Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 10:35 a.m. No.20258239   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Russian missiles strike Western fighters in Ukraine – Moscow

 

Scores of French mercenaries were killed in Kharkov, the Russian Defense Ministry has said

 

Over 60 foreign fighters in Ukrainian service, most of them French, have been eliminated in a precision strike on a building in Kharkov, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

 

Kharkov is a major stronghold of the Ukrainian military in the east and has been the launching pad for rocket attacks on Russian territory, including the December 30 massacre in Belgorod that killed 25 and injured more than 100.

 

“On the evening of January 16, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a high-precision strike on the temporary assembly point of foreign fighters in the city of Kharkov, the majority of whom were French mercenaries,” the ministry said.

 

“As a result of the strike, the building in which the mercenaries were stationed was completely destroyed. More than 60 militants were killed, [while] over 20 were taken to hospitals,” the Russian military added.

 

The strike came on the same day that French President Emmanuel Macron announced Paris could not “allow Russia to win” and pledged to send 40 SCALP cruise missiles and “hundreds of bombs” to Kiev.

 

Ukrainian authorities initially said that two missiles had struck an inactive hospital, injuring nine people. Kharkov regional governor Oleg Sinegubov later said that 17 people had been wounded, two of them seriously.

 

Regional police head Vladimir Tymoshko told the outlet Suspilne that no military personnel were among the injured, only civilians, and that the target had been a “civilian residential building.”

 

“This is genocide,” Tymoshko claimed.

 

Thousands of foreign fighters flocked to Ukraine at the start of hostilities with Russia in 2022, only to quickly become disillusioned by the realities of modern war.

 

The most recent estimate of their number was in July, when the Russian Defense Ministry said only 2,000 mercenaries remained in Ukraine. Of the original 11,000, some 5,000 left because they were unhappy with their treatment, while others became casualties, Moscow said at the time.

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/590825-kharkov-missile-strike-mercenaries/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 10:37 a.m. No.20258247   🗄️.is 🔗kun

NATO-supplied missiles intercepted over Russian border region – governor

 

The Franco-British-made Storm Shadows were reportedly targeting a school and medical institution, according to Vladimir Saldo

 

Russian air defenses have reportedly intercepted two NATO-supplied Storm Shadow missiles that were apparently heading towards a school and medical facility in Russia’s Kherson Region, according to the governor, Vladimir Saldo.

 

In a Telegram post on Wednesday, the governor stated that the missiles were brought down near the village of Popovka in the Genchesk municipality, and posted several photos apparently showing what was left of the Franco-British-made munitions.

 

“In an open field near the village of Popovka, the military found fragments of the downed missiles. Individual marking elements were discovered indicating their foreign production,” Saldo wrote.

 

The incident follows a string of attempted missile and drone strikes by Kiev’s forces on Russian regions bordering Ukraine in recent weeks, often using NATO-supplied munitions. On Tuesday, Russian air defenses repelled a UAV attack on the city of Voronezh, located around 200km from the Ukrainian border. Despite shooting down the drones, several buildings sustained minor damage and one young girl was injured by shattered glass.

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/590820-storm-shadow-kherson-attack/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 10:39 a.m. No.20258259   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8270 >>8328 >>8485 >>8640 >>8840 >>8949 >>8965

Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran

 

The rift between the Middle Eastern neighbors was triggered by an attack on Balochistan province, which Islamabad has blamed on Tehran

 

Islamabad has decided to recall its ambassador in Tehran, following a reported Iranian attack on Pakistani soil overnight. A statement by the Foreign Ministry called the incident a “blatant breach” of the nation’s sovereignty that “has no justification whatsoever.”

 

Iranian officials did not publicly take credit for the strikes. The IRGC-owned news outlet Tasnim reported that a combination of drone and missile strikes destroyed the bases of a group internationally known as Jaish ul-Adl.

