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MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... collateralised loan obligation platform, as well as a multi-asset business, a global suite of equity strategies, direct lending, and European real estate businesses, which are "complementary to the firm's existing capabilities." PineBridge chief ...

HMC Capital unit beefs up Melbourne office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... CBA. He joins the borrower services team where he will focus on building strong relationships and delivering tailored lending solutions. Finally, Nimi Peters brings over 18 years of expertise in the banking and finance industry, specialising in private ...

Schroders shutters local private debt arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... "Our ambitions in private markets remain strong and we continue to see opportunities in areas such as direct real estate lending, alternative credit and asset backed finance, as well as private equity where we are already seeing sustained growth and ...

Renewable infrastructure opportunities for HNWIs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... traditional banks, offshore banks, onshore banks," he said. "But there's a big role for private capital to play in lending to these projects as well. And in doing so, you can have specific exposure to renewables, rather than a more diverse mix of ...

AFCA completes independent review of operations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... rules and operational guidelines to improve service; and delivered greater guidance about the approach to responsible lending and lending to small business. "We are immensely grateful to our stakeholders for their partnership and dedication throughout ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... diversify their portfolios whilst looking to achieve stable returns. "Our focus is institutional borrowers, conservative lending parameters and prime assets or projects in sectors that benefit most from Australia's high population growth and limited ...

APRA maintains policy amid uncertain environment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... pressures, a weakening jobs market and heightened geopolitical risks. Balanced against these risks, APRA noted that bank lending standards remain sound and non-performing loans remain low. APRA confirmed the mortgage serviceability buffer will remain ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... while civil proceedings rose 23%. This included taking action in the areas of greenwashing, cryptocurrency, predatory lending, high-cost credit, and insider trading. "Our 2025 enforcement priorities reflect the increased risks consumers are facing that ...

Teaminvest partners to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) and Teaminvest Private Group (TIP) have partnered to launch the Succession Lending Fund. The fund was designed to address the growing need for succession planning within the accounting and financial planning ...

ANZ profit slides, cuts dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... investments in its core banking business. "Competition in the sector has continued to be intense, particularly in home lending and deposits. Despite competition and inflation impacting profits, we reported our second strongest revenue performance ever ...