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Federal Reserve plans upping capital requirements

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The US Federal Reserve has proposed a regulatory overhaul in which the nation's largest banks would be forced to hold more capital in hopes future meltdowns in the sector can be prevented. Federal vice chair for supervision Michael Barr outlined ...

RBA deputy governor joins Westpac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
Luci Ellis will join Westpac as its new chief economist after almost 15 years with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), succeeding the long-serving Bill Evans. Ellis will join the bank in October while Evans will stay with the group and transition into ...

RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... headlines figures but, in my eyes, the underlying figures were too strong for the RBA. That's why it's a bit of a coin flip but we do get the quarterly inflation data before the next meeting so that will inform the decision for August." Mousina ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
After serving as chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for more than 10 years, Simon O'Connor is leaving at the end of this year. O'Connor took the position in February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit ...

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF: A landmark institutional event?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
The BlackRock ETF filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been touted by Magnet Capital co-founder Egor Sidelska as the most significant institutional event in Bitcoin history. Sidelska said the BlackRock ETF filing is a definitive ...

Westpac plans aggressive platforms play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
Bringing an end to years of speculation and sales discussions, Westpac will retain its platforms business, saying it intends to "aggressively compete" in the space. Despite having carried out a lengthy and competitive sales process, Westpac is going ...

BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
BlackRock's iShares has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop a spot bitcoin ETF. The iShares Bitcoin Trust will seek to mirror the performance of bitcoin's price before the payment of expenses and liabilities. ...

Coinbase sued as US crackdown continues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a suit against Coinbase for, among other things, allowing users to trade unregistered securities. It follows Binance being sued just yesterday. The SEC has accused Coinbase of breaking market rules ...

Bank of Queensland slapped with EU

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
APRA and AUSTRAC have agreed to a court enforceable undertaking (CEU) following weakness in the bank's risk management and money laundering controls. APRA said it's acted following several beaches or its prudential standards and a review that ...

4D Infrastructure welcomes new investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Tim Snelgrove has been appointed investment director and will report into chief investment officer Sarah Shaw. Snelgrove will be based in Sydney and brings 14 years of experience in financial services to the role, including 12 years in globally listed ...