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Pengana partners with credit boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... Australia and the US, sourced from traditional non-bank lenders as well as fintechs. It currently invests in senior and mezzanine debt in assets like short-term mortgages, small business loans, invoice finance, equipment leases, consumer installment ...

Outlook darkens for bank stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
Major bank stocks could tumble up to 40% if the correction in the housing market gets more disorderly, UBS analysts led by Jonathan Mott said in a research note dated May 30. However, this "credit crunch" is not yet UBS' base case, even though it ...

LaSalle acquires Aviva real estate business

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... estate multi-manager team has various investments in Australia in the logistics and office sectors, as well as real estate debt investments. Aviva Investors chief executive Euan Munro said: "We will now focus our efforts on being a direct operator in ...

Mutual expands wealth management leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... Markets business, which today represents more than $20 billion in investment, advice, trustee services, property development, debt and commercial lending," Bryant said. "Emily's appointment is about augmenting our structured finance expertise in line ...

Former adviser faces fraud charges

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
A former financial adviser permanently banned by ASIC in 2016 has appeared in court, charged with $5.9 million of fraud. Ben Jayaweera has been charged with six counts of fraud for allegedly causing detriment to clients whilst an authorised representative ...

Robeco wins two mandates worth $500m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... invests across the corporate bond market, including investment grade bonds in developed markets, high-yield and emerging market debt. "As we continue to broaden out our investment offerings to the Australian market, we are encouraged at the interest ...

Private debt attractive for instos: Sahota

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
Australia's $2.8 trillion private debt market could offer stable income opportunities for superannuation funds and high-net-worth individuals alongside capital preservation, according to fixed income veteran Bob Sahota. The private debt market in Australia ...

Chief economist update: Forget asking for a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... weakness in household consumption as a result of the continued weakness in wages. Then again, given the high level of household debt, much of these would be diverted into debt repayments rather than consumed. This doesn't augur well for overall Australian ...

Chief economist update: Stuck in the very slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... Lacklustre wages growth would continue to dampen household spending that's already saddled with record high levels of debt. The good news is that, my back of the envelope calculations show that the wage price index has to grow by 0.18% in the June ...

ANZ insto property head joins $2.3bn debt manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The former head of institutional property at ANZ has joined a commercial real estate debt manager as investment director. Based in Sydney, Eddie Law will focus on the New South Wales, Queensland and ACT markets; he will manage relationships with borrowers ...