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Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... despite this, QBE's policy allows it to continue to underwrite new oil and gas projects without any restrictions, or assessment of Paris alignment. "This is out of step with its industry peers and IEA analysis that states no new oil and gas should ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... Vado Private and deep relationships with investors and borrowers. "Importantly, Mr Zukerman will assist in our credit assessment practices and oversee all the funds we develop, and he will also work on capital raisings, including engaging with investors ...

MSCI, Moody's launch private credit risk tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... investment landscape while highlighting the need for increased transparency, consistent standards and independent risk assessment.

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... full day 1 end state of full compliance," the submission read. The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent risk assessment report stated that the suitability of NPP for business-to-business (B2B) payments has not been properly assessed yet. Gateway ...

Bullock hushes rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... May monetary policy meeting. "There are a lot of moving parts. We are bringing all this together to form an objective assessment of what it means for the outlook for domestic activity and inflation here at home," she said. "We are mindful of not adding ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... errors," the Treasury fact sheet stated. This however contrasts with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent risk assessment report, stating that the suitability of NPP for business-to-business (B2B) payments has not been properly assessed yet. ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... receiving the non-binding proposal from PM Capital on 27 February 2025. Platinum said it was not involved with the assessment of the proposal from PM Capital but that it "fully endorses" the position taken by the PAI board. Platinum said that its proposal ...

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... in these areas, though this may reflect underreporting rather than good practice. Meanwhile, improvements in claims assessment timeframes were noted among some insurers, though performance remains bifurcated, with others "well behind" the industry's ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... Clear Pty Limited and ASX Settlement Pty Ltd with the RBA's Financial Stability Standards outside the usual annual assessment cycle. The RBA has downgraded its assessment of these entities' compliance with the "Operational Risk" standard from 'partly ...

Navigating the impact investment sector for instos

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... diversification that could offer uncorrelated returns..." Weier also reiterated impact investment requires a robust assessment framework. "We assess our funds; we don't assess an individual asset - we leave that to our managers. On the development ...