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Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... and business profitability over the period ahead." "This is likely to lead to a turn in the credit cycle, including for lenders in Australia, following a period of very low loan arrears. Debt-servicing challenges will become more difficult still if household ...

Qualitas secures $440m for debt fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... demonstration of the ability of the real estate private sector to provide large-scale capital solutions at a time when traditional lenders are reducing their participation in the sector. "We continue our strong support of the residential sector given ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... long-term value of shareholdings, said lead researcher Tze Chuan 'Chewie' Ang. "Our results suggest that institutional lenders are willing to forfeit the fee income from equity lending to exert their influence on the corporate governance in the firms ...

Montgomery, Aura Group launch new income fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... and term deposit products have seen many investors seek superior risk-adjusted returns that can be found from non-bank lenders." "I am delighted that the Aura Core Income Fund provides our retail clients with a fund that aims to provide stable income ...

Regal Funds Management launches private credit capability

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... expects to accept investor capital in late 2022. Regal Partners chief executive Brendan O'Connor said many traditional lenders are becoming less flexible with their capital or fully withdrawing from parts of the credit market because of regulatory ...

TAL completes acquisition of Westpac Life

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... marks another important step in Westpac's ongoing strategy to simplify, having also offloaded its general insurance and lenders mortgage insurance units in Australia and its New Zealand life insurance business.

Zipmex files for debt relief amid ongoing crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... tokens as securities, the assets are: AMP, RLY, DDX, XYO, RGT, LCX, POWR, DFX, KROM. While crypto contagion consumes some lenders others rush to join the space. "BNP Paribas looks to launch crypto custody platform, Fidelity sees strong demand for 401K ...

Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... because interest expense is tax-deductible, so debt is a tax-efficient way to finance investment. But more importantly, lenders face less risk of loss than shareholders and so provide finance more cheaply." "Shareholders welcome the use of an appropriate ...

Dodge volatility, invest in global equities: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... financials have been a little more mixed, and their outlook remains that way," he said. "While rising interest rates help many lenders improve their net interest margins, fears of a surge in non-performing loans as rates rise have partially overwhelmed ...

Apollo secures Hostplus mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... credit capabilities and reflects growing demand in the region for flexible, expedient capital solutions from non-bank lenders." Zelter also expressed great enthusiasm for the Asia Pacific credit strategies alignment with long-time partner Hostplus who ...