 

The militant group, which is considered a terrorist organization by Tehran, seeks independence for the Pakistani province of Balochistan. A series of explosions on Tuesday night was reported in Panjgur, a city near the Iranian border. The Baloch people predominantly live in Iran and Pakistan, with large diasporas present in Afghanistan and Oman.

 

In addition to recalling its own diplomat, Pakistan has refused to allow his Iranian counterpart to return to Islamabad following his current trip to his home country, the ministerial statement said. All high-level bilateral visits have been suspended.

 

Islamabad said it reserves the right to respond to the incident and considers Tehran fully responsible for the escalation of tensions.

 

An earlier Pakistani statement claimed that two children had been killed in the strikes.

 

The diplomatic rift happened a day after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched airstrikes targeting Iraq and Syria. The paramilitary organization claims that it was targeting Israeli spies and terrorists from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in retaliation for recent attacks on Iranian forces.

 

Commenting on those attacks on Wednesday, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtian said there were “no limits” to measures that the country would take to safeguard its national security.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/590806-pakistan-ambassador-iran-strikes/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 10:43 a.m. No.20258277   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8285 >>8372 >>8493 >>8921 >>8954

FBI Helped Autistic 16-year-old Plan Trip to Join ISIS in Entrapment Scheme

 

An investigative report by The Intercept has revealed the FBI assisted an autistic teenager in planning a trip to join ISIS as part of an entrapment operation.

 

In the report, investigative journalist Murtaza Hussain revealed that 18-year-old Huzmand Mashkoor was charged with attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization after four FBI agents groomed him to join the Islamic State through online exchanges.

 

FBI agents posing as members of ISIS started exchanging messages with Mashkoor when he was 16 years old, and the messages continued until the time of his arrest when he was 18.

 

The agents, throughout the two years, groomed Mashkoor, who has developmental disabilities and were eventually able to persuade him to fly to Dubai to join ISIS sects in either Afghanistan or Syria.

 

In response to the FBI’s entrapment scheme, Mashkoor’s defense attorney Joshua Herman shared, “It is appalling that the government never once reached out to his parents, even while they were sending undercover agents to befriend him online starting when he was 16 years old.

 

Herman continued, “Almost all of the conduct he is alleged to have committed took place when he was a juvenile.”

 

Per The Intercept:

 

Humzah Mashkoor had just cleared security at Denver International Airport when the FBI showed up. The agents had come to arrest the 18-year-old, who is diagnosed with a developmental disability, and charge him with terror-related crimes. At the time of the arrest, a relative later said in court, Mashkoor was reading “Diary of a Wimpy KidOpens in a new tab,” a book written for elementary school children.

 

Mashkoor had gone to the airport on December 18 to fly to Dubai, and from there to either Syria or Afghanistan, as part of his alleged plot to join the Islamic State. The trip had been spurred by over a year of online exchanges starting when Mashkoor was 16 years old with four people he believed were members of ISIS. According to the Justice Department’s criminal complaintOpens in a new tab, the four were actually undercover FBI agents. As a result of his conversations with the FBI, Mashkoor could face a lengthy sentence for attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization.

 

At an initial court hearing, family members said that Mashkoor, who had turned 18 just a few weeks prior to the arrest, had intellectual difficulties and been diagnosed with autism. Despite acknowledging Mashkoor’s family support and his young age, the judge ordered that he be detained while awaiting trial.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/fbi-helped-autistic-16-year-old-plan-trip/

 

https://youtu.be/vLCgbAoT4sc

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 10:46 a.m. No.20258293   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8306 >>8328 >>8391 >>8485 >>8640 >>8840 >>8949 >>8965

Bill Gates Says Next-Generation Vaccines to Offer ‘Longer Duration, More Coverage’ and Will Be Administered Needle-Free

 

At the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held from January 15–19, 2024, Bill Gates has sparked skepticism with his recent statements about the future of vaccines.

