COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998
Notice of Approval under Subsection 14(1)
I, JOE HOCKEY, Treasurer, being satisfied that it is in the national interest under subsection 14(1) of the Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998, approve Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 and each of its associates specified in the attached schedule to hold a stake of up to 100 per cent in:
– St. George Life Limited ABN 88 076 763 936;
– Westpac General Insurance Limited ABN 99 003 719 319;
– Westpac Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited ABN 60 074 042 934;
– Westpac Financial Services Group Ltd ABN 50 000 326 312; and
– Westpac Equity Holdings Pty Ltd ABN 77 003 018 559.
These approvals remain in force indefinitely.
Dated 25 September 2013
THE HON J. B. HOCKEY MP
Treasurer
Schedule
Entity | Jurisdiction | ABN |
1925 (Commercial) Pty Limited | Australia | 94 002 944 569
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1925 (Industrial) Pty Limited | Australia | 71 004 218 526
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1925 Advances Pty Limited | Australia | 51 007 569 066
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A.G.C. (Pacific) Limited | Papua New Guinea | N/A |
Above The Index Asset Management Pty Ltd | Australia | 25 111 239 591 |
Advance Asset Management Limited | Australia | 98 002 538 329
|
Alleron Investment Management Limited | Australia | 71 109 874 160 |
Altitude Administration Pty Limited | Australia | 16 099 386 508
|
Altitude Rewards Pty Limited | Australia | 36 099 127 376
|
Angusknight Pty Limited | Australia | 58 076 749 605 |
Aotearoa Financial Services Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Arkx Investment Management Pty Ltd | Australia | 71 125 684 166 |
Ascalon Capital Managers (Asia) Limited | Hong Kong | N/A |
Ascalon Capital Managers Limited | Australia | 14 093 660 523 |
The Trustee for Ascalon Funds Seed Pool Trust | Australia | 17 240 076 514
|
Asgard Capital Management Ltd | Australia | 92 009 279 592
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Asgard Wealth Solutions Ltd | Australia | 28 009 143 597
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Athena Finance Pty Limited | Australia | 96 121 329 691
|
Athos Capital Limited | Hong Kong | N/A |
Australian Loan Processing Security Company Pty Limited | Australia | 36 098 230 258
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The Trustee for Australian Loan Processing Security Trust | Australia | 51 172 317 607
|
Belliston Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 87 006 892 057
|
Bill Acceptance Corporation Pty Limited | Australia | 44 000 488 371
|
BLE Capital Investments Pty Ltd | Australia | 22 002 561 435
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BLE Capital Ltd | Australia | 54 002 535 211
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BLE Development Pty Ltd | Australia | 75 002 626 084
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BLE Holdings Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 50 003 694 826
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BT (Queensland) Pty. Limited | Australia | 49 009 818 875
|
BT Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | 72 000 700 247
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BT Financial Group (NZ) Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
BT Financial Group Pty Limited | Australia | 38 087 480 331
|
BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
BT Funds Management Limited | Australia | 63 002 916 458
|
BT Funds Management No. 2 Limited | Australia | 22 000 727 659
|
BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited | Australia | 13 161 249 332 |
BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited | Australia | 17 126 390 627 |
BT Investment Management Limited | Australia | 28 126 385 822
|
BT Life Limited | Australia | 29 003 773 680
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The trustee for BT Long Term Income Fund | Australia | 84 637 091 867 |
BT Portfolio Services Ltd | Australia | 73 095 055 208
|
BT Private Wealth Nominees Pty Ltd | Australia | 51 155 296 003 |
BT Securities Ltd | Australia | 84 000 720 114
|
The trustee for BT Short Term Income Fund | Australia | 56 157 879 595 |
BTIM UK Limited | UK | N/A |
The Trustee for Boyd Cook Cove Unit Trust | Australia | 31 922 526 590 |
Canning Park Capital Pte Limited | Singapore | N/A |
Cardlink Services Limited | Australia | 60 003 311 644 |
Cards NZ Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Cash Services Australia Pty Limited | Australia | 85 092 486 827 |
The Trustee for The Castlereagh Trust | Australia | 46 798 380 366
|
CBA Limited | Australia | 88 004 044 820
|
Challenge Limited | Australia | 84 009 230 433
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Codrington S.a.r.l. | Luxembourg | N/A |
Continuum Capital Management Pty Ltd | Australia | 16 128 067 765 |
Cook Cove Investment Pty Limited | Australia | ACN: 129 576 218 |
Cook Cove Investment Pty Limited as trustee for Cook Cove Investment Trust | Australia | ACN:129 576 218 |
Cook Cove Pty Limited | Australia | ACN: 128 938 401 |
