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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Bank fell 14 cents to $81.13, ANZ dropped 15 cents to $31.90, National Australia Bank gave away 11 cents at $32.29, and Westpac sagged 30 cents at $32.66. Struggling broadcaster Ten Network Holdings lifted 0.5 cents to 27.5 cents as media mogul Rupert ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
Westpac chief executive of Australian financial services Brian Hartzer has ruled out any sweeping changes to the bank's leadership team when he takes over as top chief executiveA from Gail Kelly on 1 February 2015. At a press conference in Sydney today ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... the driver of the last four weeks and it looks like there's been a bit of profit taking," he said. The resignation of Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly was another factor behind its share price fall, he said. "She's been a standout CEO and that's why ...

Gail Kelly steps down as Westpac CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
Gail Kelly will step down from her role of chief executive at Westpac on February 1, 2015 to be replaced by Westpac chief executive of Australian financial services Brian Hartzer. Westpac Chairman Lindsay Maxsted said Kelly, who has led Westpac for ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Banks were also down, with Commonwealth Bank falling 19 cents to $82.81 ahead of its annual general meeting in Melbourne. Westpac lost nine cents to $33.54, ANZ dropped 22 cents to $32.29 and National Australia Bank shed six cents to $32.88. Macquarie ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance figures for September and the wage price index for the September quarter. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment also is due out. In equities news, DuluxGroup is expected to post full ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... Tinto is down 66 cents at $60.58 while Fortescue Metals has lost 14.5 cents to $3.015. The banking stocks were mixed, with Westpac up 15.5 cents to $33.625 and Commonwealth Bank 28.5 cents higher at $82.845 while ANZ was down nine cents to $32.43, and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... share market is lower as investors sell out of the major banks. CMC markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said Westpac, which was trading ex-dividend on Monday, was the biggest drag on the bourse. "Bank ex-dividends are part of the explanation ...

Higher adviser education standards boost CFP demand

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... committed to working on a one-to-one basis with financial planners to find a tailored solution." Commonwealth Bank (CBA), Westpac, National Australia Bank (NAB) and AMP have increased the minimum education requirements for their financial advisers, following ...

market wrap PM

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... $32.67, while NAB had shed $1.08, or 3.16 per cent, to $33.10. But the Commonwealth Bank was up 66 cents at $81.85 and Westpac had gained 16 cents to $34.57. The nation's biggest mining companies were mixed with Rio Tinto down two cents at $59.98, but ...