January. Nerida Campbell joined Magellan in 2006. She has also been Magellan's chief financial officer, company secretary and director. Before Magellan ...

IOOF profits slide across all key businesses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
IOOF reported declining profits across all key segments in 1H17, contributing to an overall 45% slide in statutory profit down to $74 million. The group's platform management and administration business took the biggest hit to underlying profit, falling ...

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Industry superannuation funds are ensuring their slice of Australia's infrastructure pie, investing in a 99-year lease of the Sunshine Coast Airport via Palisade Investment Partners. Following a competitive tender process comprising 17 domestic and ...