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Westpac gives investors an out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
Westpac has opened the exit door for share purchase plan investors caught unaware by AUSTRAC's action against the bank. Following discussions with corporate regulator ASIC, Westpac has opted to provide a withdrawal option for applicants to its share ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.50% and announced it would "restart net purchases under its asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion as from 1 November". The yen's depreciation comes at a time when the ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... cap)....and the forward view has also become positive for the property market. Wannabe homebuyers would again find it harder to purchase a roof over their heads but hey, the flipside is that the economy would be strong enough to keep them in employment ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world." - Louis Armstong It could only be because I got up on the right side of the bed this morning and/or the sun is shining after several ...

Adviser scammed family, friends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... month that were not at all possible to achieve. In the franchise scheme alone, Pierre raised US $375,000. He did actually purchase a fast food franchise for $50,000 but shortly after the purchase he started to misappropriate funds that could have potentially ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... interest rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.5% and announcement to "restart net purchases under its asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion as from November 1." The US dollar has appreciated by 3.8% versus ...

Former Apogee, GPS Wealth advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... services and was found to have backdated file notes, ASIC said. The regulator reviewed files of clients that wanted to purchase an investment property and were referred to Khaw by an associated mortgage broker. Despite their differing needs and circumstances ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... "A staggering amount of money embezzled from 1MDB at the expense of the people of Malaysia was laundered through the purchase of big-ticket assets in the US and other nations," said US Attorney Nicola Hanna of the Central District of California. "The ...

Wealth income halved, Hartzer skips $1.6m bonus

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... raising will see Westpac offer a fully underwritten $2 billion institutional share placement, and a non-underwritten share purchase plan, which the bank is targeting to raise around $500 million.

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... adjustments to the forward guidance on the key ECB interest rates, (iii) the restart of net purchases under the asset purchase programme (APP), (iv) modifications to the modalities of the new series of targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO ...