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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 ...

Sequoia adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... 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 than 35 years' experience in the financial markets ...

Dishonest advice fees dent Westpac earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... processes have also been accounted for, as have estimated costs for recent litigation such as that around irresponsible lending and the BBSW case. The estimated $235 million does not include those incurred in responding to the Royal Commission. Westpac ...

Macquarie chiefs embroiled in German investigation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... involving the $497 billion financial services giant. The German authorities are investigating Macquarie Bank's alleged role in lending capital to a group of "independent" investment funds. The funds were trading shares around the dividend payment dates ...

MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... Assembly this week. The pledge encourages signatories to consider the adoption of tobacco-free finance policies across lending, insurance and investment, in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Organization ...

AMP ditches SMSF lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
AMP Bank has pulled the plug on its SMSF lending business, joining CBA and Westpac. AMP will support current SMSF home loan customers. But starting November, they will not be able to switch to interest-only or refinance their loans. This leaves Macquarie ...

Make sure you have cash: Geoff Wilson

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... three examples of this: banks are already divesting their wealth business to move away from vertical integration; they are lending responsibly and as an example, approving loans at 20-30% less than what a customer asks to borrow; and macro prudential ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... discuss the financial services sector's approach to anti-slavery and anti-trafficking compliance; responsible investment and lending practices; and financial sector innovation to address modern slavery and human trafficking. Yesterday, the Commission ...