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Westpac says cash earnings ahead for same period in 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Westpac chief financial officer Philp Chronican said today the bank's cash earnings for all it major businesses were tracking ahead of the same period in 2003. Speaking at the Credit Suisse First Boston Asian Investment conference, Mr Chronican also ...

Westpac MI Leading Index points to strong growth ahead

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The Australian economy will likely slow but activity will still remain above the long-term growth trend and as such further interest rate rises this year cannot be ruled out, Westpac said today. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic ...

Consumer sentiment falls from nine-year high: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 3.8% this month, seasonally adjusted, from a nine-year high reached in February. All components of the index fell this month. Consumers were the least optimistic about family finances ...

Westpac comfortable with market expectations

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
Westpac Banking Corp said today that it was comfortable with market expectations for the 2004 financial year as it met with institutional investors. At the same time the bank said that cash earnings for all business units in the year to date are ahead ...

Westpac-MI leading index rises back above trend average

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity six to nine-months in the future, rose above its long-term trend in December. The annualised growth rate of the leading index was ...

Consumer sentiment reaches nine-year high

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
Australian consumer sentiment rose to its highest in nine years in January, despite two rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia late last year. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 4.8% this month to 118.7, from 113.3 ...

Economic indicator pointing to stronger growth momentum

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
A leading indicator of future economic activity rose above its long term trend rate in September, pointing to a stronger growth momentum in the first half of 2004, according to Westpac. The annualised growth rate of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading ...

Westpac announces lowering of merchant credit card fees

Westpac has today announced that it will reduce credit card merchant service fees to its 85,000 merchant customers. "We are writing to our customers advising them of the new lower Merchant Service Fees applicable to them, the benefits of which will ...

John Fairfax leaves Westpac Board

Westpac Banking Corporation's chairman, Leon Davis, has announced that John Fairfax would resign from its Board, effective 1 September 2003. He said Mr Fairfax decided to resign after seven years on the Westpac Board. Mr Fairfax will continue as Chairman ...

Westpac warns customers about hoax site

Westpac Banking Corporation is warning customers to ignore emails asking for confidential information, after it found a "ghost" internet banking website offshore. Westpac said the overseas website had already been shut down but it was possible some ...