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First Nations Groups launch scholarship for Indigenous women in financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
... organisations dedicated to economic empowerment, have launched a $120,000 scholarship program targeted at women studying finance and business. The Leah Armstrong Scholarship will grant two scholarships of up to $20,000 per year for three years to First ...

BlackRock grows private credit business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... International in Australia where he was involved in transaction restructuring of distressed corporate, real estate and leveraged finance accounts in their business support unit. BlackRock head of Australasia Andrew Landman said institutional investors ...

EQT operations, finance chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... officer of AWB. He also held a number of leadership roles at ANZ Bank in the areas of corporate banking, international trade finance and investor relations. Gentry will remain in the business for six months to support an effective transition, Schwartz ...

Global fund managers welcome chief executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... Maloney will be responsible for the strategic direction and vision of MFS, leading a team of investment, distribution, finance, human resources, legal and technology functions at the firm. "Having worked with Ted for nearly two decades, I have seen firsthand ...

Former AMP adviser banned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... October 2020. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, Mink was a Certified Financial Planner and member of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia. In June, ASIC issued banning orders against Mink, who subsequently challenged these decisions ...

NAB, Jarden to launch NZ wealth business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... respectively. Meantime, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) will acquire a 35% stake in FirstCape and its investment will be used to finance the payments to NAB and Jarden. The new firm will boast a total of 113 advisers, with NZ$29 billion of funds under ...

Government reports improved fiscal outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... leading to a cumulative improvement of $211.4 billion in the underlying cash balance over the next five years. Minister for finance Katy Gallagher noted the government's fiscal strategy, which has prioritised spending restraint and capitalising on ...

Federal Court approves BT Super $30m settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... and reasonable" after Westpac agreed to settle the class action led by Slater & Gordon and funded by Therium Litigation Finance in December 2022. Justice Murphy approved $15.45 million to be distributed to group members. Therium's share of the settlement ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... points and burgeoning undersupply across the medium to high-density sector." Elsewhere, in recent research by Resolve Finance, approximately 20% of local property investors are planning to sell their properties in the next 12 months. This is due to the ...

Mirova seeks €350m for new sustainable land management fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... and social inclusion, particularly for women in emerging countries. Mirova said MSLF2 will be structured as a blended finance vehicle, combining public and private capital. By committing public funds to reduce risk, the fund aims to attract private investors ...