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Capital raisings remain possible: MinterEllison

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... Ryan and IDP Education non-executive director Greg West. According to the report, the speakers expressed longer-term confidence in the Australian market's distinctive ability to rebound. "The roundtable participants noted that while fundraising had become ...

Tattarang invests in future of Australian healthcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... capital funds operating in Australia because it was solely dedicated to health technology and can act fast and with confidence, without obligations to investors and lending providers. "Our laser-focused approach means we can help early-stage companies ...

Moody's RMS appoints regional managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
Moody's Analytics has appointed Andrew Hare managing director, Asia Pacific for its RMS business. Hare joins from Aon's insurance advisory business Aon Inpoint where he was managing director and head of the Asia business. In total, he spent 17 years ...

AZ NGA, Blue Invest acquire VBP stake

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) and Invest Blue will co-invest in Virtual Business Partners (VBP), a paraplanning and back-office solutions provider based in the Philippines. Under the deal, AZ NGA and Invest Blue will acquire a 40% interest in ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
National Australia Bank's (NAB) latest business survey reported business confidence has risen above average levels and conditions have strengthened. Business confidence bucked a trend of steady monthly declines, rising seven index points. NAB called ...

ASIC flags 'significant' IDR compliance issues at super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... failing to send responses to some claims. There was some better news however, with 63% of complaints closing within five business days and 92% closing within 45 days. On average, it takes a super fund 24 days to issue a response, ASIC found. Of the top ...

Government strengthens multinationals tax laws

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... and retain foreign capital and investment in Australia, limit potential additional compliance cost considerations for business, and continue to support genuine commercial activity. The government also announced that it will implement a public registry ...

Frontier opens Japan office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... The office will be led by Yuichi Alex Takayama as head of Japan. Takayama brings more than 25 years' experience in business development, portfolio management and research analysis across Japan, the US and UK. Takayama will also be focused on driving ...

ANZ to purchase Suncorp Bank for $4.9bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... completed and our digital transformation well-progressed, we are now in a position to invest in and reshape our Australian business. This will result in a stronger more balanced bank for customers and shareholders," he said. "We have admired the transformation ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... necessary decision by Celsius last month to pause withdrawals, swaps, and transfers on its platform to stabilise its business and protect its customers." In June, Celsius suspended customer withdrawals and froze $11 billion of assets for its 1.5 million ...