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CBA receives regulatory approval for CFS sale

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today announced all regulatory approvals have been received for the sale of a 55% interest in Colonial First State (CFS) to leading global investment firm KKR. The transaction is expected to complete on 1 December ...

Link updates on bid offers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
Link Group announced it received another unsolicited proposal for its banking and credit management (BCM) business and provided an update on Carlyle Group's progress in its takeover bid. Link received an unsolicited, conditional and non-binding proposal ...

Treasurer announces FIRB, RBA appointments

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Treasury has announced new appointments to the Foreign Investment Review Board and the Reserve Bank of Australia Carolyn Kay has been appointed a part-time member of the Foreign Investment Review Board for a five-year term by the Morrison government ...

Hume throws shade at trustee rainy day funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... products. "We've made sure banks pay towards the cost of establishment of the CSLR, and I'm yet to see an example of a bank who has failed to pay an AFCA determination," she said. Having a broad-based scheme on the other hand would inevitably ...

Saxo taps Bell Direct, IOOF talent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... senior market analyst and media presenter. Amir is also a qualified financial adviser and previously held roles Commonwealth Bank, Suncorp and AMP. She previously headed content for Sequoia's Finance News Network and has broadcast experience with Nine ...

Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... du jour that is rising inflation has raised volatility in the bond and equity markets by virtue of the anticipated central bank policy responses to keep the tide of rising prices at bay. Some central banks have already raised interest rates, others "tapered" ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... launched with suppliers in Australia and will expand to include suppliers in additional markets over the coming weeks. The bank also introduced the program with German chemical and consumer goods company, Henkel. "We are convinced that sustainability-linked ...

BlackRock Australia expands client distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
BlackRock Australia has today announced the appointment of Tamara Haban-Beer Stats to the role of whole portfolio solutions director within client business, as it expands its distribution team. Reporting to head of iShares wealth (iSW) Australasia Chantal ...

InvestSMART launches ethical product

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... not relevant for ESG analysis are excluded from the criteria. The current top holdings in the fund are CSL, Commonwealth Bank, Apple, Microsoft and Westpac. The offer opened on November 15 and closes on November 26. The minimum investment is $10,000 ...

Link allows BCM due diligence

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
The Link Group board agreed to provide a syndicate led by Pepper European Servicing with exclusive due diligence information following the takeover offer for Link's Banking and Credit Management (BCM) business. The PES syndicate has been given exclusive ...