October 2022
ACCC sinks teeth into comparison websites
Next Capital’s getting into the comparison websites game as two of the big incumbents are due to tie the knot.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
August 2022
Bye bye iSelect: once promising microcap gone for $72m
iSelect has called time on its eventful nine years as an ASX-listed company, agreeing a deal to be acquired by the same company that owns its competitor Compare the Market.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
March 2022
iSelect shareholders really hate Cimet acquisition
Not since AMP sold off its insurance arm have we seen an investor backlash as savage as this one. And iSelect’s public critics own a fair bit more of its register.
- Myriam Robin
iSelect backs comparison start-up Cimet
White-label comparison technology company Cimet has scored a $26.6 million investment from iSelect.
- Yolanda Redrup, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
May 2021
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Ex McKinsey, Goldman alumni raise $3m for fintech start-up
A VC fund and leading entrepreneurs have backed an online car-financing marketplace that claims to get users a clear and good value quote within minutes.
- Paul Smith
Baby Bunting names Melanie Wilson as new chair
The former Bain and Co consultant will replace outgoing chairman Ian Cornell who will retire after the retailer’s annual meeting in October.
- Carrie LaFrenz
October 2020
ASX gains 1.1pc; Zip, Netwealth, ELMO soar; Xero hits record
The sharemarket gained for a fourth consecutive day, notching up it's longest winning streak since early July. The market is up 5.4 per cent this week. Netwealth surges after funds update. ELMO surges 12 per cent after $32 million Breathe acquisition.
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- Robert Guy, Vesna Poljak, Sarah Turner, William McInnes and Tom Richardson
iSelect slapped with $8.5m fine for misleading consumers
The ACCC says thousands of consumers who visited the comparison website between November 2016 and December 2018 were misled over electricity tariffs.
- Ronald Mizen
September 2020
iSelect complaining about rising premiums? Unbelievable
Courtesy of percentage commissions, those rising premiums rather help iSelect too.
- Myriam Robin
July 2020
How being a Karen can damage your career
The backlash from viral videos is often swift and far-reaching, especially for those in the eye of "Karen" storm.
- Natasha Boddy
April 2019
ACCC to take iSelect to court for 'deceptive' energy plan comparison
Competition czar Rod Sims says the "deceptive" behaviour adds further confusion to the complicated retail electricity and gas market.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
October 2018
Buy, hold, sell: Pact Group, iSelect, Thorn Group, Fletcher Building, iSentia
James Marley speaks with Forager Funds' Steve Johnson and Investor Mutual's Marc Whittaker about five out-of-favour stocks.
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June 2018
iSelect in play as rival storms up register
The alarm bells are ringing at iSelect.
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- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Julie-anne Sprague
iSelect confirms it's a takeover target, shares leap 33pc
iSelect's confirmation that it is a takeover target has sent its share price up 34 per cent.
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- Yolanda Redrup
May 2018
iSelect has Goldman Sachs, Allier Capital in the wings
Like any good board, iSelect has some advisers in the wings should its new-found friend turn foe.
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- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Julie-anne Sprague
Compare the Market grabs slice of iSelect
Shares in comparison website group iSelect have soared as tongues were set wagging about a possible takeover.
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- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Julie-anne Sprague
April 2018
iSelect's very bad day nothing on Blue Sky's very bad year
Blue Sky's acid rain provided perfect cover for iSelect's own Monday meltdown.
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- Joe Aston
iSelect shares dive over 60pc after earnings downgrade, CEO departure
iSelect's shares have plunged by over 60 per cent on news that its CEO will exit as it downgraded its earnings forecast by more than 69 per cent.
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- Yolanda Redrup
October 2017
iSelect takes majority stake in Malaysian counterpart iMoney
iSelect's deal to buy a controlling stake in its south-east Asian counterpart will mean fresh opportunities for its homegrown partners, says its CEO.
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- Alice Uribe
September 2017
iSelect to launch bricks and mortar stores as Amazon’s Australian launch draws nearer
iSelect CEO says its new kiosks will let customers do their shopping and come back to a private health insurance quote.
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- Alice Uribe