Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Australia's Senate commitee quizzed Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) over AMMB Holdings Bhd's alleged link to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), The Australian reported.

AMMB is also known as AmBank. ANZ via ANZ Funds Pty Ltd is the largest shareholder in AMMB with a 23.78% stake.

The Australian quoted ANZ deputy chief executive and acting chief financial officer Graham Hodges as saying allegations that ANZ had governance questions to answer over AMMB and 1MDB were "simplistic".

"Clearly the directors on that board are not at liberty to talk about what goes on ... we do not control that bank. We are directors on that bank, it is a separately listed public company," Hodges told the committee in Sydney.

The Australian reported that Hodges had responded to the committee, which was looking into constructive default loans.

In Malaysia, AMMB shares fell six sen or 1.3% to RM4.60 at 10:33am for a market value of RM13.85 billion.

The stock saw 133,700 shares traded.

 

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