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![]() Joyce MoullakisThe Australian |
The FAR was legislated as a tough measure to ensure our financial sector wouldn’t again be stained by rampant wrongdoing. In practice, it’s not...
The exchange’s sweeping review is taking shape and a consultation paper will be ready for discussion soon. It can’t come early enough for...
There was ample opportunity for chairman Glenn Stevens to dish out some real executive accountability. He didn’t. Will 2026 be different, asks Joyce...
RBA proposals to change how credit card payment processing is paid for blindsided banking executives last week, writes Joyce Moullakis. The pushback...
All options are likely on the table at Cettire, including being taken private, as the high-end luxury market is buffeted by slower consumer demand.
Disruption is upon them and fund managers and investment banks, including Macquarie, are trying to get ahead of the trend, writes Joyce Moullakis.
How the RBA’s proposed changes work for businesses will rely on banks and terminal operators passing through lower fees. Will they?
APRA should ramp up enforcement measures and ensure board accountability rather than increasing the compliance burden for non-executive directors.
From La Trobe Financial to Pepper, there’s plenty of interest in the sector. But unrealistic expectations are getting in the way of real dealmaking.
It is still a matter of when, not if, official rates fall further. And lenders have a terrible track record in passing on cuts.
Jim Chalmers is considering long-term policy measures to buoy the economy. They must include addressing startlingly low financial literacy levels.
An app can take less than a minute to measure your blood pressure and take your heart and respiration rate. But what about data privacy and security?
It is likely to be well into next year before market participants see workable recommendations and any detailed regulatory response from the latest...
The regulator should clarify its policy positions this year, rather than letting the talkfest drag on. Some clues should emerge this week.
It’s clear the days of investment managers raking in easy money ended long ago. And some of the best-known firms are getting hit hardest as demand...
Tinkering in the wrong way with the superannuation system to bolster the tax intake is dangerous. AMP’s Alexis George urges a government rethink,...
Westpac’s board and chief executive Anthony Miller are set to decide who will lead its retail banking division, with domestic and international...
The confrontational approach taken with the markets disciplinary panel and ASIC contrasted with Macquarie’s engagement with regulators in the UK...
Our major banks are among the biggest financial institution borrowers in the world, tapping global markets for about $30 billion to $40 billion every...
The group’s longstanding track record as a prudent risk manager has been tarnished and ASIC’s missive should reverberate through the organisation.
The pork-barrelling measures will likely spur house price growth as demand climbs, while knock-on effects will hit the lenders mortgage insurance...
The operator of the nation’s market infrastructure finds itself in a farcical and unacceptable position. Hopefully, it can heed the messages being...
Even veterans like Ellerston’s Ashok Jacob are having difficulty picking the bottom, as the seesawing in financial markets continues amid extreme...
The White House’s ‘liberation day’ is turning into a week of value destruction – and all eyes are on Europe as it draws up a hit list of US...
Any spike in trading volumes due to higher volatility and wild swings will heap pressure on the exchange, which is already navigating a regulatory...
The musical chairs have started one rung down from the big banks’ top jobs, and everyone is looking for new hires. When will the music stop?
There’s little doubt the investment manager’s metrics and structure – from fund management charges to fees for acquiring assets – push the envelope.
There’s little doubt that the investment manager’s metrics and structure – from fund management charges and fees for acquiring assets – push...
It’s an interesting time for Brookfield-owned lender and real estate private credit firm La Trobe Financial to kick off a sale process for the...
A better option for the regulator would be to improve enforcement efforts, rather than increasing the compliance and governance burden on directors...