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Ganis brings the changes at YBR

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Yellow Brick Road made a raft of personnel changes to support the strategic initiatives of new chief Frank Ganis. The firm is welcoming aboard a new head of its RESI lending arm in Macquarie Group's Michael Abboud, as Ganis looks to "breathe new life" ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
Christian Szell: Is it safe? Babe: Yes, it's safe, it's very safe, it's so safe you wouldn't believe it. Christian Szell: Is it safe? Babe: No. It's not safe, it's... very dangerous, be careful. This is that immortal dialogue ...

Scrapping LRBAs would be detrimental to investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
A commercial property lender believes banning limited recourse borrowing arrangements in their entirety would be too heavy handed, saying critics often cite residential property spruikers to cast shadows. Thinktank chief executive Jonathan Street said ...

Banks must reshape to survive compliance and technology crunches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
KPMG and EY highlight Australia's big four banks must balance ongoing compliance costs with continued spending in technology or face being left behind when it comes to innovation. In their post FY18 analysis of Australian bank results, KPMG and EY point ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
The European Central Bank's (ECB) October 25 Governing Council meeting concluded with a decision that markets widely expected. The ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark refinancing rate at 0%, the marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Amid the major banks lowering their lending participation rates, Qualitas sees a boom in the private debt real estate segment over the medium term. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz said private ...

Real estate investment manager bolsters debt team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A US$115 billion real estate investment manager added a former KPMG senior analyst to cater for growth in its commercial real estate debt business. Nicholas Lim will link with TH Real Estate's debt strategies team. Joining the firm as an analyst ...

RC interim report is fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Findings in Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report are fair and reasonable, according to Financial Standard's latest spot poll. The interim report, which summarised his views of the first four rounds of hearings, included financial advice ...

Sequoia adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Sequoia Financial Group appointed an investment management veteran as a non-executive director. Timothy Martin is a director and co-founder of private debt and direct lending boutique investment management firm Causeway Financial. Martin brings more ...

Dishonest advice fees dent Westpac earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Westpac's cash earnings for 2018 will take a $235 million hit due to ongoing remediation to financial advice customers. The institution is estimating its full-year cash earnings will be reduced significantly as a result of provisions set aside for compensation ...