 

In an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Shereen Bhan, Gates expressed confidence in the development of next-generation vaccines that promise longer duration, broader coverage, and the shift towards needle-free administration.

 

“We make sure that for all these vaccines, there’s enough capacity; there’s competition. So the prices keep going down, and we will have new vaccines,” said Gates.

 

“We’ll have a TB vaccine, malaria vaccine, HIV vaccine, and even the things like COVID vaccines; we need to make them have longer duration, more coverage. And we’re going to change instead of using a needle to use a little patch. So the pandemic really highlighted that we’ve been underinvested in those innovations, and our partners in India are part of how we’re going to get these breakthrough products done,” he added.

 

Gates, whose Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently invested $23.6 million in U.S.-based Micron Biomedical to develop needle-free vaccine technology, emphasized the importance of affordable, accessible, and innovative vaccine solutions.

 

This technology will use a patch-like device with dissolvable microneedles.

 

Micron Biomedical announced:

 

Micron Biomedical, a life science company developing first-in-class dissolvable microarray-based products that simplify and improve the transport, storage, and administration of drugs and vaccines, today announced a $23.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will fund mass production of needle-free vaccines.

 

The manufacturing facility will enable commercialization of the first microarray technology-based measles-rubella vaccine, indicated for children as young as 9 months, once approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities following additional clinical study.

 

In low- and middle-income countries, measles remains a leading cause of death, primarily due to limited access to vaccines that require refrigeration during transport and storage and clinicians to administer them. Micron is developing a needle-free version of the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine based on its microarray technology.

 

The technology reduces the need for a cold chain and allows a community health worker to vaccinate a child within minutes by applying the technology to the skin and pressing a button that confirms administration. The administration of the vaccine is virtually pain-free.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/bill-gates-says-next-generation-vaccines-offer-longer/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 10:51 a.m. No.20258321   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8339

Anthony Blinken Stranded In Davos After His Boeing 737 Breaks Down

 

It's just not Boeing's year

 

After the recent fiasco involving the Boeing 737 Max, aka the "convertible" model, and the subsequent grounding the last thing the woke aerospace giant needed was more focus to its DEI-inspired airplane production practices (where airplanes are "designed by clowns, who in turn are supervised by monkeys" but it's all very equitable and anti-white). Alas, that's precisely what it got moments ago when Bloomberg reported that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was unable to fly home from Davos as scheduled on Wednesday due to a critical error with his aircraft…. which, you may have guessed - is a Boeing 737.

 

After flying from Davos on helicopters (the gas-free variety, because we all know that the Davos set is very concerned about the environment and CO emissions) and boarding the modified Boeing 737, Blinken and his party were informed that the aircraft had been deemed unsafe to fly. An oxygen leak detected previously could not be remedied.

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/anthony-blinken-stranded-davos-after-his-boeing-737-breaks-down

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 10:55 a.m. No.20258341   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8698

E Jean Carroll Admits She Told Trump Stories Because Her ‘Book Was Not Selling,’ Confirms George Conway Convinced Her to Sue.

 

Bizarro advice columnist and rape fantasist E Jean Carroll has admitted that former husband to Kelly Anne Conway, George Conway, convinced her to sue President Donald J. Trump following a meeting at a party hosted by far-left columnist Molly Jong-Fast. The claim, now confirmed by Carroll, was initially reported in April 2023. In addition to Carroll’s admission over the far-left plot against Trump, she also disclosed under questioning by her own counsel that she told friends and colleagues she was okay, despite the President’s denials over sexually abusing her in a Bergdorf Goodman changing room in the mid-90s. When questioned about her upbeat demeanor, she responded in court on Wednesday: “That’s the public E. Jean.”

 

She is now seeking further damages from President Trump for his continuing insistence that her story – oddly similar to a plotline from the TV show Law and Order – never happened. During the questioning, Carroll also let slip that she embarked upon a media tour about her story about the 45th President because “journalists wanted to hear about President Trump.” She added: “I saw that the book was not selling, so I tried to talk about it.”

