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Value investors facing short-term headwinds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... growth profile over the next 10 to 15 years; while BHP and Rio have turned around in the last 12 months. Murray adds that the banks have also turned a corner and continue to outperform. A slew of leadership changes or 'changing of the guard' in companies ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... research. The Asia-Pacific portion of State Street's global survey of 2000 investors and 500 investment providers comprised 150 banks, mutual funds, alternative investment managers and fintech start-ups. Of that group, 87% said digital transformation ...

ANZ appoints culture executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Following scrutiny around systemic cultural issues within the big four banks, ANZ will welcome a key human resources executive to a role with broader scope and new title. Kathryn van der Merwe is joining the bank as group executive, talent and culture. ...

ING Direct partners with Apple Pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... their wallet." Apple Pay is also available to customers of ANZ and Macquarie, though Apple is yet to convert the other big banks - NAB offers its own digital wallet solution for Android users, and the CBA and Westpac apps feature 'Tap & Pay' capabili ...

Penklis returns with $275m private equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... mid-sized growth companies and take both control and minority equity positions. Along with Penklis, its co-founders are Gareth Banks, Jonathan Kelly and Paul Readdy, all of whom were veteran directors at CHAMP Ventures. Banks was also recently chair ...

Bligh appointed ABA chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... Australian Bankers Association, a role which will require her to weather the storm of a possible Royal Commission into the major banks. In a statement Bligh said she is excited about the opportunity to strengthen public trust in the banking system. "Our ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... generally accepted that it is the APRA-regulated banking system that created the distrust. "I think there's a lot of work that banks and the retail sector need to do to restore trust and the same goes for other segments of the industry. It really comes ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... 2017, including their main policy item of implementing the first recommendation of the Financial System Inquiry; forcing big banks to raise more capital. Byres noted while APRA had been holding off until the work in Basel on the bank capital regime was ...

RBA joins the bulls in central bank shop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
As expected, and following the lead from the three big central banks - BOJ, Fed, BOE - that met last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global ...

Russell appoints senior analyst

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... in the region among China-based institutional and high net worth clients, including pension plans, insurance companies, banks and independent fund distributors," he said.