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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 ...

YBR appoints new general manager

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018

... training, professionalism and advice initiatives have "received the strongest financial support ever received from our lending and wealth partners." "This is a demonstrated commitment to our growth initiatives and the strength of our network. In an environment ...

ANZ halts asset secured loans to retail customers

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018

... Last month ANZ was slapped with a $5 million penalty after a court ruled a former ANZ subsidiary breached responsible lending laws two dozen times between 2013 and 2015. The bank is slated to appear before the banking Royal Commission this week, after ...

SMEs shun banks, turn to fintechs

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018

... recalculated every six months. About half (47.6%) of the 1253 small-to-medium business leaders who had not used non-banking lending options in the last 12 months said they are interested in using alternative financing in the future. Australia chair Stuart ...

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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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