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Australian Ethical divests AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... will see all the hearings completed, and in doing so see more from Westpac and NAB - in particular their small business lending - and after that, let's see what comes out of it. That's the plan, but if information arises with the same seriousness as ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... of inaction. The eurozone's interest rates haven't changed - repo rate at 0.0%; deposit facility at -0.40% and marginal lending facility at 0.25% - since the ECB cut them all back in March 2016 from 0.05%, -0.30% and 0.30%, respectively. "Regarding non-standard ...

Alternative finance the option for millennials

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... money must plan for larger exposure to alternative finance options as the generation tops Australia's user list of online lending products. Speaking at the AltFi Australasia Summit in Sydney today, OnDeck chief executive Noah Breslow said he can see ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... remains a source of vulnerability, although the risks in this area are no longer building, following the strengthening of lending standards." I don't think anyone could argue with any or all of these assessments. But for the "fourth theme", 2017's expectations ...

Geoff Wilson appointed to 8IP board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... ballooned spectacularly last year before it was exposed to be allegedly kicking back commissions to a finance company that was lending shareholders money to buy Big Un shares. Aurora's concern was Kerry Series purchased one million Big Un shares for ...

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... Monday, 16 April 2018. It will host speakers from across the region's financial services sector including alternative lending firms, digital banks, industry influencers and regulatory representatives. Event owner Glenn Hodgeman said uniting at the summit ...

Instos lap up unlisted infrastructure: Preqin

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... driving up the competition in the asset class, the researcher said. Institutional investors are becoming an important lending source to fund managers. About one-third (34%) of fund managers said they expect institutional investors to finance a majority ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... the household expenditure measure (HEM) increases over time. As a result of this, "the banks move towards responsible lending over time and the flow of credit is constrained. The housing market slowly deflates." The second scenario is where income assessment ...

ING ramps up wholesale lending business

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
ING Australia increased its wholesale lending by 24% over the previous year, the bank's 2017 results show. Clients of ING's wholesale banking loans include the Sydney Metro Northwest, New Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Queensland's Clare Solar Farm. "We ...

Look inside to drive fintech forward: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... the global alternative finance industry. Event owner Glenn Hodgeman believes there is a shift occurring within global lending and alternative finance, driven by digitisation and financial intermediation. "Finance as we know it is shifting dramatically ...