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Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019

... it is that the European Central Bank (ECB) will keep current interest rate settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.40%. Although, given the mounting risks of a further slowdown in growth and inflation ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019

... Authority's (APRA) announcement it is ditching its minimum 7% serviceability interest rate banks are required to apply when lending to borrowers (on top of doing away with its restrictions limiting banks' loans to 30% of new interest-only mortgages ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019

Credit fund launches to wholesale investors

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019

... credit, including inventory funding (accounts receivable), specialised debtors (commercial), and strata funding and personal lending (consumer). Wholesale investors with a minimum of $100,000 have until June 20 to express interest. The open-ended fund ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019

... Saturday's elections lay to rest Labor's negative gearing plans and separately, APRA is easing its stance on mortgage lending. "The main implication of the election is the absence of expected Labor changes, especially to negative gearing, capital gains ...

NSX managing director steps down

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019

... and the building of a new management structure and organisational team. Former ANZ Share Investing and ANZ Investment Lending general manager Matthew Loughnan will assume the role of interim chief executive. Loughnan is a senior executive with more than ...

Fintech no real threat: Researcher

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019

... focus for fintechs, while it is not for the big banks. Judo Bank, which was granted an ADI just last month, is focussed on lending to the small and medium sized business market. Small business lending can be risky; with just under half of small businesses ...

Chief economist update: The (trade) war is back on

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019

... policy department - declared: "The central bank will make good use of structural tools, including targeted medium-term lending facility and rediscounting, to guide financial institutions to support the economy, particularly private small businesses." ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019

... year - that's down 4% compared to the first half of last year. KPMG said the challenges facing the banks include slow lending growth and a softer domestic economy. There's also the significant cost of remediation following the Royal Commission, as well ...

Financial advice drags BTFG results

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019

... claims and improved lapses. Funds management operations, superannuation, insurance, private wealth, platforms, margin lending and equities broking fall under the BTFG umbrella. For the banking group's interim results click here.

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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