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Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... Australian agriculture to capitalise on the fast growing food production demands of neighbouring Asian countries." The former Westpac banker and former chairman of New Zealand dairy agribusiness PKW Farms said the US-based fund will connect Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian consumer confidence "...a disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month ...

Life Insurance Risk Market inflows up 6.6%

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... research from Plan for Life. All leading companies experienced increases in their risk business led by TAL (19.3%), BT / Westpac (13.4%), MetLife (11.7%), OnePath (10.6%) and AIA (10.5%). The data showed that AMP market share has dropped for the second ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Westpac

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
ASIC has commenced legal proceedings against Westpac in the Federal Court in Melbourne for its role in setting the bank bill swap reference rate from 2010 to 2012. ASIC has alleged Westpac engaged in "unconscionable conduct and market manipulation" ...

BT to pair superannuation and wellbeing

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... interactive program that Australians can use to get an immediate picture of all of their financial affairs. BT will build on Westpac's current wellbeing program that services over 40,000 employees to develop wellbeing programs that are meaningful for ...

ING DIRECT director to join global parent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... of Carnival Australia, the large cruise ship operator in Australasia and South Pacific, and a former chief executive of Westpac New Zealand and the Bank of Melbourne. Before joining Westpac, Sherry was First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status ...

IQ Group appoints customer advocacy head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... Group clients, which include AustralianSuper, Class Super, Cbus, First State Super, Mercer, MLC, Perpetual, SunSuper and Westpac. "Core to IQ Group's customer-centric approach is its considerable investment in and commitment to our customer advocacy ...

BTIM board replaces Cooper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... Vance reporting to Cooper. Vance was appointed as BTFG chief risk officer in March 2015, and has held senior roles in the Westpac Group since he joined in 2008 including: group general manager, core transformation; chief operating officer, technology ...

Australia aims to be APAC fintech leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... the government's expert-led fintech advisory group last week. The group is being chaired by Stone and Chalk chairman and Westpac director Craig Dunn. Stone and Chalk's Fintech Asia program seeks to attract and develop fintech start-ups and their founders ...

Drummond resignation prompts NAB leadership changes

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... with specific responsibility for ANZ's retail and commercial businesses. Prior to joining ANZ, he had a long career at Westpac, where he established his reputation as one of Australia's leading banking executives, in executive roles including group executive ...