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HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
HSBC Australia will sell its portfolio of local home loans and personal loans valued at $36 billion to Blackstone. The sale is expected to complete in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. The remainder of HSBC Australia's retail ...

Special Feature: Beyond Safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... that together on the morning of T+1 in a fairly accurate way," Helyar says, "so you can be managing the entire fund, even though you're not managing the underlying assets." Aware Super recently completed a multi-year technology overhaul giving it ...

State Street IM Australian investments lead to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
State Street Investment Management (SSIM) head of investments for Australia Jonathan Shead will step down next month. Shead will retire on August 28 after spending 26 years with the group, working in various State Street Global Advisor (SSGA) roles ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has appointed former deputy chair of ASIC and ACCC as its board chair. Peter Kell brings decades of experience in consumer protection, financial services regulation and public policy to SCA and has previously served as ...

Former T. Rowe Price distribution head finds new role

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
After a four-month hiatus, the sales director is now calling Evidentia Private, the private wealth arm of Evidentia Group, home. Former T. Rowe Price head of intermediary sales for Australia Jonathon Ross has joined Evidentia Private as principal, private ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... trust in a professional to provide expert advice in a complex financial system," Berry said. "Many are now left feeling as though that this trust was misplaced." Reacting to the update, Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of ...

Investors Mutual founders launch new venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... well-diversified value portfolio. "Large-cap managers are virtually forced to own the major banks and resources stocks, even though many of them are now trading at record valuations," Tagliaferro continued. "Investing in the small-cap sector gives us ...

Investors back active management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
Australian investors are increasingly turning to active management and broader portfolio diversification as geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility reshape investment strategies according to new research from Schroders. The Schroders Global Investor ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... major deterrence to capital flows, undermines long-term development and carries crippling social costs. Seasoned investors, though, are quick to challenge the notion that corruption and governance risks are not bound by geography. Transparency International ...

Greens, Labor agree on LRBA ban on SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... government. "The Greens have been implacably opposed to SMSFs generally and limited recourse borrowing in particular, even though the use of LRBAs has been, in the main, appropriate and a legitimate vehicle for superannuation members, including younger ...
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