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King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
The 2025 King's Birthday honours list featured several heavyweights from the superannuation, funds management and sustainable investing sectors. A superannuation fund investments chief was one of the recipients of the highly coveted Medal of the ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... years, commercial borrowers have grown increasingly comfortable with private credit. Growing demand for fast and flexible finance has fuelled an explosion of private and non-bank lenders in the commercial real estate space. Australia's private lending ...

Top companies, chief executives ranked by fund managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... Materials), Damien Nicks of AGL (Utilities & Alternative Energy), Shemara Wikramanayake of Macquarie Group (Banks & Non-bank Finance), Matt Halliday of Ampol (Chemicals, Oil, and Gas), and Matt Halliday of Wesfarmers (Consumer Staples). The survey also ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
The Islamic Finance and Investments Association (IFIA) will work to further Australia's nascent Islamic banking, finance and investments sector and Shariah compliant standards. Launched today, the IFIA is led by chief executive Chaaban Omran, the former ...

Superhero plans 'mass affluent' wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... December last year. Prior to that, he held senior risk roles with Westpac and BT Financial Group and is the former head of finance and governance at AustSafe Super which merged with Sunsuper in 2019. Simon Keast joined in April as chief financial officer ...

Regal Partners charts US expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
Regal Partners is planning a push into North America, as it also prepares to launch a multi-strategy income fund locally. Providing an update at the company's annual general meeting yesterday, Regal Partners chief executive Brendan O'Connor spoke of ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... that it was a tough decision. "I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to an organisation where finance and purpose intersect to support affordable housing," she stated. "I'll be watching with great interest as Housing Australia ...

Coalition names shadow treasurer, financial services minister

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services. Senator James Paterson will serve as shadow minister for finance. Senator Andrew Bragg, meanwhile, has become shadow minister for productivity and deregulation. Ley said the new shadow ministry ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... forward - with clarity, courage, and collective purpose." Hegarty added that responsible investing touches all corners of finance. From private markets to passive strategies to credit - ESG tools can be integrated rigorously and credibly across a spectrum ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Even with more potential interest rate cuts in the works, Australians feel as though their financial situation is in dire straits as many struggle with the cost-of-living crisis and do not know the best place to seek financial advice, new surveys reveal. ...