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IOOF divests Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... prompting the divestment. Australian Ethical also excludes Commonwealth Bank and ANZ under its ethical screens, largely for lending to fossil fuel companies and projects including the Adani Carmichael coal mine.

Banks ordered to reduce dividend payout ratios

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... APRA also wants banks and insurers to conduct regular stress testing to inform decision-making and demonstrate ongoing lending capacity and make use of capital buffers to absorb the impacts of stress, and continue to lend to support households and businesses. ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... Peer Financing Association (GPFA), in a bid to increase and encourage peer-to-peer trading activity in the securities lending and repo markets to benefit asset owners. California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), Healthcare of Ontario ...

ASIC will not appeal wagyu and shiraz decision

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... regulator has announced it will not appeal to the High Court's rejection ofits case against Westpac for alleged responsible lending breaches. ASIC commenced federal court proceedings against Westpac in 2017 alleging that between December 2011 and March ...

Government expands SME Guarantee Scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... beyond working capital so that a wider range of investment can be funded. In addition, the next phase will permit secured lending (excluding commercial or residential property), increases the maximum loan size to $1 million and increases the maximum ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... trillion, as well as increasing its purchases of J-REITS to an annual pace of ¥180 billion. In May, it launched a new lending program worth around ¥30 trillion to support small businesses. At its June meeting, the BOJ increase the size of its corporate ...

New private debt fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... More than 80% of the borrowers that the fund-of-fund lends to will be Australian domiciled. The fund will diversify its lending by industry sectors (excluding banks), across projects in both public and private sector. "The Australian corporate loan market ...

JBWere to add 50 to team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... Greiner said the company wants to invest to provide even more support for clients, bringing together specialists across lending, financial advice, family advisory and philanthropy. "We are looking to recruit bankers and advisers that have a deep understanding ...

Schroders readies private assets offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... private debt strategy in Australia in the latter half of the year. "We are looking to set up a private debt business, lending to Australian corporates, in the latter half of 2020," she said.

Gordon Brothers appoints Aussie executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... with mergers and acquisitions. He will provide comprehensive asset valuations to the restructuring/insolvency sector and lending community, including asset-based lenders, private equity firms, corporate management teams, investment funds and professional ...