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CommInsure appoints head of wholesale risk dist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
CommInsure has promoted Mark Woodward, executive manager of retail banking services distribution, to head of wholesale risk distribution. Woodward's appointment is effective immediately. He was previously executive manager of retail banking services ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... proving resilient in the face of lower commodity prices and US investment bank JPMorgan's December quarter loss in retail banking announced on Friday. "The market is quite resilient given the results out of the US, particularly the results from JPMorgan ...

ANZ says no to ING IM acquisition, for now

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... 1.35 million customers, making it especially attractive for wealth groups looking to boost their retail footprint. Retail banking is becoming increasingly important for banks wishing to diversify their funding sources away from vulnerable wholesale credit ...

ING to divest insurance and investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... jewels including ING Direct in the US. (In Australia, ING Direct has also been widely credited for shaking up the retail banking sector and is one of the most successful online banks in the country.) According to ING, the restructuring is expected to ...

BNY Mellon opens for insto banking

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... license, the group is now a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI). However, it does not intend to open retail banking services locally. John McGee, the managing director of BNY Trust, said that the deal signifies the group's commitment ...

Westpac's Chronican joins ANZ

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... financial officer from 2001 to 2005. Formerly, he held a number of senior financial roles at Westpac including with the retail banking group where he was responsible for the development of retail strategy, financial planning and control, and the leadership ...

ANZ buys ING Aus for $1.76bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... significantly strengthen their position in wealth management locally. It also means the bank can better integrate its retail banking and wealth businesses in Australia - echoing similar statements of NAB's group chief executive Cameron Clyne on more ...

ME Bank searches for CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... firm. The right candidate would have a track record in developing and growing banking products, particularly in the retail banking sector. The new CEO would need to also understand and be familiar with the industry fund sector. "Given the dual roles ...

AMP posts strong super and risk flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... costs and exploit new opportunities. Also in the short term, AMP is focussing on growing the bank's risk insurance, retail banking businesses and increasing the number of financial planners. Over the long term, Dunn identified two key drivers that will ...

Hartzer leaves ANZ

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... Zealand. Mike Smith, ANZ chief executive, thanked Hartzer for his contribution to ANZ. "Brian transformed ANZ into a retail banking force in Australia with leading levels of customer satisfaction and staff engagement and a reinvigorated brand," he said. ...