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Companies' ESG efforts improve

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
ESG focus across global companies is up by almost 8% in response to regulatory and investor pressure, report states. Fidelity's 2022 survey of analysts on sustainability issues capture's the view of 161 investment analysts from across the globe. ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches Australian small companies fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Maple-Brown Abbott has launched an Australian small companies fund to be managed by Phillip Hudak and Matt Griffin. Hudak and Griffin joined in April after previously managing the AMP Capital Australian Emerging Companies strategy. Maple-Brown Abbott ...

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has appointed Natalie Cameron as its new lead ombudsman for banking and finance. Cameron moves into the position from her current appointment as lead ombudsman for investments and advice at AFCA. She has ...

Blackstone invests US$400m in ESG commodity exchange

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
The private equity giant has announced it will pour US$400 million into Xpansiv, a platform that lets investors trade assets tied to the energy transition, such as carbon offsets and renewable energy credits. The money will be used to drive growth via ...

Bendigo Bank agrees to buy ANZ margin lending book

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has inked a deal to buy the ANZ investment lending portfolio, allowing it to further grow its margin lending business, Leveraged Equities. The portfolio is valued at approximately $715 million and has 11,900 customer facilities. ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate by 50 basis points, ramping up its efforts to quash runaway inflation. RBA governor Phillip Lowe stayed the course with his assessment that while the Australian economy remained resilient ...

Findex promotes new regional partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Findex has appointed a total of 57 new partners and associate partners across Australia and New Zealand. The hires are an increase of almost 50% on the previous year, with most appointments coming from internal promotions. In all, 46 of them are in ...

Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Janus Henderson analysis found that Australian corporate debt has fallen 21.5% over 12 months because of booming cash flows from local miners. Sharp rebounds in profits among Australian companies along with debt repayments have pushed Australia's corporate ...

Appian appoints head of Australia, Asia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Appian Capital Advisory has announced the appointment of Peter Nicholson as a senior advisor, head of Australia and Asia. Based in Perth, Nicholson will lead origination, transaction evaluation, due diligence and structuring. But, in addition to overseeing ...

HMC Capital launches alternatives fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The HMC Capital Partners Fund 1 is an Australian-domiciled unlisted wholesale fund, providing exposure to a portfolio of alternative assets. According to the firm, the fund will target both public and private companies with real asset backing where ...