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U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc said on Wednesday it has raised the largest ever real estate fund, amassing $20.5 billion to be invested in property assets around the world.

Westpac Banking Corp said on Thursday its chief financial officer, Peter King, will retire next year after spending 25 years with Australia's second largest bank.

The Trump administration on Wednesday sent U.S. House of Representatives Democrats its latest proposals for addressing legislators' concerns about the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal, lawmakers and congressional sources said.

Anheuser-Busch InBev said on Thursday it is continuing to explore an initial public offering in Hong Kong of its Asia Pacific unit, Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, two months after saying it will not proceed with the planned listing.

Westpac Banking Corp said on Thursday its chief financial officer Peter King will retire next year after spending 25 years with Australia's second largest bank.

Schemes would upgrade existing lines rather than building new ones

UK fund assets totalled 7.7 trillion pounds ($9.50 trillion) in 2018, steady from the previous year but failing to rise for the first time since 2008 due to political and market uncertainty, the sector's leading trade body said on Thursday.

Anheuser-Busch InBev said on Thursday it is continuing to explore an initial public offering in Hong Kong of its Asia Pacific unit, Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, two months after saying it will not proceed with the planned listing.

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Australian shares are likely to open higher on Thursday, tracking Wall Street, after China's decision to exempt some U.S. goods from tariffs boosted market sentiment. China exempted some U.S. anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs ahead of trade talks slated for early October. ...