KPMG Consulting partner Michael Rowland new CFO of Westpac – Consultancy.com.au

Michael Rowland, a partner in KPMGs consulting division, has left the Big Four to join Westpac where he has been installed as chief financial officer, ending a near six-month job search. The appointment comes six months after Australias second-largest bank revamped its top leadership after last November’s revelations of a major money-laundering scandal that sparked…

Downer in $400m equity raising and corporate overhaul – Sydney Morning Herald

Downer is a diversified company with a range of divisions including mining, engineering, construction and transport. It manufactures and maintains trains and trams, builds bridges and maintains power stations. Via Spotless it also has a major asset maintenance, cleaning and laundry management business. Management also updated the market on the company’s 2020 full-year results, forecasting…

ASIC Suspends AFS Licence of USGFX After Voluntary Administration – Finance Magnates

Following the voluntary administration of Union Standard International Group, which operated under the brand USGFX, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced this Tuesday that is has suspended the companys Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence. According to the Australian regulator, the AFSL of USGFX has been suspended under section 915B of the Corporations Act…

IMF Executive Board Approves US$7.6 Million Debt Relief to the Republic of Burundi Under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust – International Monetary Fund

July 20, 2020 The IMF Executive Board approved debt relief under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust to provide US$ 7.63 million (SDR 5.48 million) over the next 3 months, and potentially up to US$ 24.97 million (SDR 17.96 million) over the next 21 months. IMF debt relief will help free up resources for public…