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Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... underscores the evolution of the sector. "Fintech is now essential to financial institutions, small businesses, the digital economy and Australian consumers alike, with these innovative and disruptive companies embracing new business models and technology ...

Super funds increasing offshore investment, currency hedging lessens: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... months preceding the report. "In a perhaps surprising finding, both the heightened concerns about the health of the global economy and the outlook for more growth orientated assets have for the most part overridden the incentives to reduce foreign currency ...

HSBC launches local venture debt offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... Australia and New Zealand's ecosystem of innovation and help fast-growing scaleup companies in technology and new economy sectors to expand," he said. "With the introduction of our venture debt solution, we are able to increase the specialised support ...

AustralianSuper slams Brookfield's Origin Energy bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... value of strategic energy transition platforms, such as Origin. "AustralianSuper is a long-term investor in the Australian economy and is open to providing capital to assist Origin as it prepares to transition over the coming decades, while delivering ...

Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... honesty of conduct. These obligations are of fundamental importance, and they underpin the functioning of the Australian economy. It is important not to lose sight of them," McEvoy wrote. "It must be made clear to Mercer, and to all businesses, that ...

Super Members Council names chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... SMC was the need for deliberate and thoughtful leadership in superannuation policy that reflects our modern society and economy, in an ever-changing environment. "The skills, fresh insight and gravitas Schubert will bring to the role as chief executive ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... securitisation market has played its part in a resilient financial system that mitigated the impact of the pandemic on the economy." Elsewhere, Gryphon Capital Investments chief executive Steve Fleming said: "Our deep lens into the domestic mortgage ...

Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... equitable merger controls. It said there is evidence that the intensity of competition has weakened across many parts of the economy, accompanied by increasing market concentration and markups in many industries. The decline in competition was identified ...

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... to Financial Standard the significant potential of the agricultural sector, which accounts for over 7% of Australia's economy yet remains underrepresented on the ASX, accounting for just $30 billion of a $1.6 trillion market capitalisation. "There's ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... high rates of inflation, so they want to be compensated for that, but in the long term, it's not sustainable for the economy to maintain wages growth at 4%." As per today's ABS data, the unemployment rate rose by 0.2% to 3.7% in October. The ...