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Kittel to head BankSA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
The Westpac Group have appointed South Australian Jane Kittel as managing director of BankSA, taking over Rob Chapman who will become chief executive at St. George. Kittel will take over from present managing director Chapman from October 1. Kittel ...

Solid results for BT Wrap and Westpac

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... position in terms of inflows. Overall, Westpac announced cash earnings of $1.4 billion for the June quarter, which Westpac group chief executive Gail Kelly said was a solid performance with "our strategy of actively supporting customers and deepening ...

BT dominates platform land

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... and St.George networks". BT also dominated 25 per cent of the platform market's inflows for the period. Overall, Westpac Group posted strong net profits of $2.88 billion, up 32 per cent. Cash earnings came in at $2.98 billion. Despite the positive figures ...

Former St.George WM chief quits BT

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... group's distribution businesses across financial advice and private banking. BTFG is the wealth management arm of the Westpac Group, which now includes the wealth division of St.George bank following the Westpac/St.George merger in 2008. It is the largest ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... and commerce in the mining and finance industries and his promotion of philanthropy. John Curtis, deputy chair at Westpac Group and chair at St. George Bank, was awarded an AM for his service to business and charitable work in the community. LUCRF Super ...

Premium appoints Queensland specialist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... holding previous positions as a business development manager with PIS and experience as a financial planner with Westpac Group. Last month, the firm appointed former Westpac executive, Pierre Leung, as Asia investment specialist for New South Wales.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 20 points higher at 4792. In equities news, Westpac group executive of retail and business banking, Peter Hanlon, addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Sydney. Dark Blue Sea ...

Westpac moves to wholly own Ascalon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Westpac Group has bought Kaplan Equity's 50 per cent stake in Ascalon Capital Managers to wholly own the boutique incubator. Westpac Group said it had reached an in-principle agreement with Kaplan Equity in a transaction that is expected to be completed ...

St.George merger on track: Kelly

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
The latest report from Westpac Group said the merger with St.George Bank is on track and exceeding forecasted revenue and cost targets. At the Westpac Group third quarter update today it noted the merger with St.George is progressing smoothly and on ...

Westpac lends aid to financial counsellors and SMEs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... counselling organisations and expand its financial hardship program, Assist, into small-to-medium (SME) business lending. Westpac Group chief Gail Kelly said the $1 million in funding would be used to provide training for additional counsellors and education ...