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Challenger loses chief financial officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... relations, treasury, operations and information technology. Prior to joining Challenger, Tobin was general manager, finance for the premium business services division of the Commonwealth Bank and chief financial officer at MLC in Hong Kong. Challenger ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... statement said: "We support the implementation of the OECD DAC Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial Finance for the SDGs. "We welcome the role of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development currently chaired by Japan in sharing ...

Industry fund strengthens board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... nomination to the board by the ACTU. He is an air traffic controller in the Perth Tower and vice president of the Finance for the Civil Air Operations Officers Association of Australia. AvSuper chair Ben Firkins said: "On behalf of the AvSuper trustee ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Australian and New Zealand investors are the most likely in the world to use a responsible investment approach, according to the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. In Australia and New Zealand, 63% of total assets under management are ...

Why this HNW adviser avoids hedge funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... he really prefers is syndicated private assets, where a tight group of 30 to 50 investors go in together to provide finance for an office building, construction project or retail assets. "Pure private equity can be very hard to access, with some funds ...

Two senior hires at Integrity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... report to chief financial officer Lesley Mamelok. He joins Integrity from TAL, where he held the role of head of change finance for the last two years, and prior to this worked at CBA, Westpac and Zurich. Integrity offers group insurance, but will launch ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... her energy financing startup Brighte secured $18.5 million in additional funding last month. The startup provides finance for energy home improvements, having approved more than $50 million in financing to over 6000 Australian homeowners in the 18 months ...

ANZ halts asset secured loans to retail customers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... investment on areas of our business that are core to what we do," she said. The bank will continue to offer asset finance for commercial customers - which it described as its "core business". It will also continue to offer personal loans and serve existing ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... development of new innovation capabilities in an economy. Weaknesses and problems in the banking sector have meant that debt finance for young firms has been rationed," the IPA said. KPMG's Price added Australia's start-up investment scene has rapidly ...

Fintech exposes SMSFs to global shares

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... long-serving Macquarie Group executive, working across private wealth, mortgages, global investments and insurance finance for more than 18 years. Commenting on his new role, Rady said investors have lost touch with the local market, yet there are no ...