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AustralianSuper slams Brookfield's Origin Energy bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... retirement," it said. "The challenge facing the nation as we work towards net zero by 2050 is not a lack of capital but rather a shortage of good quality investment opportunities."

Scarcity Partners brings private equity investment model to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... managers. Scarcity Partners founding partner Adrian Whittingham explained that an opportunity lies in investing in managers rather than their funds. The firm has found over 35 potential investment opportunities totalling more than $1 billion. "High growth ...

SEC sues Kraken exchange again

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... of $30 million. "We allege that Kraken made a business decision to reap hundreds of millions of dollars from investors rather than coming into compliance with the securities laws. That decision resulted in a business model rife with conflicts of interest ...

Interest rate hikes are working: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... call "intertemporal substitution"," she said, meaning that as interest rates rise, Australians are incentivised to save rather than spend. Bullock pointed to the supply shocks and demand factors that she must consider if and when interest rates must ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... in the second half as competition intensified." Garland also explained strong banks equal a strong economy. "You'd rather strong banks than the alternative, as it means our banks are in a good position to weather economic storms and absorb economic ...

BNP Paribas to sharpen efforts down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... than two decades working with super funds down under, BNP Paribas says it's spending more time focusing on the quality rather than the quantity of its partnerships. Speaking with Financial Standard, BNP Paribas head of institutional clients group ...

Government must revise infra pipeline: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... in much better nick, to roll out billions of dollars of cost-of-living help in a way that takes the edge off inflation rather than add to it, and invest in energy and housing and skills," he said. The treasurer declined to answer questions on the appointment ...

Hejaz rolls out Australia's first Sukuk ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... interest, Sukuk are asset-backed financial certificates. Their value appreciates based on the growth of the underlying asset, rather than accruing interest. Notably, according to Shariah principles, neither the earning nor the payment of interest is ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... Best Interest Duty. "We're really excited by the fact that the new legislation will focus on clients and consumers, rather than ensuring that we are, kind of, controlling advice providers," Lykouras said. She added that JBWere is looking forward ...

Local fund managers lag global peers: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... contributor to Australia's domestically focused sector is regulatory policy settings that have been inwardly looking, rather than implementing more ambitious policies that would make the fund management industry complete globally. "Australia has ...