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Westpac names new Asia-Pacific GM

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... Asia-Pacific in his new role. He will report to Westpac institutional bank chief executive Lyn Cobley, who said: "His financing and client expertise means he is perfectly positioned to help our customers make the most of this dynamic and fast growing ...

SMEs shun banks, turn to fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... leaders who had not used non-banking lending options in the last 12 months said they are interested in using alternative financing in the future. Australia chair Stuart Stoyan welcomed the report, stating: "Fintech lending and finance firms are increasingly ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... Trump's fiscal responsibility - the US will have to make itself pretty attractive internationally to attract the foreign financing that it's going to need more of as it increases its deficit because it's going to have a bigger twin deficit - fiscal as ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... Guide: Making sense of key economic data The risks just got real. The WB talked about how "abrupt tightening of global financing or a sudden rise in financial market volatility" could "potentially derail the expansion." "In addition, escalating trade ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... example, investors, issuers and governments, a better understanding of credit risks and informing their investment and financing decisions." The corporate regulator recently reviewed six major ratings agencies: A.M Best Asia-Pacific, Australia Ratings ...

CBA denies majority of latest AUSTRAC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
CBA said it denies most of the additional 100 anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing allegations handed down from AUSTRAC last December. In its submission to the Federal Court, CBA said it "denies 89 allegations in full and admits 11 ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... gain with the actual value rising to a record high CNY172.1 trillion in the first month of 2018. China's total social financing (TSF) - defined by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) as "a money-added concept, indicating total funds the real economy obtained ...

Infrastructure investment needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... investment approaches in 2018 as tried-and-tested project management models do not fit modern demands. Global infrastructure financing firm AECOM recently surveyed more than 500 infrastructure professionals across Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... start-ups. The IPA recommended a publicly supported venture capital fund is established to support small business equity financing. "This absence of VC is seen as one barrier on the development of new innovation capabilities in an economy. Weaknesses ...

Australian instos included in top infrastructure deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
The $7.6 billion sale of Endeavour Energy to a consortium of Australian and global institutional investors ranked among the world's top 10 largest infrastructure deals in 2017. The deal, which included Australian investors AMP Capital, Macquarie Infrastructure ...