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New investment fund to drive gender equality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... continues to cost Australia $128 billion. "To truly shift the dial and overcome the outdated norms that hold our entire country back, we need changemakers that are ready to speak up, act and embrace collaboration. This is why we're proud to be standing ...

Commonwealth Bank names chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... Luke will be able to leverage cutting-edge AI technology and one of the most comprehensive financial data sets in the country, that provides our economics' team with unparalleled insights into Australia's macroeconomic environment. "We are delighted ...

Swan hits back at Bragg: 'That's wrong of you'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... together by Deloitte looking into the issue. "He [Crumlin] was the chair of the worst performing superannuation fund in the country, according to APRA's data," Bragg said. "You have said he has extensive experience and oversight in contemporary investment. ...

Self-regulation on the cards: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... planning students through the migration system to offer a path to permanent residency. Jobs and Skills Australia shows the country is in need of "financial investment advisers", with every state and territory except Victoria showing a shortage on the ...

Fiji super fund picks Northern Trust for custody

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... ago, has about $6.5 billion in assets as at June 2023. It is a major investor in the local Fiji economy and one of the country's largest property owners, including owning many hotels and resorts in the island nation. It marks the custodian's further ...

Payton Capital eyes 'extensive growth', hires four

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... in two dynamic markets," Scholeffel said. "We are confident that with the building private credit market throughout the country and a strong team for both locations, we are well-positioned to continue expanding the business." Payton opened a Sydney office ...

Australian Unity offloads banking business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... along with Bank Australia's proposed merger with Qudos Bank would create one of the largest customer-owned banks in the country with more than 300,000 customers and more than $20 billion in assets. Bank Australia managing director Damien Walsh welcomed ...

Charter Hall, Hostplus bid price for HPI reduces

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... position in the Australian market as the sole listed pure-play pub portfolio, with ownership of 59 properties across the country. An ongoing refurbishment and renovation program has already transformed 22 of its pubs into modern, inviting spaces that ...

BlackRock partners to build $1.5bn life sciences platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... that supports the rising industry demand and the growth of dynamic life science and biomedical innovation hubs in the country." Meanwhile, Wentworth Capital executive director Paul Apostoles said the company has long since been involved in the category. ...

Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... insurance firms will be able to provide simple advice. Jones told a recent AFR event: "The financial advice laws in the country are not fit-for-purpose. It's too expensive. Too hard to access. And too strangled by red tape to be helpful." "Four in five ...