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Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018

... Sector Union which said a process of professionalisation should extend to other occupations within the sector, including lending specialists, mortgage brokers and business bankers. The imposition of professional obligations, which exist outside employment ...

Aussie banks underestimated difficulties of advice: Hartzer

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018

... subtleties of the financial advice market, as they looked for growth outside of their traditional functions of deposits and lending. "I think banks made assumptions about the way that they went about that business; thought that it would sit neatly within ...

Ganis brings the changes at YBR

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018

... 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" into the business. Abboud is set to be joined ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018

... 50). According to AiG: "House building respondents to the Australian PCI linked slower activity in October to tighter lending conditions, falling house prices and generally weaker home buyer sentiment. Apartment builders indicated that activity continued ...

Scrapping LRBAs would be detrimental to investors

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018

... said. Street says critics of LRBAs often cite the activities of residential property spruikers "to cast a cloud over this lending instrument more broadly." "We fully support ASIC's tough line on property spruikers who prey on the vulnerable by encouraging ...

Banks must reshape to survive compliance and technology crunches

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018

... policies aimed to increase innovation and competition is starting affect the position of major banks, especially in non-bank lending.

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

... that markets widely expected. The ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark refinancing rate at 0%, the marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% and the deposit facility rate at -0.4% - while at the same time confirming net asset purchases of ...

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

... Martin Priestley, said the commercial real estate debt market was becoming more attractive as Australian banks tighten lending. "Pullback from the market by the Australian commercial banks has heightened the need for alternative funding sources, creating ...

RC interim report is fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018

... The interim report, which summarised his views of the first four rounds of hearings, included financial advice, consumer lending, and financial issues affecting those living in remote and regional communities. Most (46%) of Financial Standard's readers ...

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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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