Australia
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Biostime International Holdings has begun syndication on a refinancing of a $450m bridge loan taken last year to fund its A$1.386bn ($995m) acquisition of a controlling stake in Swisse Wellness. -
ANZ has appointed Michelle Jablko as its new chief financial officer, giving her responsibility over all aspects of finance and treasury, mergers and acquisitions and investor relations at the bank.
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CIMB Group has reinstated Nazir Razak as chairman following a month-long review triggered by several money transfers involving his personal bank account.
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There is a growing likelihood that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will decide to cut interest rates at its July meeting, due to weak wage growth and a declining inflation outlook, said some analysts this week. But options markets are not yet priced for a change.
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There is a growing likelihood that the Reserve Bank of Australia will decide to cut interest rates at its July meeting due to weak wage growth and a declining inflation outlook, but options markets are not yet priced for a change.
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ANZ has appointed Shayne Collins as a managing director of its markets business, the Australian lender announced on Monday.
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Singapore’s army of private bank accounts were spoilt for choice this week with a triple-whammy of bank capital transactions that suited them perfectly — an additional tier one from United Overseas Bank and tier two offerings from Société Générale and National Australia Bank.
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UBS has appointed Damien Brosnan and Peihao Huang to the newly created positions of co-heads of ECM solutions for Asia, effective from last Friday.
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Goldman Sachs’ head of Australian equities will be leaving after more than a decade with the bank to pursue other ventures.
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National Australia Bank extended its curve with a dual-tranche offering on Tuesday, as Aussie banks return to the market following Westpac’s dollar effort.
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TriOptima, the over-the-counter post trade service provider, has teamed up with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation on reconciling data reported by Australian, Hong Kong and Singapore firms to the DTCC’s Global Trade Repository.
