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St George chief moves to Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
Westpac ended its extensive search for a successor to long time chief executive David Morgan when it appointed St. George Bank's highly regarded chief executive Gail Kelly to the plum role. During Kelly's tenure at St. George, the bank more than doubled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
... per cent to 5887. In economic news today, ABS Labour Price Index data for the June quarter will be released, as will the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment. In a big day of corporate news, James Hardie Industries first quarter results ...

BT chief Coombe explains spin-off

... million to north of $1 billion, where around 50 to 60 per cent of the equity will be owned by both the parent company Westpac and BT Financial' funds management team. Around 120 people, the current head count of the funds management business, will benefit ...

Westpac to list wealth management arm

Westpac has announced plans to partially float the investment management business of its subsidiary BT Financial Group, one of the largest fund managers in the country with $40 billion in assets. The partial float is in relation to BT's investment management ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... of Australia rose $1.01 to $54.01, National Australia Bank found 62 cents to $38.98, ANZ gained 48 cents to $28.58 and Westpac rose 24 cents to $26.06. All the major banks announced this morning that they were reviewing the rates on their deposit and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... Bank gained 95 cents to $53.20, National Australia Bank added 45 cents to $37.53, ANZ was 27 cents higher to $27.79 and Westpac gained 23 cents to $25.78. In the final minutes of trading overnight, the Dow shot up around 180 points, then trimmed a modest ...

One in five choose shares: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... shares are the best place for savings, according to the latest Russell Market Barometer report. Based on figures from the Westpac Consumer Confidence survey, the figures contrast sharply with consumer sentiment during the last bull run, which reached ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... $4.92. The big four banks also retreated, with NAB shedding 71 cents to $38.77, Commonwealth dropping 62 cents to $55.16, Westpac falling 12 cents to $25.98 and ANZ dropping 34 cents to $28.44. Macquarie Bank tumbled $4.41, or five per cent, to $81.7 ...

Four pillars policy no longer relevant

Westpac chief executive David Morgan has lambasted the government's 'four pillars policy', suggesting it would only make the country's four largest banks, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Westpac more vulnerable to foreign ownership. Speaking at the ...

QIC awards $570m mandate to US endowment fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... and Harvard. "Another strength for Makena Capital is the quality of its Financial Oversight Board which includes former Westpac chief executive officer, Bob Joss, and Dr Tony Tan, the executive director and co-deputy chairman of the Government of Singapore ...