 

https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/01/17/breaking-e-jean-carroll-admits-she-told-trump-stories-because-her-book-was-not-selling-confirms-george-conway-convinced-her-to-sue/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:04 a.m. No.20258382   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>20258363

>What does socialist intifada mean?

 

>🇵🇸 protester: If I’m being honest with you I just got this at the stand over there. I don’t actually know the definition of the word Intifada.

 

>None of them knew what Intifada means but happy to hold signs with it on. 🤦🏽

 

>https://x.com/ArchRose90/status/1747640890770792544

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:08 a.m. No.20258393   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Senate Votes Down Bernie Sanders Resolution to Probe Israel’s Gaza Slaughter

 

The bill would have frozen US military aid to Israel if the State Department didn't produce a report within 30 days

 

The Senate on Tuesday night voted down a resolution introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would have frozen US military aid to Israel if the State Department failed to produce a report on whether Israel was committing human rights violations in Gaza.

 

Under the resolution, which invokes the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act, aid would have also been frozen if human rights violations were found. The legislation failed in a vote of 72-11, with one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), nine Democrats, and Sanders supporting the oversight of Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians with US weapons.

 

“It should not be controversial to ask how US weapons are used,” Sanders wrote on X before the vote. “We should all want this information. If you believe the war has been indiscriminate, as I do, then we must ask this question. If you believe Israel has done nothing wrong, then this information should support that belief.”

 

During a speech on the Senate floor last week, Sanders said that due to the “scale of the destruction, and the extensive use of US arms in this campaign, including thousands of massive 2,000-pound bombs, Congress must act to conduct real oversight.”

 

The White House came out against the resolution ahead of the vote as it supports unconditional aid to Israel despite the massive civilian death toll in Gaza. “We do not believe that this resolution is the right vehicle to address these issues,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, who has repeatedly shrugged off Israel’s killing of civilians.

 

https://news.antiwar.com/2024/01/16/senate-votes-down-bernie-sanders-resolution-to-probe-israels-gaza-slaughter/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:11 a.m. No.20258407   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8774 >>8809 >>8840 >>8949 >>8965

WEF Davos 2024 Takes a Peculiar Turn: Farming and Fishing Labeled ‘Ecocide,’ Calls for Recognition as a ‘Serious Crime’ Leave Many Bewildered

 

In the bizarre world of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a speaker has boldly declared farming and fishing as “ecocide,” pushing for its recognition as a “serious crime.” Welcome to WEF Davos 2024, where the seemingly rational takes a backseat.

 

The claim that the path to peace involves more weapons, more war, and inevitably more death is nothing short of mind-boggling. These declarations sound like a script from a dystopian novel rather than a serious discourse on global issues.

 

It’s hard not to label these ideas as downright insane. The disconnect between such statements and the realities of fostering peace and sustainability leaves many scratching their heads. As discussions unfold at Davos, one can only wonder what other surprising twists and turns this narrative will take. Stay tuned for more revelations from the peculiar world of the WEF.

 

https://citizenwatchreport.com/wef-davos-2024-takes-a-peculiar-turn-farming-and-fishing-labeled-ecocide-calls-for-recognition-as-a-serious-crime-leave-many-bewildered/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:13 a.m. No.20258417   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8641 >>8658 >>8779

WEF Davos 2024 Takes a Peculiar Turn: Farming and Fishing Labeled ‘Ecocide,’ Calls for Recognition as a ‘Serious Crime’ Leave Many Bewildered

 

In the bizarre world of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a speaker has boldly declared farming and fishing as “ecocide,” pushing for its recognition as a “serious crime.” Welcome to WEF Davos 2024, where the seemingly rational takes a backseat.

 

The claim that the path to peace involves more weapons, more war, and inevitably more death is nothing short of mind-boggling. These declarations sound like a script from a dystopian novel rather than a serious discourse on global issues.

