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SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... markets, particularly private credit where the corporate watchdog is paying heightened attention to. According to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the private credit sector amounts to about $40 billion, compared to ASIC's estimate of between $1.8 ...

MaxCap names chief risk officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... export credit agency, he held several high-level risk management positions at IAG, ANZ, NAB Standard & Poor's, and Bank of America. As head of global securitisation in 2006, Arabatzis led nabCapital to become the dominant arranger and lead manager ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... income and an avenue of diversification for Australian retail investors," Wilson said. The LIC will target the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate plus 2%, aiming to return over 6% per annum including franking credits. WMX is the ninth LIC in WAM's ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... claiming they wish to "avoid additional burdens on firms at this time." The FCA and PRA - which is the regulatory arm of the Bank of England - launched a consultation in 2023 aimed at boosting diversity in financial services. It followed a spate of sexual ...

Axius names executive director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... solutions. Before working with the CBA, Filippelis was country head of the Australian investment management division at Bank of New York Mellon and managing director at Angelo Gordon, the New York-based alternative investment firm specialising in credit ...

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
In the battle against inflation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) took different approaches. Now that inflation has cooled, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham has examined which approach was better. "At the end ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has confirmed it considered leaving interest rates on hold last month, but ultimately concluded the arguments for a cut were more weighted. However, despite deciding to deliver the interest rate relief, the central ...

Treasury responds to CHESS replacement inquiry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... Instrument 2024, which entered into force on 14 May 2024. Treasury supported the recommendation that ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continue to monitor the current CHESS system. Likewise, of the recommendations Treasury noted, most were ...

HESTA hunts for portfolio construction and risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... the investment leadership team Before his four years with HESTA, Sommers held leadership positions at Frontier Advisors, Bank of Scotland, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He spent seven years at Frontier Advisors as head of alternatives and derivatives. ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... portions of Australia-focused private capital fund assets of $65.9 billion and $58.2 billion respectively. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) estimates that the private credit market is worth $40 billion. However, ASIC noted that estimates elsewhere ...