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Sarah Simpkins

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Sarah Simpkins is a journalist at Momentum Media, reporting primarily on banking, financial services and wealth. Prior to joining the team in 2018, Sarah worked in trade media and produced stories for a current affairs program on community radio. You can contact her on [email protected].

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Saxo Bank buys BinckBank, quadruples clients

12 August 2019 • Hits: 5622

Saxo Bank has completed its acquisition of Dutch-based BinckBank, with the investment bank set to now service around fo...Read More

ASIC

Regulation

Companies inaccurately assessing asset values: ASIC

09 August 2019 • Hits: 3306

A number of companies have continued to make “unrealistic and unsupportable” assumptions about future cash flows, ac...Read More

Markets

BlackRock lost $132.8bn backing fossil fuels

09 August 2019 • Hits: 3917

BlackRock’s investments in fossil fuels has been estimated to have lost investors $132.8 billion (US$90 billion) over ...Read More

Regulation

Industry needs to restore self-regulation: APRA

09 August 2019 • Hits: 3341

APRA chairman Wayne Byres has blamed weak self-policing in finance services for the need for heightened formal regulatio...Read More

Wayne Kayler Thomson

Appointments

VicSuper chair and deputy play musical chairs

08 August 2019 • Hits: 3058

VicSuper has switched the roles of deputy chair Wayne Kayler-Thomson and chairman Christine Stewart. Read More

John Flint

Appointments

HSBC global chief steps down

08 August 2019 • Hits: 2900

HSBC group chief executive and director John Flint has resigned, by “mutual agreement” with the board, with its chai...Read More

Andrew Moore

Appointments

Spaceship co-founder to depart, new boss confirmed

08 August 2019 • Hits: 8021

Investment platform Spaceship has made its interim chief executive Andrew Moore its new permanent boss, with its former ...Read More

Michele Levine

Markets

Women closing gender wealth gap

08 August 2019 • Hits: 3734

The gap in average wealth of Australian men and women is narrowing, according to new research by Roy Morgan. Read More

Markets

Pinnacle profit grows by 32%

08 August 2019 • Hits: 3653

Investment manager Pinnacle generated a net profit after tax (NPAT) for financial year 2019 of $30.5 million, up by 32 p...Read More

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