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Ares Scraps $4.9 Billion Bid for Australia’s AMP; Shares Slump Bloomberg 2/11/2021 Matthew Burgess and Nabila Ahmed © Bloomberg Signage for AMP Ltd. adorns the top of company's Bourke Place building in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, May 10, 2018. AMP expects further payouts to customers amid an inquiry review. (Bloomberg) -- AMP Ltd. may be forced to sell its business in pieces after Ares Management Corp. scrapped a A$6.4 billion ($4.9 billion) bid for Australia’s oldest wealth manager, sending shares tumbling in the latest setback...

AMP Ltd. may be forced to sell its business in pieces after Ares Management Corp. scrapped a A$6.4 billion ($4.9 billion) bid for Australia’s oldest wealth manager, sending shares tumbling in the latest setback for long-suffering investors reeling from years of scandal.

CBA’s three hurdles to buybacks and bigger dividends Save Share Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn revealed the bank is facing three obstacles to share buybacks and even bigger dividends as it announced a $3.9 billion cash profit on Wednesday and around $10 billion in excess capital. CBA is poised to shower shareholders with as much as $2.7 billion in dividends in late March, after raising the first-half distribution by 53 per cent to $1.50 a share compared with the previous half. However, the payout ratio of 67 per cent is just below the bank’s target range of between 70 per cent and...

Officers cracked down on a restaurant gathering in Chiswick High Road last Friday (January 29) which was in breach of COVID-19 rules. A number of individuals were found at the address, all from different households, without face coverings and with no social distancing measures in place. Officers reported 15 individuals for consideration of fines of up to £200 and one individual was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. The owner of the restaurant has been reported for consideration of a fine of up to £10,000.  Chief Superintendent Peter Gardner, BCU commander for the West Are...

NPE exhibitors question handling of deposits for canceled trade show NPE exhibitors question handling of deposits for canceled trade show Plastics News photo The Plastics Industry Association announced last week it would not be able to return the first half of deposits paid by exhibitors after canceling its NPE2021 show. After canceling the NPE2021 show because of the worsening coronavirus pandemic, the Plastics Industry Association says it will not be able to return the first half of deposits paid by exhibitors and has decided not to have a virtual NPE2021 show. The Washington-based trade gr...