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Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
The private credit boom shows no signs of abating as a spate of wealth managers step into traditional lending practices once dominated by banks. But how long will its golden hour last? After a prolonged low-growth period, fund managers are swooping ...

Goldman Sachs appoints head of equity capital markets

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
Goldman Sachs has named Aaron Lamshed as its new head of equity capital markets (ECM) in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), as Ian Taylor steps down from the role. Lamshed joined the investment giant in 2014 as an executive director and was named managing ...

CALI takes on Life Code

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
From tomorrow, the responsibility for the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) will transition from the Financial Services Council (FSC) to the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Launched last year, CALI is the brainchild of a collective ...

Singaporean wealth manager mandates Aussie boutique

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
Melbourne-based Spatium Capital has received an undisclosed investment from Singaporean wealth manager Conduit Group (Conduit) in its Small Companies Fund (SSCF). Conduit, an integrated financial services company that offers securities dealing, wealth ...

Josh Frydenberg takes over as Goldman Sachs chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
Goldman Sachs has appointed the former treasurer as the chair of its Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) business. In the new position, Frydenberg will focus on further deepening and strengthening client coverage across the ANZ region. He originally joined ...

Treasury consults on PwC-linked reforms

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
The government has published its draft legislation and is seeking feedback on its proposed reforms, which aim to strengthen the integrity of the tax system and regulators' powers in response to the recent PwC scandal. The new legislation outlines changes ...

Adviser registration deadline extended again

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
ASIC has again extended the date for financial advisers' registration requirements to 1 February 2024. Advisers previously had until October 1 to register on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register. The original deadline date was set for 1 January 2023. ...

Australian Bond Exchange, Boston Global Group launch fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
The two have joined forces to launch the Australian Credit Opportunities Fund, targeting wholesale and sophisticated investors. The new fund is a new unregistered, and open-ended pooled investment unit trust which provides wholesale investors with exposure ...

Boards must crack down on cybersecurity: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
The regulator has warned it will take action against boards and directors that neglect cybersecurity risks, saying to do so could result in non-compliance with regulatory obligations. ASIC chair Joe Longo said cybersecurity and resilience are not merely ...

Australian Retirement Trust hunts new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
Having successfully seen through the merger that created Australian Retirement Trust as well as several others that have swelled the fund to $260 billion, chief executive Bernard Reilly is set to leave. Reilly has notified the ART board of his intention ...