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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... debt. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 98.95 US cents, down from 100.16 cents on Wednesday. Westpac New Zealand senior market strategist Imre Speizer said the local currency is simply following a downwards trend in Europe. "The ECB (European ...

Westpac rise in cash earnings reflects strong results in retail and wealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... earnings. St. George Banking group lifted cash earnings by 12 % with a 3% increase in core earnings, while Westpac New Zealand saw its cash earnings increase by 41% with core earnings up by 10%. However Westpac Institutional Bank's cash earnings were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... vowed to come up with "a lasting, global and quick response to the crisis s before the end of the month". Westpac New Zealand senior market strategist Imre Speizer said it was a night of consolidation for the Australian dollar. "It was a big runup and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... countries bailed out - Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Italy and Spain are widely considered too big to rescue. Westpac New Zealand senior market strategist Imre Speizer said another bout of bad news from Europe did not help the Australian dollar. "The ...

Westpac Group executive team changes

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... also has deep knowledge of the Westpac Group," said Kelly. Parker was general manager, human resources at Westpac New Zealand from 2007-2010 and most recently has served as group general manager, human resources, with responsibilities across the entire ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... on Thursday. Since 1700 (AEST) on Thursday, the local unit traded between 104.23 US cents and 105.13 cents. Westpac New Zealand senior market strategist Imre Speizer said equity markets and the Australian dollar fell overnight as market sentiment took ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... yen from rising too higher. The Australian dollar was at 79.75 yen, up from Friday's local close of 79.37. Westpac New Zealand senior market strategist Imre Speizer said the Australian dollar gained a little ground over the weekend. "It had a decent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... cents on July 27, its highest level since the fixed exchange rate era ended with its float in December 1983. Westpac New Zealand senior market strategist Imre Speizer said the Australian dollar was firmer after being pulled around in "choppy" overnight ...

NZ bank credit ratings cut, outlook stable

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... (subsidiary of Australia's Commonwealth Bank), Bank of New Zealand (subsidiary of National Australia Bank) and Westpac New Zealand all had their long-term senior unsecured ratings cut from AA2 to AA3, a fall of one notch on Moody's credit ratings scale. ...

BT Financial names new head

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... in charge of the merger implementation planning and integration. Previously he was the chief executive of Westpac New Zealand. Prior to joining Westpac, Cooper was chair of GE Capital Bank and chief executive of GE Consumer Finance UK & Ireland. His ...