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Islamic Bank hands back licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
The banking startup, owned in part by Hejaz Financial Services, surrendered its restricted licence to APRA last week. Since July 2022, Islamic Bank held a licence to operate a restricted authorised deposit-taking institution (RADI). This "allows an ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... ideal context to make advice more accessible, adding that it is a "much safer sandbox" compared to other industries like banking or other managed investment schemes. "If we can't make it work inside of RSEs or inside of superannuation funds, it's ...

Risk, compliance staff in hot demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... said, their skills are likely less desirable to employers as they've "functioned as a small cog in a much more complex banking risk and compliance system." Those who have been employed as contractors for remediation programs that have come to an ...

Link, The Trust Bank progress acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Group managing director Vivek Bhatia said: "Our business simplification strategy is now complete with the sales of our banking and credit management (BCM) business and fund solutions (FS) UK and Ireland business finalised." "We continue to execute our ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
ANZ has had a significant legal win on appeal, with its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm given the go-ahead. The decision to authorise the takeover was handed down this morning by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) ...

AMP chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... Colonial, Westpac, and Chase AMP Bank. He was also deputy chair of the Treasury Corporation of Victoria and the Australian Banking Association. Hirst is currently a board member of GMHBA and Racing Victoria. "I feel very privileged to be taking on the ...

Macquarie profits tumble; long-serving executive exits

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... commodities and global markets Nicholas O'Kane. Macquarie's annuity-style divisions, Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Banking and Financial Services, saw a decline in their combined net profit for the December 2023 quarter, impacted by fewer asset ...

Grok Ventures appoints new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... investment officer. Kueh has more than 20 years' experience in asset management, wealth management and investment banking, at one point spending 10 years with Macquarie establishing their early business in the US and its distribution presence in ...

NAB names new chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... 2020 and boasts 27 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining NAB, Irvine was head of Canadian Business Banking at the Bank of Montreal. He has held a range of roles at BMO and previously worked for McKinsey & Company, Lycos Europe ...

Westpac loses Ausgrid rate swap case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
The banking giant was found to have engaged in unconscionable conduct in the interest rate swap case borne out of AustralianSuper and IFM Investors' acquisition of part of Ausgrid in 2016. In October 2016, Westpac engaged in pre-hedging of an interest ...