 

It’s hard not to label these ideas as downright insane. The disconnect between such statements and the realities of fostering peace and sustainability leaves many scratching their heads. As discussions unfold at Davos, one can only wonder what other surprising twists and turns this narrative will take. Stay tuned for more revelations from the peculiar world of the WEF.

 

https://citizenwatchreport.com/wef-davos-2024-takes-a-peculiar-turn-farming-and-fishing-labeled-ecocide-calls-for-recognition-as-a-serious-crime-leave-many-bewildered/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:18 a.m. No.20258442   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8473 >>8485 >>8640 >>8840 >>8949 >>8965

Two tier circus

 

Mayorkas won't attend second House impeachment hearing, offered chance to submit written testimony

 

House Republicans think Mayorkas should be impeached because he has failed to secure the southern U.S. border, allowed a record number of illegal migrants into the country.

 

Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will not appear at the GOP-led House's second impeachment inquiry hearing, which is scheduled for Thursday, says the chairman of the committee holding the hearings.

 

The announcement was made by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, who sent a letter to Mayorkas telling him that he could instead submit written testimony.

 

“The committee has given Secretary Mayorkas chance after chance to appear and explain his actions, decisions, and statements to us and to the American people," Green said Wednesday. "Over the past several months, he has tacitly rejected those offers, resorting instead to political games and delay.

 

"Our request for written testimony from Secretary Mayorkas is his last chance to show some semblance of respect for the people’s representatives and our constitutional oversight duties."

 

According to GOP committee staff, Mayorkas was invited Jan. 5 to testify Thursday, but his office said he could not attend.

 

Some House Republicans think Mayorkas should be impeached because he has failed to secure the southern U.S. border and has allowed a record number of illegal migrants into the country.

 

Mayorkas is meeting Thursday with Mexico officials about border issues, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

 

“We look forward to working through the details with committee staff and agreeing upon the date and structure of the hearing," the committee said in a letter to the committee on the matter. "The secretary’s schedule is quite committed with the work of the Department including hosting Mexican Cabinet Members next week to discuss border enforcement.”

 

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/mayorkas-not-appearing-second-impeachment-hearing-thursday-house-gop-offers

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:24 a.m. No.20258466   🗄️.is 🔗kun

IRAQI RESISTANCE SAYS ‘VITAL TARGET’ IN CENTRAL ISRAEL WAS ATTACKED WITH CRUISE MISSILE

 

On January 16, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), an umbrella group of Iranian-backed armed factions, announced that it had attacked a “vital target” in central Israel in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

 

The group didn’t reveal the nature of the target, but said in a statement that it was attacked with an “Arqab long-range cruise missile” in “the past days.”

 

The Arqab is thought to be an Iranian-made cruise missile that is designated as type “351” by the United States military and intelligence. The missile, which the Iranian-backed Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen call “Quds,” has a range of around 2,000 kilometers and carries a warhead weighing 450 kg.

 

The Israeli Defense Forces didn’t announce any attack on central Israel in recent days and there were no reports of blasts or interceptions in Hebrew media.

 

The IRI has launched several attacks against Israel since the war broke out in Gaza. Last week, the group said it attacked two targets close to the Jordan River Park in northern Israel and near the southernmost city of Eilat using “suitable weapons.”

 

In addition to the direct attacks on Israel, the IRI has so far launched more than 130 attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and neighboring Syria. The aim of these attacks is to pressure Washington to end its unconditional support for the war on Gaza, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 23,000 Palestinains, mostly women and children.

 

The U.S. responded to some of the IRI’s attacks by launching strikes in both Iraq and Syria. Israel didn’t announce any retaliatory attacks. However, it was unofficially blamed for several recent strikes which targeted the Iraqi-Syrian border and were not claimed by the U.S. military.

 

Retaliatory strikes will not likely deter the IRI, which apparently posses a large arsenal of offensive weapons that includes ballistic missiles and suicide drones in addition to cruise missiles.

