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InvestorDaily ANZ has signed an implementation agreement with the Queensland government as part of its $4.9 billion bid to acquire Suncorp Bank. The bank has pledged to establish a “major tech hub” in Brisbane, designed to strengthen the state’s local sector, generate career opportunities, and facilitate innovation. Specifically, ANZ has committed to: “The implementation agreement […]

InvestorDaily BlackRock Australia has announced the appointment of Jonathan Jenkins as head of client business in Victoria, Tasmania, South and Western Australia. Mr Jenkins joins BlackRock with over 25 years of experience, having most recently spent 15 years at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong and Singapore as head of equity distribution and prime sales, Asia-Pacific. […]

CityWire BlackRock has hired Goldman Sachs’ Nicholas Peach for its head of Asia Pacific markets and investments for iShares and index investments. Based in Hong Kong, Peach would lead the Asia Pacific iShares markets and index investments team, the asset manager said in a release today. Peach was previously Goldman Sachs’ head of Apac equities […]

Financial Standard State Street is acquiring CF Global Trading for an undisclosed amount. CF Global Trading specialises in outsourced trading on an agency basis for a range of asset classes and has been operating for more than two decades. It currently has execution desks in Hong Kong, London and New York, and will have a […]

InvestorDaily ASX has welcomed Darren Yip as its new group executive for markets, the largest business among its four divisions. Mr Yip has over two decades of experience in global financial markets with a background in prime brokerage and equity markets, most recently serving as Morgan Stanley’s managing director and co-head of prime brokerage, Asia-Pacific, […]

InvestorDaily Janus Henderson says 2022 saw Australian investors receive record dividend payouts. The Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index showed that dividends were at record levels globally in 2022, rising 8.4 per cent to US$1.56 trillion ($2.27 trillion). Adjusting for a stronger US dollar and other factors, underlying growth was even higher at 13.9 per cent. […]