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Westpac closes Specialist Businesses Division

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
Westpac has decided to fold the Specialist Businesses Division that once housed its platforms, superannuation and insurance businesses, redeploying its lead Jason Yetton. The bank has restructured in support of its next strategic phase, chief executive ...

Ownership changes spur upheaval in unit trust sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... billion, folded into Perpetual this year. It was previously part of BT Investment Management, which in turn was part-owned by Westpac. "Perpetual itself has seen significant negative funds flows from its unit trusts, losing 60% of its $1.7 billion total ...

RBA deputy governor joins Westpac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
Luci Ellis will join Westpac as its new chief economist after almost 15 years with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), succeeding the long-serving Bill Evans. Ellis will join the bank in October while Evans will stay with the group and transition into ...

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... left with a tiny fraction of these costs being recovered," Abood said. "For example, ASIC was successful in court against Westpac in April 2022, with $113 million in penalties being awarded in this single case (which included advice related matters). ...

Westpac plans aggressive platforms play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
Bringing an end to years of speculation and sales discussions, Westpac will retain its platforms business, saying it intends to "aggressively compete" in the space. Despite having carried out a lengthy and competitive sales process, Westpac is going ...

Regulation, funding inhibits digital advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... are well aware of the risks of "treading into personal advice territory, particularly after the High Court ruling in the Westpac case on general advice". While the Quality of Advice Review is expected to solve the issue of blurred regulatory lines and ...

BlackRock orders staff four days in office

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... have also got to make sure our people are trained and developed well," he said. The Finance Sector Union slammed NAB and Westpac during the throes of the pandemic for their poor work from home policies, putting employees' health at risk. NAB staff were ...

Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... are US Apple, at number one and following that is Alphabet, Microsoft, Bank of America, Citigroup and splitting them is Westpac at number three," it said. Across the entire Gen X cohort, Apple, at number eight, is the only US stock in the top 10 while ...

ASX operations and customer lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... the ASX, she was chief information officer at QBE Australia and New Zealand, led program delivery as general manager at Westpac, and was chief information officer at IAG. Mathews will continue to support the ASX over the coming months as a transition ...

Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... their wealth objectives," investments leader for Mercer in the Pacific region Simon Eagleton said. BT's parent company Westpac announced the acquisition in line with releasing the group's half year to March 2023 results. The successor funds transfer ...