 

https://southfront.press/iraqi-resistance-says-vital-target-in-central-israel-was-attacked-with-cruise-missile-video/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:25 a.m. No.20258480   🗄️.is 🔗kun

BOMB HIT GREECE OFFICE OF ISRAELI SHIPPING COMPANY ZIM

 

A makeshift explosive device went off on January 17 morning outside the Greece offices of Zim, Israel’s main international cargo shipping company, Greek police sources and Hebrew media reported.

 

Two gas canisters were used in the attack which caused slight material damage to a wall and a fuse panel in the building hosting Zim offices in the port city of Piraeus.

 

Protest leaflets were found at the entrance of the building reading “Freedom for Palestine,” which indicates that the attack was carried out by pro-Palestinian activists as a form of protest to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

 

Police detained a number of suspects after the attack, according to the state-run Athens News Agency. However, they were later released.

 

Vessels owned by Israel or trading with the country have been attacked in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen more than once since the war in Gaza first broke out. There have also been several reports of attacks on Israel-affiliated ships in the Indian Ocean, most of which were blamed on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

 

Zim itself was impacted by the war. Last December, the Malaysian Government rescinded its permit for the company to use their ports, responding to “Israel’s actions that ignore basic humanitarian principles and violate international law” in Gaza.

 

The recent attacks in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean halted most of the shipping to Israel’s most southern port Eilat. In addition, insurance rates for ships sailing to the country’s ports have reportedly risen.

 

https://southfront.press/bomb-hit-greece-office-of-israeli-shipping-company-zim/

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:37 a.m. No.20258520   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Miko Peled, author and former member of IDF Special Forces, explains how Israel indoctrinates its citizens in anti-Palestinian racism from the cradle to the grave.

 

https://youtu.be/CU0Uc-PKe9Y

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 11:59 a.m. No.20258603   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8618

FFS these stories are ridiculous

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12973569/Hamas-terrorist-tried-sell-decapitated-Israelis-head-10-000-Victims-father-blasts-insanely-barbaric-violation-sons-body-head-discovered-freezer-Gaza.html

Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 12:10 p.m. No.20258647   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8663

Aussie Banks Owned By Vanguard & BlackRock

 

The 8 Largest Australian Banks (which own most of the smaller banks except community banks) are owned by Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street.

 

(and just about everything else…)

 

Who Owns Australian Banks? The Answers Might Surprise You…

 

The 8 Largest Banks in Australia are owned by Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street

 

⤵ Links to the banks 2022 annual reports:↴↴↴ (brackets include which banks they own or hold majority share — see also this awesome infographic) (01) (02) (03) (04) (05)

 

CBA-Commonwealth Bank (BankWest, 45% stake in Lendi Group a.k.a Aussie Home Loans, 45% of Colonial First State)

NAB-National Australia Bank (UBank)

WESTPAC (RAMS, St. George, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne, wealth management brand BT)

ANZ (Esanda)

SUNCORP (ANZ in progress of acquisition pending approval in 2022) (06) (07)

MACQUARIE

BENDIGO (Adelaide Bank, Delphi Bank, Rural Bank, Up, Alliance Bank, AWA, BDCU, Circle Alliance, Community Sector Banking, Service One, Nova)

BOQ-Bank of Queensland (Virgin Money, Investec Bank, Home Building Society Ltd, ME Bank, BOQ Specialist)

Who are the top shareholders of the biggest eight Australian banks? Where are they based? And what percentage do they own? The answers to these questions have been extracted from the banks’ 2022 annual reports.

 

It may surprise you that the eight major banks have the same top five shareholders, and in four out of five cases, the parent companies of these shareholders are foreign owned.

 

These shareholders are:

 

HSBC Custody Nominees, headquartered in London.

JP Morgan Nominees, New York.

City Court Nominees, New York.

BNP Paribas Nominees, France.

National Nominees, Australia.

