BT hones tech for advice scaleBY MELANIE TIMBRELL | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012 12:30PMBT Financial chief Brad Cooper's strategic focus on cross-selling wealth products to Westpac customers will be helped by a multi-pronged technology-based approach. |
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The result was then the IFA stopped using Westpac products and directing their clients Banking to other Banks. Now this is happenning again, maybe BT will feel the wrath of the IFA market again with stop using BT investments and platforms.
Greed for market share will again affect the building and retension of trusted relationships with IFA's