IOOF to Insignia Financial
The story of a friendly society that grew into a financial powerhouse
Seiten
2024
Allen & Unwin (Verlag)
978-1-76147-051-6 (ISBN)
Allen & Unwin (Verlag)
978-1-76147-051-6 (ISBN)
- Noch nicht erschienen (ca. Juli 2024)
- Versandkostenfrei innerhalb Deutschlands
- Auch auf Rechnung
- Verfügbarkeit in der Filiale vor Ort prüfen
- Artikel merken
From friendly society to ASX 200 company, this is the history of Insignia Financial, one of Australia's oldest financial institutions.
From a meeting of friends in a Melbourne pub in 1846 to an ASX-listed company, this is the story of one of Australia's oldest financial institutions.Founded as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the IOOF friendly society provided Australians with social and financial services governments did not offer. Funeral funds, medical insurance, and sickness and injury allowances from IOOF ensured working families were able to withstand life's misfortunes. Today, Insignia Financial continues to support the financial wellbeing of thousands of Australians with a range of wealth management and retirement investment services.Drawing on interviews with past and present company leaders and employees, and extensive archival research, IOOF to Insignia Financial traces the growth and maturing of the financial services industry in post-war Australia and into the 21st century. It is a fascinating account of momentous corporate change, as well as continuity of a spirit of service across the decades.
From a meeting of friends in a Melbourne pub in 1846 to an ASX-listed company, this is the story of one of Australia's oldest financial institutions.Founded as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the IOOF friendly society provided Australians with social and financial services governments did not offer. Funeral funds, medical insurance, and sickness and injury allowances from IOOF ensured working families were able to withstand life's misfortunes. Today, Insignia Financial continues to support the financial wellbeing of thousands of Australians with a range of wealth management and retirement investment services.Drawing on interviews with past and present company leaders and employees, and extensive archival research, IOOF to Insignia Financial traces the growth and maturing of the financial services industry in post-war Australia and into the 21st century. It is a fascinating account of momentous corporate change, as well as continuity of a spirit of service across the decades.
Engel Schmidl is a journalist and editor.
Foreword by Allan Griffiths
Preface
1. A new name with a rich history2. What is a friendly society?
3. Friendship, love and truth
4. Wars, depression and uncertainty
5. Living with the welfare state
6. Good times come crashing down
7. Temperance and takeovers
8. IOOF at the crossroads
9. In a dreamworld
10. End of a saga
11. Taking flight
12. The road to demutualisation
13. The listing
14. Growing up in public
15. Mergers, acquisitions and the GFC
16. The dealmaker
17. Regulatory reforms and media tribulations
19. Transformation with purpose
20. A new beginning
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.7.2024 |
---|---|
Verlagsort | Sydney |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 230 mm |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-76147-051-5 / 1761470515 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-76147-051-6 / 9781761470516 |
Zustand | Neuware |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
die Ukraine, Polen und der Irrweg in der russischen Geschichte
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
28,00 €
eine Globalgeschichte des Kapitalismus
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
38,00 €