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Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... implementing the proposed levy announced in last week's Federal Budget. In submissions to Treasury, both ANZ and Commonwealth Bank identify significant risks to Australia's economic and financial systems as a result of the tight deadline imposed on the ...

Industry fund appoints two directors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... business; head of private wealth advisory and specialised investments at NAB; and held national distribution roles with Macquarie Bank. Herlihy was appointed as a director of Mine Wealth and Wellbeing Services Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Mine in February ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... limitations on depreciation and expenses that could be claimed against rental properties. Included in the Budget is a $6.2 billion bank levy that the big four banks - ANZ, CBA, NAB, WBC - say they would pass onto their depositors, which certainly could ...

Praemium chief executive takes back company

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
The chief executive terminated from Praemium in February has returned to his position following Friday's board spill. Michael Ohanessian was re-appointed as Praemium chief executive, replacing interim chief and former Bankwest managing director Robert ...

TH Real Estate expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... across the business, including equities and asset management. She most recently worked as a real estate analyst at St George Bank where she managed a portfolio of mid-market and institutional property clients. Prior to that, Peng worked at ANZ as a credit ...

Ohanessian ousts entire Praemium board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Deposed Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian was successful in his bid to remove his former employer's board of directors, appointing a new board in the process. Following the results of the general meeting in Melbourne today, directors Andre ...

Finance Sector Union appoints former NSW Premier

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
The Finance Sector Union is welcoming a former New South Wales Premier as its deputy leader. Nathan Rees, who served as NSW Premier from September 2008 to December 2009, before being deposed by Kristina Keneally, contrasted himself with other former ...

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Global green bond issuance increased 60% in 2016, continuing the asset class' rapid rise. Fitch Ratings' research shows green bond issuance rose to US$113 billion globally in 2016, underlining investor and issuer interest, especially exposure to environmental ...

NAB sells Asian private wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
National Australia Bank is divesting its private wealth business in Singapore and Hong Kong to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation in a move that will simplify its Asian operations. The sale of its high-net-worth division entitles OCBC Bank to about ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
There were no surprises at the Bank of England's (BOE) 11 May decision to keep the Bank Rate where it was since August 2016, when it was lowered from 0.5% to 0.25% to contain the fallout from the 'Brexit' vote of the previous month - a decision that's ...