Genesis in search for next international fintech sensation

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The University of Sydney Business School, which has been closely associated with some of the nation’s most successful financial sector startups, including AfterPay, Lendi and Prospa, has launched a fintech... Read more continue reading

Future female investors shine in new National Investment Competition

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Students from Australia’s leading universities have blown away industry veterans at the first national student investment competition run by Future IM/Pact – an industry initiative aimed at attracting more diverse... Read more continue reading

Insurance alternatives (Part 2: parametric insurance)

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Following on from our last post about insurance alternatives, in this post we outline what parametric insurance is and how it can help you in a hardening insurance market. What is parametric... Read more continue reading

Top teams chosen from record field to compete in AMP University Challenge finals

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The top 5 entries have been selected from students around Australia to compete in the 2019 finals of the AMP University Challenge. A record 213 students entered the 2019 competition,... Read more continue reading

Zenith Celebrates Excellence at the 2019 Fund Awards

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Zenith Investment Partners’ annual Fund awards took place last week at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. The awards recognised excellence in funds management across all major asset classes and disciplines,... Read more continue reading

Welcome aboard – the importance of nurturing new client relationships (Part two)

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In the first part of this series on client onboarding, Zurich Australia examined the reasons to develop and maintain a sound client onboarding process and looked at the first three... Read more continue reading

The rise of insurance alternatives (Part 1: An overview)

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The insurance market is hardening which means customers can’t always find traditional insurance solutions for their risk. This has increased demand for insurance alternatives with greater flexibility and a wider... Read more continue reading

Schroders Global Investor Study: Sustainable investment ambitions fail to reflect actions

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The proportion of people who are investing sustainably is significantly lagging those who are interested and would like to invest, indicating that a gap exists between investors’ intentions and their... Read more continue reading

Return of the mutual model needed for an industry that has lost focus & sense of purpose 

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Although it’s impossible to undo the failures of history, there is hope for the future of financial services with a modern-day adaption of the mutual life insurance model to restore... Read more continue reading

Helping one of your children with a home deposit

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More parents are contemplating helping children enter the home market. Whilst the banks are starting to relax their lending criteria, with the now sky high prices of real estate in... Read more continue reading