The Trustee for Crusade Trust No.2P of 2008 | Australia | 54 656 327 299
|
The Trustee for Crusade ABS Series 2012-1 Trust | Australia | 84 275 254 181
|
Crusade CP Management Pty Limited | Australia | 85 083 796 721
|
Crusade CP No.1 Pty Limited | Australia | 52 083 896 208 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 41 Trust | Australia | 23 804 657 249 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 44 Trust | Australia | 73 438 865 362 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 48 Trust | Australia | 46 825 893 625 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 49 Trust | Australia | 86 371 035 048 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 50 Trust | Australia | 81 802 168 040 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 52 Trust | Australia | 19 955 028 558 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 53 Trust | Australia | 48 072 481 341 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 54 Trust | Australia | 83 268 546 615 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 55 Trust | Australia | 66 909 137 410 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 56 Trust | Australia | 12 275 435 319 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 57 Trust | Australia | 68 091 972 310 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 58 Trust | Australia | 14 466 001 668 |
The Trustee for Crusade CP No. 60 Trust | Australia | 76 420 776 801 |
The Trustee for Crusade Euro Trust No 1E of 2006 | Australia | 73 387 446 837 |
The Trustee for Crusade Euro Trust 1E of 2007 | Australia | 82 313 636 934 |
The Trustee for Crusade Global Trust No 1 of 2005 | Australia | 13 761 847 641 |
The Trustee for Crusade Global Trust No 1 of 2006 | Australia | 79 903 654 880 |
The Trustee for Crusade Global Trust No 1 of 2007 | Australia | 88 243 374 500 |
The Trustee for Crusade Global Trust No 2 of 2004 | Australia | 64 353 073 982 |
The Trustee for Crusade Global Trust No 2 of 2005 | Australia | 95 528 144 244 |
The Trustee for Crusade Global Trust No 2 of 2006 | Australia | 64 914 554 745 |
Crusade Management Limited | Australia | 90 072 715 916 |
The Trustee for Crusade Trust No 1A of 2005 | Australia | 30 947 056 755 |
Danaby Pty. Limited | Australia | 58 002 965 862
|
Exact Mining Group Pty Ltd | Australia | 65 057 760 353 |
eQR Securities Pty Limited | Australia | 30 009 119 242 |
The Trustee for Wisdom (FAI) Trust No. 2 | Australia | 14 263 138 351 |
G.C.L. Investments Pty Limited | Australia | 18 004 429 725
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General Credits Holdings Pty Limited | Australia | 12 004 491 258
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General Credits Pty Limited | Australia | 23 004 306 110
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Halcyon Securities Limited | Australia | 34 098 401 159
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Hastings Advisers LLC | USA | N/A |
Hastings Forestry Investments Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Hastings Forests Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | 11 109 123 819
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Hastings Funds Management (UK) Limited | UK | N/A |
Hastings Funds Management (USA) Inc. | USA | N/A |
Hastings Funds Management Asia Pte Limited New | Singapore | N/A |
Hastings Funds Management Limited | Australia | 27 058 693 388
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Hastings Group Pty Limited | Australia | 80 134 359 738
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Hastings Investment Capital LP | USA | N/A |
Hastings Investment Management Pty Ltd | Australia | 99 110 385 352 |
Hastings Investments GP LLC | USA | N/A |
Hastings Management Pty Limited | Australia | 88 101 976 336
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Hastings Private Equity Fund IIA Pty Ltd | Australia | 97 110 385 343
|
H3 Global Advisors Pty Ltd | Australia | 78 074 254 425 |
Helix Partners Pty Limited | Australia | 43 139 457 739 |
The Trustee for The Hickory Trust | Australia | 32 782 272 120
|
Hitton Pty Ltd | Australia | 39 009 385 853
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HLT Custodian Trust | New Zealand | N/A |
J O Hambro Capital Management Holdings Limited | UK | N/A |
J O Hambro Capital Management Limited | UK | N/A |
JOHCM (Singapore) ) Pte Limited | Singapore | N/A |
JOHCM (USA) General Partner Inc | USA | N/A |
JOHCM (USA) Inc New | USA | N/A |
JOHCMG Share Trustee Limited | UK | N/A |
Magnitude Group Pty Ltd | Australia | 54 086 266 202
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MIF Custodian Trust | New Zealand | N/A |
Mortgage Management Pty Limited | Australia | 82 001 680 851
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Nationwide Management Pty. Limited | Australia | 26 002 162 549
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Net Nominees Limited | Australia | 94 090 122 375
|
Number 120 Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Oniston Pty Ltd | Australia | 18 003 435 407
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Packaging Properties 1 Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 84 095 190 533 |
Packaging Properties 2 Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 86 095 190 542 |
