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RBA, CBA, NAB partner for wholesale currency

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... digital currency and in particular this technology could bring great benefits to our neighbouring jurisdictions in the Pacific who are highly reliant on Australian dollar remittances," he said.

Westpac profits down on AUSTRAC fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... compliance costs. Insurance recorded a net loss of $480 million due to bushfires, storms and lower premiums, while Westpac Pacific recorded $11 million cash profit down $58 million over the year. Westpac recorded positive results for BT Panorama with ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... current non-executive director Carol Schwartz as chair. Sedgwick was previously managing director of Accenture's Asia Pacific insurance and wealth practice, and has consulted to listed and unlisted financial services and information technology enterprises ...

VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... investment strategy and private markets at UniSuper, general manager of portfolio strategy and risk at HESTA and Asia Pacific managing director for Wilshire Associates. He has over 25 years of experience in institutional investment, including investment ...

Link rejects revised offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
Link Group has rejected another offer made by the consortium which increased its bid to $5.40. The consortium led by Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group increased its offer price on October 26. After careful consideration, Link rejected the offer ...

ANZ flags earnings hit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... in technology and business requirements. A further charge of $77 million is for the write-down of goodwill in the Asia Pacific business and a charge of $66 million is set aside for the impact of AASB 9 accounting changes on ANZ's investment in PT Panin. ...

Carlyle buys into Calastone, ups Link bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... to expand internationally and created new opportunities in Money Market funds," he said. On October 23, the group and Pacific Equity Partners upped its bid price to acquire Link to $5.40 per share, 20 cents more than its previous offer. The consortium's ...

Ninety One wins equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... Australian equities and emerging markets allocations," said Ninety One head of the institutional business for in Asia Pacific and Middle East Justin Cowper. State Super has led the way in evolving from this thinking and seeing the potential in the China ...

Link rejects takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
Link Group has concluded the takeover proposal led by Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group materially undervalues the business. The consortium, led by the two private equity firms was offering $5.20 per share via a scheme of arrangement. Link said ...

Invesco winds down fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... distribution of 2.68% p.a. Invesco last year launched a strategy that invests in direct core property across US, Europe and Asia Pacific. The Invesco Global Real Estate Fund had $10 million in assets at September end.