Westpac Banking Corporation established in 1817 is the first and oldest bank of the four major banks in Australia. The group is the leading institutional bank with a wide range of financial services‚ commercial and institutional banking insurance and wealth management services including 6.7 million customers in it domestic market. It strong market position is based on a strong distribution network comprising 813 branches and 1‚653 ATMs in Australia. The market is divided into four segments‚ the
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healthcare company will obtain possession of St. Jude Medical in an agreement that is valued at $25 billion. This contract between the two companies is considered the largest‚ by combining and increasing their business with doctors and hospitals. More and more companies are merging with one another to obtain access to the latest technologies‚ as well as reducing their overall costs. Since recently‚ St. Jude Medical’s shares have been drastically dropping‚ this merger with Abbott will not only increase their
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CEO of company Westpac has created a new way to take on the technology revolution that could leave many people without jobs. Over the course of two years‚ Westpac has had to let a little over 1000 people go. Despite this large drop in employees‚ CEO‚ Brian Hartzer‚ believes that the idea of robots taking over human jobs is“overdone”. He believes that technology will alter what jobs become available but‚ that they won’t ever completely take over the need for humans to work. For instance‚ robots will
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Investment report of Westpac Banking Corp. & Commonwealth Bank of Australia Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………….……………...1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...2 Overview of the Current Financial Market……………………………………......2 Ratio Analysis………………………………………………………………………. 3 Return Measurement: Percentage Return……………………………...……...3 Risk Measurement: Reward-to-Risk…………………………………..……..…4 Market Value Measurement: P/EPS………………………………...…...……..5 Profitability
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& Contrast” Art work can provide excellent opportunities for expression and makes varying impressions on the masses; the beauty is that each experience is genuinely unique. Paolo Uccello (Italian‚ 1397-1475)‚ created the oil on canvas painting St. George and the Dragon‚ 1470. Almost five hundred and twenty years later‚ Uccello’s painting inspired another artist in her own right‚ Ursula Askham Fanthorpe. Fanthorpe‚ an English poet‚ found herself moved by Uccello’s painting and was inspired to write
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Ethical investment report on Westpac Group Report written by Ta Nhat Linh (Danielle) Student’s number: 21833 Course: BAE – Class: 5 Teacher’s name: Mary Cayley‚ Paul Roxanas Table of contents Executive summary…………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………5 Background information on ethical investments………………………….........5 1.1. What investors consider when investing ethically?..............................5 1.2. Whether socially responsible investments
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Asthma in Emergency setting St. Georges Hospital Emergency Department Cezar Darwiche FY1 Asthma Chronic inflammatory disease of the airways Episodic cough‚ wheezing‚ dyspnea Type I hypersensitivity reaction (Ag cross links IgE on pre-sensitized mast cells and basophils triggering release of vasoactive amines) Types • • • • Extrinsic - Onset in childhood -Triggered by inhaled allergen exposure: Dust mites Cockroaches Cat antigen Molds and pollens Types Intrinsic Early adulthood
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Motives and Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions by JUANJUAN WANG September 2007 A dissertation presented in part consideration for the degree of MA in Finance and Investment Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to all those people who helped me complete this dissertation. Firstly‚ I do appreciate my supervisor Ms. Lynda Taylor’s assistance. She gave me valuable feedback and guidance throughout this dissertation. In addition‚ I
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WBC/NAB Comparison WBC has a higher Average ROE of 17.93% compared to NAB’s Average ROE of 16.03% during the 5 year duration period from 2003-2007. This is due to WBC’s ROA of 1.09% being higher than NAB’s ROA of 1.05%. While profitability of WBC is higher than NAB’s‚ NAB’s financial leverage was greater than WBC’s thus producing a higher ROE. NAB also has a higher Net Income compared to WBC. WBC has a higher Average Expense Multiplier of 16.42 compared to NAB of 15.31 as WBC has lower operating
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23: Mergers and Other Forms of Corporate Restructuring After studying Chapter 23‚ you should be able to: Chapter 23 Explain why a company might decide to engage in corporate restructuring. Understand and calculate the impact on earnings and on market value of companies involved in mergers. Describe what benefits‚ if any‚ accrue to acquiring company shareholders and to selling company shareholders. Analyze a proposed merger as a capital budgeting problem. Describe the merger process
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