Adjust the contrast: FAST launches diversity-focused podcast series

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Australia’s leading finance broker aggregator, Finance & Systems Technology (FAST), has launched a new diversity-focused podcast series named Adjust the Contrast. Hosted by Australian lawyer, TV presenter, author, and 2010... Read more continue reading

Solution for seniors running short on cash flow

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The fractional investment platform, DomaCom, has a new model for seniors’ equity release that takes a different approach to the more traditional reverse mortgage model and Government Pension Loan Scheme. ... Read more continue reading

Historic day for Aussie job market

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Labour force Employment fell by 594,300 in April – the biggest monthly decline in jobs on record. Full-time jobs fell by 220,500 and part-time jobs fell by 373,800. The unemployment... Read more continue reading

ASIC secures over $160 million in remediation for junk consumer credit insurance

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ASIC announced the final tranche in over $160 million in remediation for consumers sold junk consumer credit insurance (CCI). This follows ASIC’s 2019 report (REP 622) on the sale of... Read more continue reading

The coming surge in Australia’s budget deficit and public debt due to coronavirus – can we afford it?

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Key points Australia’s federal budget deficit is expected to peak at around $200bn in 2020-21, or around 10% of GDP which will be the highest since the end of WW2.... Read more continue reading

Delivering documents electronically

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With the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, more businesses are communicating with clients electronically. But what are your options when you need to supply or sign documents? Financial professionals must give their... Read more continue reading

Why capital protected, private debt makes sense right now

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In today’s credit market environment, marked by extreme volatility and uncertainty, Bob Sahota, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Revolution Asset Management provides an overview of the private debt market... Read more continue reading

La Trobe Financial re-opens capital markets with $1.25 billion

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Blackstone portfolio company, La Trobe Financial, has stunned capital market observers with a benchmark $1.25 billion RMBS raising – the largest securitisation globally since the coronavirus took hold in March... Read more continue reading

Ares Australia Management launches Ares Global Credit Income Fund

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Ares Australia Management (“AAM”), the strategic joint venture between one of the leading global credit and alternative investment managers Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) (“Ares”) and Fidante Partners, today launched its... Read more continue reading

The death of dividends is greatly exaggerated

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As Australian banks and others begin to cut their dividends in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn, Australian investors seeking income can still generate dividend income... Read more continue reading