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ASIC renews leadership team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... markets, including supervision, compliance and enforcement of market infrastructure, market intermediaries, corporate finance activities and market surveillance. Rhys Bollen, the current senior executive Leader for credit, banking, and general insurance ...

Former iShares lead joins Stake

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Former BlackRock iShares head Jon Howie will become Stake's new chief commercial officer, charged with driving new wealth creation opportunities for investors. Howie brings over 20 years of experience in financial services to the role, most recently ...

Pacific Equity Partners finances reverse mortgage lender

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) will finance Household Capital, a reverse mortgage lender, to address the retirement funding and housing needs of senior Australians. PEP is investing in a financing layer of Household Capital's funding structure, alongside ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Given Australia's economic status, the government has been urged to liquidate the $250 billion Future Fund and pay down its $896 billion debt. According to a paper published by the Centre For Independent Studies, penned by Dimitri Burshtein, the ...

Former advisers costs CBA $1.2bn in remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... paid $4.50 per share in fully franked dividends, up 17% year on year. The bank's massive profit has drawn the ire of the Finance Sector Union, which argues that on the back of the results, there should be no reason for it to continue to close branches ...

Government cracks down following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... structures that keep our tax system and capital markets strong," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a joint statement with the finance minister, attorney general and assistant treasurer. "We're also cracking down on the scourge of multinational tax avoidance ...

Private credit to play critical role in the economy: MA Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
The opportunities for private lenders to finance the growing demand for real estate credit is part of a long-term structural shift in Australia's lending market, MA Financial managing director real estate credit Cathy Houston says. Talking to Financial ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... issued a warning. "ASIC is actively considering the conduct and obligations of third-party service providers to sustainable finance product issuers," the spokesperson said. "ASIC's jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to, providers with an AFSL ...

HUB24 unveils new data feeds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... compliance processes." The upgrades follow in a long line of recent developments for HUB24. In May, HUB24 agreed to buy finance app myprosperity for $40 million. "The acquisition is expected to deliver long term shareholder value by accelerating HUB24's ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged again at 4.1% but warns that more hikes are necessary to tame inflation. Outgoing governor Philip Lowe said Australia's central bank remains "resolute in its determination to return ...