These companies are nominee companies, which are nominated to hold shares on behalf of other entities.

 

https://pennybutler.com/oz-banks-owned-by-vanguard-blackrock/

 

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Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 12:15 p.m. No.20258663   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8678

>>20258647

 

The National Bank‘s top shareholders can be found on page 259 of their 2022 Annual Report. As you can see, the top five are the same as the Commonwealth Bank’s top five shareholders and hold 53% of the total ordinary shares. The substantial shareholders are Black Rock, State Street and Vanguard. (09)

 

Turning to page 298 of Westpac‘s 2022 Annual Report, it seems the same top five appear once more. These top five own 45% of Westpac’s ordinary shares. The substantial shareholders are, again, Black Rock, State Street and Vanguard. (10)

 

The ANZ top 20 shareholders list appears on page 246 of their 2022 Annual Report. Again the top five are the same companies and own 54% of all ANZ’s ordinary shares. Again we find the same substantial shareholder list as in the previously mentioned banks. (11)

 

Suncorp Group Limited have its top shareholders on page 196 of their Annual Report 2022. The same five shareholder’s own 64% of all ordinary shares. The substantial shareholders again are the same being the BlackRock Group, Vanguard Group and State Street Corporation. (12)

 

Page 147 of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank‘s Annual Report shows the same five shareholders as all previous banks mentioned. They own 39% of all the banks’ ordinary shares. The substantial shareholders are the Vanguard Group and the State Street Corporation. (13

 

Page 189 of the Bank of Queensland‘s Annual Report shows again the same five shareholders holding prime position, owning 37% of all ordinary shares. Page 193 shows the substantial shareholders being the Vanguard Group and State Street Corporation. (14)

 

The Macquarie Bank‘s top shareholders can be found on page 301 of the 2022 Annual Report. This bank has some differences compared to the others. The top five includes Bond Street Custodians who is owned by Macquarie. They replace BNP Paribas nominees. Total shareholding of the top five is 59% of all ordinary shares. The substantial shareholders are Macquarie Group Limited and the BlackRock Group. (15)

 

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Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 12:17 p.m. No.20258678   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>20258663

 

So what are the takeaways? These five companies are the majority shareholders in the eight biggest banks in Australia, four and a five are foreign owned.

 

These three companies (BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard) are the largest individual shareholders in the eight biggest banks in Australia. All three are foreign owned.

 

Less than 1% of shareholders of each bank owns around 50% or more of the total shares issued.

 

Top 10 largest Australian companies

(as at 18 March 2021) (16)

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)

Biggest of Australia’s Big 4 Banks

BHP Group (BHP)

Global mining giant: coal, gold, copper, iron ore, petroleum. Second largest company on the ASX. Market capitalisation of nearly $134 billion

CSL (CSL)

Australia’s leader in the biotechnology industry: pharmaceutical and diagnostic products made from human plasma. Market capitalisation at $116 billion

Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC)

Australia’s second largest bank

National Australia Bank (NAB)

Third largest of Australia’s Big 4 banks

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)

Fourth largest of the Big 4

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG)

Mining: iron ore

Wesfarmers (WES)

Wesfarmers owns retail chains, operates mines, writes insurance, produces industrial products and distributes liquefied petroleum, amongst other activities

Macquarie Group (MGQ)

Australia’s largest investment banking firm

Woolworths Group (WOW)

Australia’s number one food retailer. supermarkets and general consumer stores, as well as pubs, accommodation and gaming operations

 

There’s nothing important that they can’t exert control and influence over. They can make or break any of these companies.

 

They control everything because those in charge of where the funds are invested, can exert power over any company they are invested. i.e.:

 

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Anonymous ID: f66337 Jan. 17, 2024, 12:20 p.m. No.20258685   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Ukrainian Spokesperson “Sarah” Cirillo Claims to Be Meeting Congress Heads at White House Today, Continues to Mock Dead Journalist Gonzalo Lira

 

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