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Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... when it comes to digital asset adoption. "We're excited to work with MHC Digital to pave the way for a new era in digital finance in Australia and beyond," Razzaghi said. The collaboration also marks the official launch of MHC Digital's over-the-counter ...

Fund manager splashes $240m on AZ NGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... 2014 with the backing of Milan-based Azimut, which took a 93% stake in the firm. Azimut at the time said it will provide finance of $8 million per year as NGA sought to reach $7.8 billion of assets under management over 12 years. Current management and ...

Citigroup, Apollo partner in private credit push

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... Management have partnered to create a US$25 billion private credit, direct lending program. The program, which aims to finance debt opportunities over the next several years for private equity and corporate clients, will initially launch in North America ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... reporting going forward," she said. Meanwhile, KPMG Global ESG Asset Management lead Geri McMahon said while the sustainable finance taxonomies are being developed in each country, the onus on each asset manager would be to define then what sustainable ...

Rapid growth in super sector poses risk to financial stability: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Significant growth of the superannuation sector has set off alarm bells for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). In the RBA's September Financial Stability Review, it said the super sector's growth and connections to Australian banks has increased its ...

Household wealth rises in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... growth. "House prices have continued to rise across most states and territories, despite high interest rates," ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan said. "This largely reflects ongoing housing supply constraints and an uptick in investor activity ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... including in product disclosure statements, on Vanguard's website, in a press release, in a YouTube video, and in a Finance News Network presentation. Despite being an 'ethical' fund, more than 70% of the fund's holdings by market value ...

GAM Investments loses local lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... family offices in Australia. Separately, GAM has announced a deal with Galena Asset Management, a specialist in commodity finance and the investment arm of the US$225 billion Trafigura Group. The deal has two main aspects: a global distribution arrangement ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
Financially secure women in the second half of their lives prioritise living comfortably in retirement and travelling as their key goals and seek financial advice to maintain a level of prosperity, a new survey from Perpetual Private found. Canvassing ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... change in community attitudes and the leadership of government to see them treated like other forms of leave that the finance sector has led the way on - like paid parental leave and domestic violence leave," Finance Sector Union national secretary Julia ...