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Instos lap up unlisted infrastructure: Preqin

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... finance a majority of their infrastructure debt, ahead of capital markets (25%) and infrastructure debt funds (23%) but banks (58%) still remain the leading financer in the asset class. The survey's participants were from across the globe and 9% of the ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... scratching your collective heads. Sure, there's the on-going Royal Commission investigating the shenanigans of Australian banks but...the All Ords is not comprised of banks alone. Besides, between the end of 2017 and the first quarter of this year, Australian ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... by analysts Jonathan Mott and Rachel Bentvelzen as well as economists George Tharenou and Carlos Cacho, UBS said that as banks increase the stringency of credit applications - along with the launch of Comprehensive Credit Reporting (CCR) - two potential ...

Look inside to drive fintech forward: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
An online mortgage broker believes fintechs partnering with robo-advisers, digital banks and online lenders is important for industry innovation but even more critical are relationships with established players. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia ...

ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Retail banks wishing to be members of the Australian Banking Association (ABA) will now have to sign up for its revamped Banking Code of Practice, which is currently awaiting ASIC's nod of approval. The new code will be binding, enforceable by law and ...

ASIC closes doors on Storm charges with two fines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... the Storm fiasco, "there's good reason to believe they were being influenced by the other players in this - namely, the banks. When ASIC imposed an enforceable undertaking on Storm leading up to Christmas in 2008, all us investors were kept in the dark ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... Artemis Resources, with Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF customers, Marcus Evans citing lower returns from the likes of the banks and Telstra as key to this investment shift. The value of trades placed by SMSFs in ASX20 companies fell from 40% to 34% over ...

SMEs shun banks, turn to fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Small-to-medium enterprises are increasingly shunning banks and turning to fintechs and alternative sources to fuel growth and operational needs, an SME growth sentiment index shows. The proportion of SMEs planning to use banks dropped from 38% to 24% ...

PIMCO sells Aussie banks as correction looms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
PIMCO is winding down its exposure to Australian banks and certain real estate investment trusts as risks increase in these investments. In an outlook report, PIMCO portfolio manager Aaditya Thakur and credit research analyst John Dwyer said that while ...

FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... Australia's anti-money laundering regime; Reducing the barriers to entry for the establishment of new digital challenger banks; Establishing the consumer data right which paves the way for an open banking regime in Australia; and Establishing steps toward ...