Banks condemn 7-day BEAR consultation
The Australian Bankers’ Association has taken the government to task for its seven-day consultation period on the Bank... Read more
New fixed income boss for Janus Henderson
Janus Henderson Investors has announced its replacement for outgoing global head of fixed income Kumar Palghat. ... Read more
Propertylink rejects Centuria takeover bid
Centuria Capital has failed in its first attempt to acquire Australian real estate investment trust (A-REIT) Propertyl... Read more
CFM launches Australian trend-following trust
Global hedge fund Capital Fund Management has made its long-term trend-following strategy available to Australian invest... Read more
Wealth managers falling short on fixed income
Direct access to unlisted fixed income securities is one of the weak spots within Australian wealth management, says Cre... Read more
German election result introduces 'more risk'
The higher than expected number of votes for Germany’s far-right party has "introduce[d] more risk into European polit... Read more
Australian Ethical appoints new director
Former managing director of State Super Financial Services Michael Monaghan has joined the board of Australian Ethical a... Read more
SVA launches impact investment fund
Social Ventures Australia is raising between $10 million and $15 million to launch a new impact investment fund with the... Read more
CCIV regime must be competitive: KPMG
As it stands, the government’s proposed corporate collective investment vehicle regime would be more onerous than com... Read more
Household debt continues to worry RBA
Even a small shock to Australia’s over-indebted households could be enough to trigger a “serious correction” in th... Read more
S&P downgrades China’s credit rating
Concerns about the rapidly increasing levels of household debt in China has prompted a sovereign credit rating downgrade... Read more
Life sale a ‘credit positive’ for CBA: Moody’s
The sale of CBA’s life insurance businesses will help strengthen the bank’s capital position as it prepares for the ... Read more
China dominating alternative finance: KPMG
Australia is the second largest player in the Asia-Pacific alternative finance sector, but China is by far the dominant ... Read more
Women in Finance award winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Women in Finance Awards, an initiative of Momentum Media in partnership with NAB, have been... Read more
Fulcrum AM launches retail fund in Australia
London-headquartered Fulcrum Asset Management has opened up its multi-asset absolute return fund to Australian retail in... Read more
US Federal Reserve to begin unwinding QE
The US Federal Reserve has announced that it will begin the unwinding of its decade-long quantitative easing (QE) progra... Read more
Emerging markets growth to triple: IOOF
Growth in emerging markets looks to “very significantly outpace” growth in developed markets, says IOOF. ... Read more
CBA wealth management group exec to depart
The Commonwealth Bank has announced wealth management group executive Annabel Spring will leave the company in December,... Read more
CBA sells life businesses to AIA
The Commonwealth Bank has announced the sale of CommInsure and Sovereign to AIA, as well as a 'strategic review' of Colo... Read more
MCP appoints independent chairman
Australian fund manager Metrics Credit Partners has appointed BT Financial Group chairman Allan Griffiths as an independ... Read more
