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Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
When the going gets tough, China's authorities get going. Fresh data that showed the Chinese economy slowed to 6.5% in the year to the September quarter shouldn't have generated big concerns - despite headlines that it is the slowest growth ...

NAB still unclear on true impact of misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... failed to give an exact number of clients hit by the bank's misconduct as he fronted the parliamentary inquiry into major banks in Canberra this morning. Thorburn said he expects the total number of customers impacted to be "hundreds of thousands" ...

ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... program is designed to encourage regular savings behaviour and good money habits." According to Financial Standard readers, banks should be banned from pedaling financial products in schools. More than half (53%) of respondents to Financial Standard's ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Amid the major banks lowering their lending participation rates, Qualitas sees a boom in the private debt real estate segment over the medium term. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz said private ...

APRA readies ADIs for BEAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... released guidance for the smaller players in the banking and finance industry after implementing the regime for the larger banks from 1 July 2018. The information paper notes one key element of the BEAR involves an ADI identifying its own individual ...

Real estate investment manager bolsters debt team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... for Asia Pacific Martin Priestley, said the commercial real estate debt market was becoming more attractive as Australian banks tighten lending. "Pullback from the market by the Australian commercial banks has heightened the need for alternative funding ...

Financial services employment to boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... and compliance roles on offer in the financial services sector. "Large-scale remediation projects are underway within many banks and financial services organisations and these will continue during 2018. Consequently, demand will remain high for professionals ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... The 100 basis point cut in the reserve requirement ratio - to 14.5% for large institutions and 12.5 percent for smaller banks - the PBOC announced earlier this month took effect this week and is expected to inject a CNY750 into the financial system. ...

Ban Dollarmites: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Banks should be banned from pedalling financial products in schools, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. More than half (53%) of readers agree that CBA's Dollarmites program and any other financial products promoted in schools by financial ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... gear up for the annual Sibos conference from October 22 to 25 in Sydney. The conference will see Australia's big four banks and local startups share the floor with some of the world's most influential organisations, including Microsoft and BNY ...