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Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... further $150 billion into its assets under management. Macquarie had also formed a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in 2005 called ADCB Macquarie Corporate Finance. Gulf Finance House is a Middle Eastern Islamic investment bank founded in ...

AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has accepted enforceable undertakings from Barclays Bank PLC and Mega International Commercial Bank Co for breaching anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws. An AUSTRAC statement said BarCap, the local office of Barclays ...

HSBC appoints Davis as Indian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
HSBC has appointed HSBC Bank Australia chief executive, Stuart Davis, as chief executive of the group's operations in India but leaves the Australian role empty. Davis' replacement will be announced "shortly" a statement from the firm said. Meanwhile ...

Fiji Reserve Bank imposes credit controls

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
The political and financial nightmare facing Australian financial institutions in their long-time captive market of Fiji is getting worse by the day. They look to have little choice but to co-operate with harsh new regulations imposed on them by the ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... are interested in lending to fund new mining and infrastructure projects." State Bank of India, India's largest commercial bank, opened its branch operation in Australia in 2004, said The Sheet.

HSBC Premier business up 76 pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
HSBC Australia's personal financial services business grew its local customer base by more than 76 per cent in the past 12 months, but pre-tax profits were down compared to the previous year. The local arm saw pre-tax year-on-year profit up 42 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
The share market was lower at noon after Wall Street fell on the back of growing doubts over the effectiveness of the US government's proposed bailout of the financial sector. Locally it wasn't a sea of red though, with relief supplied by each of the ...

HBOS surrenders to Lloyds TSB

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
The worsening credit crunch may be about to generate a first merger of prominent commercial banks, with Lloyds TSB close to finalising terms for a takeover of HBOS. Britain's government and Financial Services Authority are encouraging the merger, according ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... a proposed floating rate transferable deposit to be issued by the Sydney branch of Taiwan's Mega International Commercial Bank. And while the bank has a A$600 million debt issuance program, it has established a pattern of issuing just A$350 million of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... banks were unpopular again with Commonwealth Bank of Australia down 19 cents to $42.21, while now second-ranked commercial bank Westpac lost six cents to $23.49. National Australia Bank gave up 27 cents, or 1.1 per cent to $24.23, while ANZ shed 13 cents ...