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ClearView welcomes chief risk officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... enterprise controls performance at NAB. Prior to spending about 18 months at NAB, Reece spent more than five years at the Westpac Group, the majority of which she served as BT Financial Group's head of risk and compliance for superannuation, investments ...

BTFG names chief customer service officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... appointed a long-serving Westpac executive as its chief customer service officer. Georgina Croft spent 12 years at the Westpac Group, serving in several executive roles that included chief operating officer for the insurance businesses at BTFG. She was ...

MySuper heatmap offers few surprises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... FirstChoice Employer Super came the closest to passing with a score of 0.60%. Of those that passed, TWUSUPER (-0.47%), Westpac Group Plan MySuper (-0.46%), Mine Super's default lifecycle option (-0.44%) and Rest (-0.43%) came the closest to failing. ...

Westpac New Zealand names chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... and I are delighted she has accepted this critical role leading the New Zealand business and as a member of the Westpac Group executive team," Westpac Group chief executive Peter King said. "In our recent portfolio review of the business, we identified ...

BT appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... continued performance of the business while Westpac continues with its strategic review of specialist businesses. Westpac Group chief executive, specialist businesses and group strategy Jason Yetton described Rady as a "high calibre executive" who he ...

Westpac sells life insurance unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... opportunities for our people and, on completion, we also look forward to welcoming the Westpac Life team to TAL." Westpac group executive specialist businesses and group strategy Jason Yetton said: "This transaction is another step in simplifying the ...

Westpac appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... important role in the economic and social fabrics of those countries." "I very much look forward to becoming part of Westpac Group and to working with John and the board." Last month, Westpac decided to retain its New Zealand business after reviewing ...

Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... improved balance sheet strength, with our Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio rising 153 basis points to 12.34%," Westpac group chief executive Peter King said. Plato Investment Management senior portfolio manager Peter Gardner said the writeback in provisions ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... action relating to life insurance sold through its financial advice network. The class action was brought against Westpac Group by Shine Lawyers in 2017. It claimed that between 2011 and 2017, customers who received financial advice from Westpac-aligned ...

Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... statutory net profit $1.70 billion for the first quarter, buoyed by a one-off impairment benefit of $501 million. Westpac group chief executive Peter King said: "It has been a good start to the year with higher earnings, a stronger economy, and solid ...