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The dark side of super switching: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... decisions to determine who is more or less likely to make 'good' and 'bad' decisions," Griffith University professor of finance Mark Brimble said. "What we found was the ease with which members are able to switch through online channels unadvised, combined ...

Athene, Apollo stake in Challenger approved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... of assets under management. Together, they are currently in the process of acquiring a majority stake in US-based Aqua Finance, a consumer lending platform, tipped to be worth US$1 billion. Challenger recently divested Accurium, a provider of self-managed ...

New head of strategy at Crescent Group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Crescent Group has appointed Islamic finance expert Sayd Farook to the head of strategy role, based in Sydney. His appointment comes as the group launches a five-year strategic plan to grow its assets under management to $5 billion by the end of 2026. ...

Rainmaker executive awarded prestigious scholarship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... free-to-air network globally. Keith Kerridge, Maureen's husband, said his late wife "would be thrilled by the 'finance and football' focus of the first scholarship winners". "She was passionate about supporting women stepping into leadership ...

New digital asset fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... and have unique industry insights as well as blockchain founder and community connectivity. Our global team of eleven finance and technology specialists are experts in finding, and analysing, unique investment opportunities in this rapidly moving sector." ...

CFS targets adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... financial advice community," he said. The funding boost will also be invested in other back-office processes such as HR and finance systems. CFS has more than 1700 employees based in Sydney and Melbourne. "Whether it's replacing ageing technology ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... litigate and do everything they can to avoid remediating customers." Meanwhile, the Association of Independently Owned Finance Professionals (AIOFP) has written to parliamentarians lobbying for them to reconsider the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort ...

Fund manager eyes $735m listing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... credit funds and the remainder are real estate private equity funds. In 2009, the alternative fund manager established Arch Finance, a non-bank commercial real estate mortgage originator and lender for loans up to $6 million. Co-founder and managing ...

Seven West Media backs Raiz

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... Stuart added that Raiz is an exciting strategic investment opportunity with significant disruptive growth potential in the finance sector, both domestically and internationally. "Similar to previous strategic investments, we believe by leveraging the ...

New chief technology officer for Bell Financial Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... Broker and Bell Potter Online. Tillig has over 20 years of IT experience across a variety of industries including energy, finance IT, media, telecommunications, and logistics. He joins the BFG team from fintech leader Nimble, where he was chief digital ...