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At Westpac we use our intimate knowledge of the Australasian environment, coupled with our Asia insight, to deliver financial solutions to corporate and institutional clients.

We specialise in helping Australian and New Zealand customers with links to Asia, and Asian clients with links to Australia and New Zealand.

Our operations in Asia have been running since 1972, with branches in Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Jakarta, and Mumbai.

Westpac offers a range of services:

Corporate and Institutional banking
Westpac Asia forms part of Westpac Institutional Bank's global relationship management model, servicing corporate and institutional clients through key offices in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, London and New York.

Find out more about our industry expertise.

For more information contact:
Tony Smith
Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking, Asia
Phone +65 6530 9898
asiaenquiries@westpac.com.au

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Foreign Exchange
Westpac is a market leader in Australian and New Zealand Dollar denominated products, and we cover all markets in Asia (excluding Japan).

We offer FX spot, FX forward and FX derivatives products to corporate and institutional customers.

Our key customers include Asian central banks, quasi-government organisations, private banks, asset and hedge fund managers, financial institutions and corporate organisations.

Find out more about our global foreign exchange expertise.

For more information contact:
Martin Goodacre
Head of Institutional FX, Asia
Phone +65 6530 9898
asiaenquiries@westpac.com.au

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Capital Markets
We increase the growth potential of our corporate and institutional clients by using our capital-raising skills to provide funding through debt, equity or hybrid instruments.

This allows our Asia-based investors access to the following products:
  • Government and semi-government bonds
  • Corporate bonds
  • Credit Default Swaps
  • Asset Backed Securities
  • Interest rate and cross currency swaps
Find out more about our capital market capabilities.

For more information contact:
Geoff Roberts
Head of Capital Market Sales, Asia
Phone +65 6530 9898
asiaenquiries@westpac.com.au

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Asset Finance
Our Asset Finance team in Asia supports the initiatives of our Corporate and Institutional Banking unit in servicing our global clients, leveraging the in-house expertise of our Asset Finance activities in Australia and New Zealand. Our clients are in the airline and aerospace industries, shipping and marine, mining and earthmoving equipment, logistics and material handling, construction equipment, information technology and communications, industrial equipment. We have a particular focus on financing transportation assets.

For more information contact:
Antony Boland
Head of Asset Finance, Asia
Phone +65 6530 9861
asiaenquiries@westpac.com.au

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Syndications and Infrastructure Finance
Syndications and Infrastructure Finance based in Singapore is part of the broader Debt Markets business and is responsible for all the loan products for Westpac Institutional Bank including corporate loans, leveraged finance and project and infrastructure finance. Working closely with Corporate and Institutional Banking we provide financing solutions to key investors, manage distribution of the loan product originating from Australia and secondary market loan sales across the region. The office is also responsible for underwriting infrastructure originated out of Europe, the UK and US.

For more information contact:
Michael Williams
Director, Syndications and Infrastructure Finance
Phone +65 6530 9585
asiaenquiries@westpac.com.au

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    Treasury
    Our Asian Treasury team provides deposit services to central banks, financial institutions, multi-national corporations and private companies based in Asia.

    As a deposit customer, you will receive dedicated and attentive services to meet your deposit placement needs. For flexibility and convenience you can open your deposit accounts in multi-currencies.

    We offer, at competitive rates, deposits in AUD, NZD, USD, EUR, GBP, HKD and SGD*, with tenures ranging from one week to one year.

    For more information contact:
    Lynn Wong
    Global Funding Dealer
    Phone +65 6530 9898
    asiaenquiries@westpac.com.au

    * Deposit amount must be a minimum of SGD250,000.

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