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HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... normal and will receive information from HSBC outlining the subsequent changes to the products held, noting there is no action required at this point," HSBC said. Meanwhile, HSBC will continue to grow its corporate and institutional banking business ...

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... transferred to Amundi following Northern Trust's exit from the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI) and Climate Action 100+. Nesta Trust chief investment officer Jenny Segal said the decision reflected the trust's belief that climate stewardship ...

Local advice sector an attractive opportunity for global PE firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... client relationship, that's key." However, he lamented that many investors have been rather idle and yet to take any action. "Although there's probably more talk than action... the complexity of getting this money, it's not easy to get, and ...

Pengana threatens legal action against PIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
Pengana Capital Group is threatening legal action against Pengana International Equities (PIA) - the Wilson Asset Management-led board LIC - after shareholders overwhelmingly backed a buy-back it objects to, alleging among other things, "material conflicts ...

Block Earner launches crypto-backed loan platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... Should a loan go into default, borrowers have 30 days to repay the debt to "restore the health of their loan, and if no action was taken, Block Earner may automatically sell a portion of the borrower's crypto security. "As Block Earner looks to take ...

ASIC ramps up action against SMSF auditors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... concerns over compliance and professional standards across the sector. The corporate regulator said it took administrative action against 36 approved SMSF auditors between January and June 2026, bring the total number of enforcement actions for FY26 ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the UK, and Trinidad and Tobago face a 10% tariff. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the action covers the top 60 trading partners, representing 99.4% of US imports and is a means to address human rights abuses and distortive ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... services business and from serving as an officer of an entity carrying on that business. His ban took effect on July 17. The action follows the collapse of NextGen Financial Group, which was wound up shortly after failing to comply with an AFCA determination ...

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... example of ASIC's broad work to combat scams, from pursuing alleged facilitators of cross-border investment scams, to taking action against institutions whose failures leave customers exposed," Court added.

Crole exits Sequoia effective immediately

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Group as chief executive effective immediately as the fallout from the Shield and First Guardian master funds and legal action against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning rolls on. Crole said his decision is "in the best interests of the company ...
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