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IAM mandate grows to $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
Income Asset Management's (IAM) mandate to refinance digital non-bank lender MoneyMe's debt facility has grown to $130 million. IAM is refinancing MoneyMe's MME Horizon Warehouse Trust, which has secured commitments from family offices ...

TAL director named CEDA chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... was an experienced chief executive and senior executive with firms including IBM, Jones Lang LaSalle and National Australia Bank.

Beware creep of cancel culture into super fund governance: Lawyer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
The prudential regulator is calling for the consideration of perceived conflicts of interest and reputational risks when appointing directors, and while it's easy to think of cases where this would be appropriate, Gilbert + Tobin partner Luke Barrett ...

Westpac's Yetton chooses to move on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Westpac chief executive of consumer banking Jason Yetton has left the bank, prompting a search for his successor. Yetton led the consumer division since August 2023 after three years leading the bank's specialist business and group strategy. This ...

Axius names executive director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... Partners, a capital formation and advisory firm, has welcomed a new executive director. Phil Filippelis joins from Commonwealth Bank where he served as head of global portfolio solutions and deputy investment chief. "We are delighted to have Phil join ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
The boards of superannuation trustees, insurers, and banks are on notice, with APRA proposing changes to "strengthen and streamline" governance requirements. The regulator has released eight proposals in what marks the first "significant update" of ...

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
In the battle against inflation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) took different approaches. Now that inflation has cooled, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham has examined which approach was better. "At the end ...

BNP Paribas wins new custody mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... Paribas will handle Medibank's custody, fund administration, performance reporting, cash management, and FX solutions. The bank, which oversees US$13.7 trillion in assets under custody, said the mandate aligns with its focus on expanding services for ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has confirmed it considered leaving interest rates on hold last month, but ultimately concluded the arguments for a cut were more weighted. However, despite deciding to deliver the interest rate relief, the central ...

Treasury responds to CHESS replacement inquiry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... Instrument 2024, which entered into force on 14 May 2024. Treasury supported the recommendation that ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continue to monitor the current CHESS system. Likewise, of the recommendations Treasury noted, most were ...