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Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... that chooses to ignore WTO rulings? Beijing already rejected the international tribunal in The Hague favouring the Philippines in the case with the disputed islands in the South China Sea and for all of Trump's machismo, Beijing's still standing ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... AIA's wholly owned subsidiary Philam Life extended a loan of $21 million for the Toledo coal power plant in Cebu, Philippines." The campaign has called for AIA's new chief executive, Lee Yuan Siong to align the company's investments better ...

Eriksens analyst moves to research house

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... understanding of the New Zealand marketplace, which compliments the existing team based in Australia, Taiwan and the Philippines." Mahony previously worked at Eriksens Global as a senior investment analyst and consultant. Prior to that he was a business ...

Westpac offloads vendor finance business

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... previously acquired Bluestone Mortgages (mortgage lending specialist with operations in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines) in 2018. "We continue to see strong opportunities in Australia and look forward to providing solutions to companies that ...

BNP Paribas adds to custody team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... was director of operations at HSBC, where he spent 13 years holding a number of senior roles across Australia, the Philippines and Hong Kong. While at HSBC Meares also worked as head of operations, head of service delivery and head of sub custody and ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... Australia." The EMIIF will operate in countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and other Pacific Islands. It will invest across a ...

APRA hands reins to ASIC in AUSTRAC case

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... international money transfer product LitePay, some which it explosively revealed related to child exploitation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. APRA commenced an investigation into possible breaches of the Banking Act and BEAR by Westpac in December ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... with unscheduled bond purchases and bought a record amount of ETFs... Central banks in Brazil, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines in South Africa all cut rates." And at home: "RBA cut cash rate by 25 bp to 0.25% and announced a government bond buying ...

NYSE closes trading floor

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... building this week. "They will be treated and recuperate away from the Exchange facility." The news comes after the Philippines halted all trading this week, after the most heavily populated island of Luzon was put in mandatory isolation. Despite the ...

Philippines halts all trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
The Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) has announced it will halt trade until further notice, making it the first nation to close markets. The PSE made the announcement to the stock market, saying the decision is to ensure the safety of employees and ...