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Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025

... 16% of total commercial real estate lending in Australia, as momentum continues to draw borrowers away from traditional banks. A recent CapitaLand Investments report predicted the local real estate private credit market will hit $153 billion in the next ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025

... charging ongoing fees or commissions. To Jones and many industry stakeholders, super funds seem like a natural and logical fit. Banks have all but ditched wealth management and are unlikely to come back to it. Life insurers on the other hand seem so ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025

ASIC chair Joe Longo has tendered his resignation, to finish up in 2026. In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025

... Trust head of Australia and New Zealand Leon Stavrou points out that this is already the case, to an extent. Asset servicing banks and super funds are regulated by APRA, and these institutions must comply with Prudential Standards CPS220 Risk Management ...

Geopolitics, AI tests prudential regulation: APRA

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025

... entity systems, processes and dependencies. Its efforts will first target superannuation trustees, insurers and smaller banks. "We are on record with the super system that there are some things to improve, like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and so ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025

... houses more expensive, worsened workers' retirement outcomes and lined the pockets of major property investors and the big banks. "In abandoning this policy, the Coalition should throw out its massive anti-super bias and start backing in real reforms ...

Ausbil launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025

... we do not see a recession," the note said. Ausbil portfolio manager Michael Price commented that with a handful of large banks and resource companies paying most dividends each year, relying solely on these sectors can expose investors to risk if dividends ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025

... deposit funds on their cryptocurrency exchange freely and with no limits, and close to a quarter (23%) said they have changed banks to make buying crypto easier, Binance said. Binance general manager Australia and New Zealand Matt Poblocki said providing ...

IML debuts income-focused ETF

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025

... to get consistent income to fund their retirements with interest rates and ASX dividend yields falling (particularly for banks and resources sectors), and bank hybrids being phased out," he said. An affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, IML had US$2.6 ...

Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025

... University's Student Accommodation. "Over the past decade, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has curbed banks' exposure to commercial real estate (CRE), especially construction lending - now viewed as capital-intensive and risk-sensitive ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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