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Job cuts at RBC I&TS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... Travers left after a decade with the company. Former head of RBC I&TS Malaysia, Andy was appointed to lead the Australian business in the new role of general manager.

Cerberus affiliate buys Aussie SME lender

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. has bought an Australian SME lender, Axsesstoday. The $259.7 million deal brings Axsesstoday out of voluntary administration, according to Deloitte, who led the sale. The SME lender entered into voluntary ...

Thousands strike from work for climate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Today's global climate strike has resulted in 2568 Australian businesses giving their employees the day off to protest, including Australian Ethical, Future Super and IRESS. The protests,scheduled for September 20, are happening three days out from ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Sub-one percent official cash rate here we come! The Australian dollar's near half a cent drop to US$67.84 on the day immediately following the US Federal Reserve's announced a 25 bp cut in the fed funds rate underscores financial markets' ...

Northern Trust tests waters for ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
Northern Trust's Australian business is gauging if exchange traded products could help grow its nascent asset management business in Australia, says country executive Angelo Calvitto. "It is something that we are looking at as part of our broader ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
It's rare for two economists to have a meeting of minds (you all know the economists' jokes), but I'm happy to read Jason Murphy's - an economist. He is the author of the new book Incentivology and an article on news.com.au entitled ...

Government fund seeks investment manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... Financial Management AOFM on Monday opened the tenders for investment management services for the $2 billion Australian Business Securitisation Fund (ABSF). ABSF will aim to lend $2 billion over time to lenders providing loans to small and medium business ...

AMP announces new strategy, capital raise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... and wealth management as well as grow contemporary solutions in the wealth division. "We are reinventing our Australian business to deliver a proposition that fulfils client needs with whole-of-wealth solutions including banking," AMP chief executive ...

Vanguard American ETFs cross US$1 trillion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Vanguard rose to biggest ETF issuer in Australia last year, surpassing BlackRock. Last month, Vanguard's Australian business announced it will lower fees on some of its popular funds and ETFs from the start of July. The fee reductions include the ...

AMP loses mandate to AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
AMP has lost a workplace superannuation fund contract to AustralianSuper. Australia Post has selected AustralianSuper as its new default super fund provider following pressure from the Communications Workers Union (CWU), the representative of postal ...