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Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... will also fan existing sectorial tailwinds to potentially deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for our members here in Australia. "We aim to deploy 50% of our capital into co-investments and the ability to partner with MAM is further proof of our growing ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... men across organisations, industries, and the workforce as a whole." Looking at the top five superannuation funds in Australia by membership, AustralianSuper has the lowest median gender pay gaps: 7.1% for base salaries and 8% for total remuneration. ...

VanEck establishes foothold in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... to her new role. VanEck chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron highlighted the company's rapid growth in Australia over the past five years, noting that the new hires underscore its ongoing evolution and expansion efforts in the region. "VanEck ...

Wingate-backed non-bank lender prices $1bn RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
A local non-bank mortgage lender, backed by Wingate, has priced the largest inaugural residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) public term issuance of its kind as it readies to launch a retail fund. The transaction is said to be the largest inaugural ...

HSBC wins $23bn in admin, custody mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... As at December end, Perennial Partners had about $7.1 billion in funds under management. Of this, $6.58 billion is in Australia. Combined, HSBC's total assets under administration and custody sits at $92.7 billion. While an impressive turnaround in six ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... come." The first megatrend McCrindle highlighted is demographic growth. "Demographic growth is what defines this era in Australia at the moment," McCrindle said. "The growth of Australia's population is phenomenal, having just hit 27 million people ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... penalties as a result of their civil actions. But the reality is that there are very few criminal convictions achieved in Australia for breaches of corporate law," he said. "For some people, Australia is a haven for white collar criminals." Bragg highlighted ...

ASX issues first corporate bond, underwritten by Westpac

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
ASX has unveiled the pricing for its first corporate bond; a $275 million issue of floating rate, unsecured medium-term notes. This issuance falls under its newly established Medium Term Notes Programme, dated 18 August 2023. The Notes have a coupon ...

QIC, super funds pour more into Queensland space tech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... funding will ensure the business can meet its milestones over the medium term and leverage more immediate opportunities in Australia and abroad. "Our team is fortunate to be backed by high-calibre investors whose unwavering support has led to the development ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Describing it as a "huge risk" over the next 12-18 months, Hogan predicted there could be as many as 60,000 zombie firms in Australia currently; a number that, if it grows, could cause a significant downturn, he said. As for the sectors hardest hit ...