Packaging Properties 3 Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 72 095 465 517 |
Partnership Pacific Limited | Australia | 52 000 673 076 |
Partnership Pacific Securities Limited | Australia | 36 001 054 002 |
Pashley Investments Pty Limited | Australia | 49 122 139 048
|
Paymark Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Qvalent Pty Ltd | Australia | 71 088 314 827 |
RAMS Financial Group Pty Limited | Australia | 30 105 207 538 |
Regal Funds Management Asia Limited | Singapore | N/A |
Regal Funds Management Pty Limited | Australia | 30 107 576 821 |
The Trustee for RMS Warehouse Trust 2007-1 | Australia | 91 182 950 862 |
RV Capital Pty Limited | Singapore | N/A |
Sallmoor Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 98 006 065 069 |
Securitor Financial Group Limited | Australia | 48 009 189 495 |
The trustee for Ascalon Funds Seed Pool #2 Trust | Australia | 29 102 099 164 |
The trustee for Series 2007-1G WST Trust | Australia | 55 901 610 359 |
The trustee for Series 2008-1M WST Trust | Australia | 55 776 534 334 |
The trustee for Series 2009-1 WST Trust | Australia | 29 292 157 386 |
The trustee for Series 2011-1 WST Trust | Australia | 67 795 869 223 |
The trustee for Series 2011-2 WST Trust | Australia | 93 948 582 231 |
The trustee for Series 2011-3 WST Trust | Australia | 64 145 834 267 |
The trustee for Series 2012-1 WST Trust | Australia | 72 883 132 694 |
The trustee for Series 2013-1 WST Trust New | Australia | 74 265 325 804 |
Sixty Martin Place (Holdings) Pty Ltd | Australia | 63 002 325 957
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St.George Business Finance Pty. Limited | Australia | 82 010 738 271
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St.George Custodial Pty. Limited | Australia | 87 003 347 411
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St. George Equity Finance Limited | Australia | 97 060 017 923
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St.George Finance Holdings Limited | Australia | 69 001 089 050
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St. George Finance Limited | Australia | 99 001 094 471
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St.George Group Holdings Pty. Limited | Australia | 44 002 882 742
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St. George Life Limited | Australia | 88 076 763 936
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St.George Motor Finance Limited | Australia | 53 007 656 555
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St. George Procurement Management Pty. Limited | Australia | 23 000 305 573
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St.George Security Holdings Pty. Limited | Australia | 43 128 168 758
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St Hilliers Enhanced Property Fund No. 2 | Australia | 37 141 783 601 |
Sydney Capital Corp Inc. | USA | N/A |
Tavarua Funding Trust III | USA | N/A |
Tavarua Funding Trust IV | USA | N/A |
Teuton Pty. Limited | Australia | 67 008 638 775
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The Home Mortgage Company Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
The Mortgage Company Pty. Limited | Australia | 86 070 968 302
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge Holdings Pty Limited | Australia | 46 111 120 524 |
The Warehouse Financial Services Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
TIF International 1 Pty Ltd | Australia | 45 124 149 088
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Value Nominees Pty. Limited | Australia | 90 001 827 998
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Vipro Pty Ltd | Australia | 99 111 874 143 |
W1 Investments Pty Limited | Australia | 60 134 953 325
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Waratah Receivables Corporation Pty Limited | Australia | 82 061 389 277 |
Waratah Securities Australia Limited | Australia | 65 071 451 388 |
Westpac (NZ) Investments Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Administration Pty. Limited | Australia | 67 008 617 203
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The Trustee for Westpac Altitude Rewards Trust | Australia | 34 938 622 503 |
Westpac Americas Inc. | USA | N/A |
Westpac Asian Lending Pty. Limited | Australia | 26 009 641 749
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Westpac Bank of Tonga | Tonga | N/A |
Westpac Bank Samoa Limited | Samoa | N/A |
Westpac Bank-PNG-Limited | Papua New Guinea | N/A |
Westpac Capital Holdings Inc. | USA | N/A |
Westpac Capital Markets Holding Corp. | USA | N/A |
Westpac Capital Markets LLC | USA | N/A |
Westpac Capital Trust III | USA | N/A |
Westpac Capital Trust IV | USA | N/A |
Westpac Capital-NZ-Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Cash PIE Fund New | New Zealand | N/A |
The Trustee for Westpac Cook Cove Trust I | Australia | 17 504 505 593 |
The Trustee for Westpac Cook Cove Trust II | Australia | 70 041 699 867 |
The trustee for the Westpac Covered Bond Trust | Australia | 41 372 138 093 |
Westpac Custodian Nominees Limited | Australia | 18 002 861 565
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Westpac Debt Securities Pty Limited | Australia | 37 067 162 707
