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What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... whichever government is sworn in does not stop. "APRA has an important mandate, financial stability and the regulation of the banks, insurers and the super funds and the protection of those interests... And you [are] constantly doing that, but it is ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... potential for a turnaround as the firm seeks to establish a profitable footprint in the wealth landscape vacated by the banks. "Equally, we think returning Insignia to net inflows will be a multi-year story, as will be the cost optimisation," analysts ...

Private capital, active ETFs to continue shake up of financial services: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
Private capital, active ETFs and tokenisation are set to take the financial services sector by storm over the next three to five years, Deloitte predicts. Deloitte's 2025 Financial Services Industry Predictions report lays out six major forces that ...

Mercer promotes wealth management lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... Fitzgerald is responsible for looking after Australian wealth clients, including large licencees, trustees, platforms, private banks and advisory firms. Before joining Mercer in July 201 in a senior consulting role, his financial services experience ...

IAM to bring managed account with syndicated loan access to market

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... professional portfolio management. "Syndicated loans are a lender-friendly asset class, supported by the deep expertise of major banks, and provide an opportunity for wholesale investors to access a market typically reserved for institutions." She believes ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... mortgage insurance for low-deposit purchasers, what is the true cost? What happens if a buyer defaults? How are commercial banks treating these loans? Much more detail needs to be provided. "Neither party has offered a policy which seriously boosts housing ...

Bullock hushes rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... 30bp cut in May. Bullock said the RBA is engaging closely with other financial regulators in Australia and other central banks around the world. "We are carefully considering several factors including the response of our trading partners, additional ...

WTW promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... team within the advisory practice. This role focused predominately on assessing market risk for the big four Australian banks and state treasury corporations, including risk analysis and valuation of derivative portfolios. Vassilopoulos earlier worked ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... years has been "a bit testing," with markets rewarding a narrow group of stocks, the Magnificent Seven and four Australian banks. But with more volatility this year, and some signs of mean reversion, holding the line on active management, he said, has ...

Genium adds two staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... alternative fixed income for a private investment firm in the UK, and equity and credit derivative roles at several investment banks. "One of the key differentiators of our research approach is the experience of our team. With increasing demand from ...