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CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... Australia remains in the second spot and is fast closing-in on first place - leading on relative population growth and home lending. WA came in a closet second and Victoria remains in third place with the ACT in fourth position. The previously equal ...

Boutique ESG fund manager folds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... companies that have first derivative exposure to fossil fuels, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, uranium, weapons, and predatory lending. A first derivative exposure means the direct or primary owned production or sale of the aforementioned sectors. The fund ...

The most popular fund types launched in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... and their private credit funds can provide a source of income. The major traditional banks have reduced their overall lending and these newer fund managers have stepped-in to fill the gap and are being welcomed by investors. This is seeing more fund ...

BitConnect promoter hit with good behaviour

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... years, starting from July 12 and ending on 11 July 2027. Bigatton promoted an online cryptocurrency platform known as the Lending Platform, which traded the BitConnect coin or BCC, on social media and seminars across the country between August 2017 and ...

Global Credit Investments appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... role at an exciting time for the Australian and New Zealand private credit sector. "Higher interest rates and stricter lending conditions have intensified pressure on borrowers, underscoring the need for alternative and innovative financing solutions. ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... five months to May, non-bank credit was up 11.4%, compared with bank credit, up just 2%. "... nonbanks can take share by lending to higher-risk borrowers or sectors not well served by banks," Zaia said. "This can be because of onerous capital requirements ...

New lending for property investors up 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
New housing lending unexpectedly fell in May, declining by 1.7% for the month. Lending to owner-occupiers and to investors both fell in the month but remain well above levels seen this time last year. In fact, new lending to investors has been very ...

Rest increases private credit investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... Andrew Lill said the investment provides the fund with the ability to capitalise on attractive conditions in the non-bank lending market. "REDF offers an opportunity to grow Rest members' savings through investment in a diversified portfolio of high-quality ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank appoints new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... ratio. She added this his experience leading branch and third-party networks, along with his delivery of the new Bendigo Lending Platform, and his tenure as chief financial officer will drive the bank's trajectory of sustainable growth. Fennell said ...

Nuveen chief executive exits amid leadership shakeup

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... executive at Northern Trust. Since then, he's led on "multiple significant acquisitions," including FAF Advisors, Greenworks Lending, and Arcmont Asset Management. He's also overseen the integration of numerous affiliate businesses - like Nuveen Asset ...