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Royal Commission will worsen credit crunch: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019

... at Deloitte Access Economics, told Financial Standard 's Chief Economists Forum in Sydney last week that tightened lending policies post-Royal Commission is nothing to be too concerned about. While there has been significant adjustment in lending ...

Don't fear credit crunch: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019

... working towards purchasing their first property or starting their own business need not be too concerned with tightened lending policies post-Royal Commission. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney recently, Deloitte Access ...

Asia, emerging markets to lead in 2019

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019

... debt-to-equity ratio currently sits under 30% - a marked improvement in the past three years. "In 2016, people stopped lending to emerging markets and they started to reduce their debt and focus on costs," Taylor said. Meanwhile, the debt-to-equity ratio ...

Royal Commission to suppress bank stocks

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019

... years for the banks will be challenging, Arnold said, adding that this correction was only inevitable given the loose lending policies over the last two decades. Liu advised investors "to be selective in where you put your money." Investors should look ...

Ponzi scheme fined $1.4bn

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019

... reality, Woodbridge was relying on new investor capital to pay dividends and distributions to existing investors while lending money to Shapiro-owned companies that had no income and never made interest payments on the loans, the SEC alleged in 2017. ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019

... cycle low and the weakest read since we began compiling this index in May 2009." Never mind the credit crunch in home lending or oversupply or restrictions on foreign purchasers or whatever, expectations matters more. Expectations of falling house prices ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019

... undermining productivity in the workplace and amplifying populism in the political sphere," Fink said. Companies should be lending their expertise and capacity for innovation to solving the immense global challenge, he continued. "In doing so, companies ...

Chief economist update: Australian property market slump

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019

... continued improvement in the labour market. And we haven't have had the full impact of the likely further crunch in home lending from the Royal Banking Commission (report due out in February) and the fall-out from the Opal building quality concerns ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019

... back the principal." Four years after 2018 takes us to 2022, time enough to get our "houses" in order. However, tighter lending restrictions implemented by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and as a result of the Hayne Royal Commission ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018

... seven years. Pearce said the fund is content with its ESG and has no immediate plans in the area. Emerging markets, direct lending When asked about emerging markets exposure, the chief investment officer said the super fund was looking to allocate to ...

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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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