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Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... exposure to commercial real estate finance and help fill the gap. QRI is being launched at a time when the demand for non-bank real estate financing is growing, he said. Recent regulatory changes have forced Australian banks to reassess their exposures ...

APRA readies ADIs for BEAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
APRA is helping authorised deposit-taking institutions brace for the Banking Executive Accountability Regime, which is set to take effect on 1 July 2019. The prudential regulator released guidance for the smaller players in the banking and finance industry ...

Real estate investment manager bolsters debt team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... grow within the market," Priestley said. "There is now a permanent, attractive and executable investment opportunity for non-bank lenders and debt funds to provide a meaningful share of future commercial real estate debt finance in Australia."

Financial services employment to boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
The employment outlook for the financial services sector is at a six-year high, despite the Royal Commission. Latest figures from Manpower show the net employment outlook for the finance, insurance and real estate sectors is up 21% for the fourth quarter ...

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... The initiative is led by tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, former UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon and World Bank chief executive Kristalina Georgieva. Wikramanayake is one of the 28 commissioners chosen from the 17 convening countries ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... the service sector. Measured across both sectors, expectations fell to their second-lowest in ten months." The People's Bank of China's latest injection of liquidity in the economy should help offset its challenges, not least because of its trade ...

Former AustralianSuper risk boss joins AMP super boards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... superannuation and consumer services, which saw her in senior management roles with the likes of BNP Paribas, Commonwealth Bank and Qantas. AMP Superannuation Limited chairman Rick Allert said Brain and Doyle's experience would ensure the wealth manager's ...

Temenos scores digital transformation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... technologies, and working with key partners such as Temenos is an important part of this approach. Temenos' Australian model bank approach offers a flexible and secure solution that will help UFS deliver a better experience to members, he said. Temenos ...

BlackRock wins $55bn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
BlackRock is set to manage $55 billion of passively managed assets on behalf of UK diversified financial services company Scottish Widows. The former mutual awarded BlackRock the mandate after completing a review of the management arrangements for $202 ...

Ban Dollarmites: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... from consumer advocacy group CHOICE. CHOICE said the program was designed to turn children into long-term customers of the bank and doesn't actually promote financial literacy at all. CBA even offers payments to primary schools to administer the ...