Computershare saves PointsBet from its own constitution
No shit. It had been expecting Matt Tripp 's Betr to use its 19.9 per cent holding to block the deal, which needed a 75 per cent approval vote. But miraculously, according to vote tallier Computershare, Betr didn't vote. That's despite having its own acquisition offer on the table and publicly declaring it would veto the deal.
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- 7NEWS
Gotta trash them all: McDonald's bins Pokemon promotion
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The Advertiser
a day ago
- The Advertiser
J-pop star guilty of indecent assault in Hong Kong
Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura has been found guilty of a charge of indecent assault on a female interpreter in a Hong Kong court before some emotional fans. Kamimura, a former member of a Japanese boy group named ONE N' ONLY, was arrested in the southern Chinese city in March. In the same month, his contract was terminated due to a serious compliance violation. In April, he pleaded not guilty. He allegedly touched the interpreter's thigh repeatedly during a celebratory dinner at a restaurant. During the trial in July, the interpreter testified through a live video link that Kamimura had invited her to a bathroom elsewhere. After she dismissed the request and told him she had a boyfriend, Kamimura continued to touch her thigh, she said. The defence argued the interpreter exaggerated her claims and the alleged bathroom invitation might not have been based on improper motives. Judge Peter Yu handed down the conviction on Wednesday, saying Kamimura touched the interpreter in a caressing nature that implicitly carried a sexual undertone and had indecent intent. After the verdict was announced, a few of Kamimura's fans wept in the courtroom. But Kamimura looked relieved when the judge issued a fine of $HK15,000 ($A2900) and no prison term. The maximum penalty for the charge is 10 years of imprisonment. The singer's supporters, including some from Japan and mainland China, formed long lines inside the court building to secure a seat in the main courtroom before the hearing. Others from mainland China who attended said they were not fans but wanted to learn more about the case. Kamimura also is an actor who appeared in several TV dramas including the boys' love series Our Youth and the popular drama Ossan's Love Returns. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura has been found guilty of a charge of indecent assault on a female interpreter in a Hong Kong court before some emotional fans. Kamimura, a former member of a Japanese boy group named ONE N' ONLY, was arrested in the southern Chinese city in March. In the same month, his contract was terminated due to a serious compliance violation. In April, he pleaded not guilty. He allegedly touched the interpreter's thigh repeatedly during a celebratory dinner at a restaurant. During the trial in July, the interpreter testified through a live video link that Kamimura had invited her to a bathroom elsewhere. After she dismissed the request and told him she had a boyfriend, Kamimura continued to touch her thigh, she said. 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News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
ASX slumps as CBA financial results disappoint investors
Australia's sharemarket slumped on Wednesday as investors sold off CBA, Computershare and AGL shares on disappointing financial results. The benchmark ASX 200 dropped 53.70 points, or 0.60 per cent, to 88271.0 while the broader All Ordinaries lost 47.20 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 9103.10. Australia's dollar is trading 0.23 per cent higher, buying 65.44 US cents. Overall, six of the 11 sectors gained, but falls in the utilities and financials offset gains out of materials, healthcare and consumer staples. The drag on the market was led by CBA, with the heavyweight pulling down the entire market, due to being almost 12 per cent of the index. Shares in Australia's largest company plunged 5.41 per cent to $169.12 on its latest profit announcement. The fall comes despite Australia's largest bank saying improving household budgets helped drive it to a monster $10.25bn profit. CBA will also pay out a final dividend of $2.60 per share, taking total dividend payouts for the year to $4.85, which is a new record high for the bank. Despite announcing strong profits, the bank, which has seen its share price climb 30 per cent over the year, was priced for perfection, with analysts saying the result did not match the valuation. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said CBA was being dumped due to its lofty valuations. 'The falls come as the market continues to question its lofty valuation and as the RBA's rate-cutting cycle reduces the ability of the bank to leverage its large deposit base and as margins are compressed,' he said in a market note. CBA dragged the rest of the financial sector down. NAB shares fell 2.63 per cent to $38.16, Westpac dropped 2.11 per cent to $33.90 and ANZ slipped 0.19 per cent to $31.87. While the banks sold off, the major miners and healthcare shares gained. The miners were boosted by rising iron ore futures prices on the back of China steel production curbs in the north, adding to tightening global supply. BHP gained 1.14 per cent to $41.73, Rio Tinto added 0.96 per cent to $117.84 and Fortescue jumped 1.37 per cent to $19.93. Healthcare heavyweight CSL gained 1.98 per cent to $269.55, while Cochlear was up 0.43 per cent to $313.29 and Ramsay Healthcare added 0.60 per cent to $38.81 on a strong day for the sector. In other company news, Australia's largest winemaker, Treasury Wine Estates, told the market it was lifting its dividends as well as buying $200m worth of stock as part of its latest company announcement. The business said revenue grew by 6.5 per cent to $2.99bn for the 12 months until June 30, while net profit after tax soared 342 per cent to $437m due to one-off items that dragged down last year's performance being removed. Shares rose 1.18 per cent to $7.72. Computershares fell 3.78 to $39.75 after announcing revenue dropped 5.6 per cent to $3.1bn for the year to June 30. Profits rose 72 per cent to $607m. AGL shares plunged 13.11 per cent to $8.88 after the power generation company said there would be a steeper-than-expected 21.2 per cent drop in profits to $640m.
