Tony Boyd
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- 6
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- Sep 13, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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More heat on Macquarie as rivals claim it has an unfair advantage (opens the original)
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The Commonwealth Bank-commissioned report into Macquarie Group’s unique regulatory framework is compelling reading because it suggests the prudential regulator is allowing the fifth pillar of banking to threaten the long-term viability of regional banks. What is even more striking about the report, written by economic consulting firm Mandala, are the references to a few taboo topics: Macquarie’s exposure to volatile commodities, its growing sub-investment-grade lending and the potential exposure
Bendigo Bank’s feeble accountability (opens the original)
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Shareholders of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have every reason to be angry about the board’s inadequate response to six years of risk management failures that will cost the bank up to $190 million over the next three years. The Bendigo Bank board, led by chairwoman Vicki Carter, should have used its annual review of remuneration to show its own accountability for past deficiencies in relation to cybersecurity protection and enforcement of anti-money laundering laws. Gift 5 articles to anyone you ch
Thicket of red tape challenges Mulino on financial advice reform (opens the original)
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This week is shaping up as a test of the policy formulation skills of Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino, who will give a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday setting out the government’s response to the $1 billion failure of the Shield and First Guardian master funds. Will he follow the lead of previous ministers overseeing financial services and add a new layer of regulations that double up on existing laws? Will he respond to the Shield and First G
Australia’s absolute worst fund manager (opens the original)
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The 6000 investors in the First Guardian Master Fund now have definitive proof their superannuation savings were in the hands of what I believe to be one of the worst fund managers of the past 40 years. I would go as far to say that First Guardian Capital, a subsidiary of the responsible entity Falcon Capital, is actually the absolute worst of the worst. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
How Lynas survived China coercion, Malaysian activism and Wesfarmers attack (opens the original)
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If Amanda Lacaze writes a book about her 12 years as chief executive of Lynas Rare Earths, it is sure to be interwoven with stories about China’s failed economic coercion, intense Malaysian political activism and Wesfarmers’ bastardry during a failed takeover bid in 2019. Another thread that runs through the past decade is how Lynas benefited from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China and the surge in production of magnet-heavy defence equipment and electric vehicles. Gift 5 articles to
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