TA Associates announces strategic growth investment in Honan Insurance Group

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TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic growth investment in Honan Insurance Group (“Honan”), a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 15 May, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets pulled back over the last week on worries about “second waves”, the economic outlook and tensions with China.... Read more continue reading

Insurance industry to hear from climate change risk expert

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This month, the insurance industry will hear from climate change risk expert Dr Ryan Springall in an upcoming ANZIIF live webinar ‘Allocating capital for climate extremes’. Springall will discuss climate change in... Read more continue reading

Infrastructure to remain a key pillar of stimulus to boost economic growth post COVID-19 in Emerging Markets

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The recent fall in the stock market is providing one of the best opportunities to invest in Emerging Markets (EM)  listed infrastructure, notes RARE Infrastructure’s Senior Portfolio Manager, Charles Hamieh.... Read more continue reading

ASIC sets expectations for maintaining equity market resilience

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ASIC has outlined its expectations for all market participants to act appropriately to ensure Australia’s equity markets remain resilient. In a letter published last week [14 May, 2020], all equity market participants... Read more continue reading

China’s economy on the mend

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Chinese economic data Retail sales fell at a 7.5 per cent annual rate (consensus: -6 per cent) in April after declining at a 15.8 per cent annual rate in the... Read more continue reading

Adjust the contrast: FAST launches diversity-focused podcast series

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Australia’s leading finance broker aggregator, Finance & Systems Technology (FAST), has launched a new diversity-focused podcast series named Adjust the Contrast. Hosted by Australian lawyer, TV presenter, author, and 2010... Read more continue reading

Solution for seniors running short on cash flow

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The fractional investment platform, DomaCom, has a new model for seniors’ equity release that takes a different approach to the more traditional reverse mortgage model and Government Pension Loan Scheme. ... Read more continue reading

Historic day for Aussie job market

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Labour force Employment fell by 594,300 in April – the biggest monthly decline in jobs on record. Full-time jobs fell by 220,500 and part-time jobs fell by 373,800. The unemployment... Read more continue reading

ASIC secures over $160 million in remediation for junk consumer credit insurance

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ASIC announced the final tranche in over $160 million in remediation for consumers sold junk consumer credit insurance (CCI). This follows ASIC’s 2019 report (REP 622) on the sale of... Read more continue reading