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Westpac Delta LLC | USA | N/A |
Westpac Direct Equity Investments Pty Limited | Australia | 22 009 642 040
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Westpac Employee Assistance Foundation Pty. Limited | Australia | 96 008 636 459 |
Westpac Equipment Finance (No.1) Pty. Limited | Australia | 60 083 112 056 |
Westpac Equipment Finance Limited | Australia | 61 002 366 896 |
Westpac Equity Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | 77 003 018 559 |
Westpac Equity Investments NZ Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Equity Pty. Limited | Australia | 93 004 801 825 |
The trustee for Westpac Essential Services Trust I | Australia | 40 252 239 647 |
The trustee for Westpac Essential Services Trust II | Australia | 24 569 771 488 |
Westpac Europe Limited | UK | N/A |
Westpac Finance (HK) Limited | Hong Kong | N/A |
Westpac Financial Consultants Limited | Australia | 96 052 952 753 |
Westpac Financial Holdings Pty Limited | Australia | 41 007 033 589 |
Westpac Financial Services Group Ltd | Australia | 50 000 326 312 |
Westpac Financial Services Group-NZ-Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Financial Services Ltd | Australia | 20 000 241 127
|
Westpac Funding Holdings Pty. Limited | Australia | 48 088 345 957
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Westpac Funds Financing Holdco Pty Limited | Australia | ACN: 133 170 171
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Westpac Funds Financing Pty Limited | Australia | ACN: 133 170 742
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Westpac General Insurance Limited | Australia | 99 003 719 319 |
Westpac General Insurance Services Limited | Australia | 63 005 274 368 |
Westpac Group Investment-NZ-Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Group Investments Australia Pty Limited | Australia | 48 100 950 632
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Westpac Holdings-NZ-Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Investment Capital Corporation | USA | N/A |
Westpac Investment Vehicle No.2 Pty Limited | Australia | 99 123 080 919 |
Westpac Investment Vehicle No. 3 Pty Limited | Australia | 53 134 095 999 |
Westpac Investment Vehicle Pty. Limited | Australia | 51 093 721 423
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Westpac Investments U.K. Limited | UK | N/A |
Westpac Leasing Nominees-Vic.- Pty. Limited | Australia | 58 008 575 997
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Westpac Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited | Australia | 60 074 042 934
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Westpac Life Insurance Services Limited | Australia | 31 003 149 157
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Westpac Life-NZ-Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac New Zealand Group Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac New Zealand Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Nominees-NZ-Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac NZ Covered Bond Holdings Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac NZ Covered Bond Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac NZ Leasing Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac NZ Operations Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac NZ Securitisation Holdings Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac NZ Securitisation Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac NZ Securitisation No.2 Limited New | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Overseas Holdings No. 2 Pty Limited | Australia | 90 121 257 510 |
Westpac Overseas Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | 64 003 116 452 |
Westpac Pacific Limited Partnership | Australia | 43 225 409 313 |
Westpac Private Equity Pty Limited | Australia | 24 071 205 715 |
Westpac Properties Ltd | Australia | 44 000 417 890 |
Westpac RE Limited | Australia | 80 000 742 478 |
Westpac Securities Administration Limited | Australia | 77 000 049 472
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Westpac Securities Limited | Australia | 39 087 924 221
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Westpac Securities NZ Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Securitisation Holdings Pty Limited | Australia | 95 112 457 762
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Westpac Securitisation Management Pty Limited | Australia | 73 081 709 211
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Westpac Singapore Limited | Singapore | N/A |
Westpac Structured Products Limited | Australia | 32 063 479 247
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Westpac Superannuation Nominees-NZ-Limited | New Zealand | N/A |
Westpac Syndications Management Pty Ltd | Australia | 34 002 287 336
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Westpac Term PIE Fund | New Zealand | N/A |
The trustee for Westpac TPS Trust | Australia | 44 547 849 452
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The Trustee for Westpac Unit Trust | Australia | 76 657 794 703
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Westpac USA Inc. | USA | N/A |