Today
Banks abandon plan to mothball a crucial payment system by 2030
Two years ago, banks set a deadline to decommission an ageing platform that facilitates trillions of dollars in transactions. That timeline has been thrown out.
Fixed income giant Insight tips into Sydney non-bank lender Midkey
The funding will help the start-up expand locally and build out its loan book, which currently has about $100 million out to borrowers with average age of 54 years.
Meet the Aussie swatting Wall Street’s private credit cockroaches
James Clarke has found himself at the epicentre of fears the sector’s golden age could turn bad. But the Blue Owl Capital executive is fighting back.
Yesterday
Humm’s agitating shareholders get cracking with board spill
Sources said these shareholders are tossing between calling the meeting under the 249D section of the Corporations Act or the 249F.
Forrest to hand in passport, faces jail over ‘brazen’ insider trading
Prominent Sydney fund manager Rodney Forrest was motivated by greed, knew his actions were illegal and deserves time behind bars, prosecutors told a court.
ASX slapped with $150m capital charge, executives must justify jobs
ASIC has whacked a $150 million capital charge on the sharemarket operator and issued a scathing report of the company’s culture and performance.
ASX operations could be split if it fails to reform, Longo warns
The ASIC chairman told stockbrokers at a lunchtime briefing that drastic action could be taken if the ASX fails to deliver governance fixes.
Commonwealth Bank’s NZ arm fined for anti-money laundering breach
ASB accepted fault for compliance failures and agreed to a $5.9 million penalty after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand brought legal action against it.
Dud deals, dud timing: Late IPO flops spoil a momentum-building year
The three most recent floats to raise $100 million or more to list have performed terribly, tarnishing a mid-year resurgence.
The most important part of Australia’s wealth transfer isn’t money
Australia’s $3.5 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer is usually described in terms of size and timing.
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Legacy tech stalls payments innovation for 44pc of firms
Australian organisations are rethinking the way money moves.
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Scarcity Partners-backed VC hits final close on $200m credit fund
The fund has secured total commitments of $US130 million ($195 million) from Japanese institutional investors.
This Month
Peet Ltd’s strategic review ramps up, Goldman courts potential buyers
People briefed on the matter said Peet executives were in Sydney earlier this month, meeting with interested parties.
‘They’ve overpaid’: Sembcorp’s $6.5b Alinta buy has M&A circles in a spin
The deal makes Alinta far more valuable than AGL, even if an M&A premium of 30 per cent is thrown in.
Lucky country losing ground: Top CEOs on the risks we can’t ignore
Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald asked 55 of Australia’s top chiefs on what keeps them up at night. Here’s what they said.
Resignations at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s Brisbane offices
The Brisbane exits include executive directors Steve Moon and Peter Seldon, director Blake Sweeny and associates Connor Mauro and Andrew Spathis.
Cbus chief operating officer quietly exits following legal team probe
Industry superannuation giant Cbus has discreetly informed staff that its chief operating officer, Nancy Day, has resigned.
‘Economic diplomacy’ behind IFM’s Canadian expansion
IFM Investors will set up a new office in Toronto to help it deploy billions of dollars in superannuation capital on overseas infrastructure.
Bendigo Bank’s woes pose a risk to Marnie Baker and the RBA board
The former CEO is entangled in the latest controversy after a Deloitte review uncovered compliance shortcomings from 2019 until this year.
Former ANZ chief Shayne Elliott sues bank after losing $13.5m bonus
Despite his being stripped of millions of dollars in bonuses, the CEO’s punishment isn’t enough, influential governance advisory firms have told clients.
Shayne Elliott’s lawsuit against ANZ: another case of poor judgment?
The former chief executive is not the first aggrieved employee to claim he was hard done by. He won’t be the last if the bank doesn’t fix its culture.
Federation AM freezes fund amid shipping biz Fast Group debacle
It is understood its deal makers have raised concerns regarding the disclosures provided during due diligence at the time of the acquisition.
Alinta’s $6b sale reveals green transition’s shades of brown
After years of looking, Australia’s Alinta Energy has found a buyer willing to backflip on its anti-coal stance to pay $6 billion.
HESTA’s glass house starts cracking
Debby Blakey is usually the bravest among big investors at calling out ESG shortfalls. But when it came to HESTA’s own governance problems, there were crickets.
HSBC mothership changes course on Australian retail bank’s sale
HSBC head office has given its sell-side advisers the green light to shrink the sale process of its $30 billion-plus loan book.