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Trawalla Capital appoints head of distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... In his most recent role, he was BMO Global's director for institutional business for Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. BMO's local intermediary business is led by Michael Angwin. Trawalla Capital currently has stakes in two other boutiques ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... country head of Malaysia. Dora Seow will take on an expanded role as country head of Singapore and the broader South East Asia region (ex-Malaysia and Vietnam). Richard Surrency will continue his role as head of alternative sales, Asia. Kudva said he ...

Westpac discovers additional transaction irregularities

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws late last year at the bank, some relating to child sex abuses in South-East Asia. The breaches saw heads roll at Westpac, including that of its former chief executive Brian Hartzer and chair ...

Former CFSGAM chief joins Yarra Capital board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... executives, with more than 35 years' experience working with large and successful organisations across Australia, Europe and South-East Asia. Most recently Lazberger was chief executive of CFS and First State Investments (now First Sentier Investors). ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... medium enterprises (SMEs) in that improve the lives of the poor, and build the impact investing market in South and South East Asia. The fund is operational from today. Perpetual's The Trust Company (RE Services) will be the new fund's trustee following ...

Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... Those deficiencies, it alleges, meant the bank failed to carry out due diligence on customers sending money to South East Asia in circumstances where there was a known child exploitation risk. It is alleged that Westpac breached the Anti-Money Laundering ...

COVID-19 to lead to deglobalisation: Amundi

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... will have very significant negative effects on the economic outlooks for EM, mostly leading to recessions." Countries like South Africa, Colombia, Hungary or Malaysia are more exposed to economic vulnerability, Amundi said. With the pandemic impacting ...

Westpac facing new class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... being aware of the heightened risks, the Company did not carry out appropriate due diligence on transactions in South East Asia and the Philippines that had known financial indicators relating to child exploitation risks," Rosen Law alleges. Westpac ...

Westpac faces 23 million breaches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... risk. "[Westpac failed to] carry out appropriate customer due diligence on transactions to the Philippines and South East Asia that have known financial indicators relating to potential child exploitation risks," AUSTRAC said. "Westpac failed to introduce ...

AMP Capital boosts Asia presence after record raise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... pension clients in Taipei. "We've also hired some additional people to cover Korea and we are looking to expand in South East Asia. We are very much growing our business," he said. "We are in the process, applying for the licence, and looking to establish ...