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Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... this year which brought the official cash rate to 0.75% and the Morrison government's July tax rebate, the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey delivers a grim warning to us, Australians all. The consumer sentiment index fell ...

First State Super announces key appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... previously national manager at BT Financial Group where she led a large team providing financial advice to customers of Westpac. She is taking over from acting group executive advice Graeme Arnott who was reappointed deputy chief executive of First State ...

Morgans snaps up CommSec Advisory business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... news comes as many of the big banks reconsider their advisory businesses following revelations from the Royal Commission. Westpac announced earlier this year it was departing the personal advice sector with two top executives leaving the business, while ...

APRA considers appeal in IOOF case

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... This is the second court loss for financial regulators following the Royal Commission, after ASIC lost its case against Westpac last month, alleging the bank breached responsible lending laws.

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... have started to decelerate. Leading employment indicators - the ANZ job ads dropped by 11.4% in the year to August; the Westpac-Melbourne Institute 'unemployment expectations index' rose by 10.6% (year-on-year) to a reading of 133.6 in September ...

La Trobe Financial expands executive team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... years' experience in financial services, superannuation and banking. Prior to joining La Trobe Financial, she worked at Westpac, most recently as the executive manager - head of strategic partnerships and alliances, and previously in corporate and private ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... slowly to a boil and it will be cooked to death - the Australian economy is slowly being boiled... to death. The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey is case in point. Australian consumer sentiment declined by 1.7% in September ...

Calls to give ASIC power to repair reputations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... Philip Crutchfield, QC, who previously acted for the corporate watchdog in its bank bill swap rate rigging case against Westpac, NAB and ANZ, as well as acting counsel for AMP at the financial services Royal Commission, has spoken out about the consequences ...

BT faces fees for no service class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
Westpac confirmed it has received a class action filed against BT Funds Management and Westpac Life Insurance Services in relation to BT's Super for Life cash investment option. Slater & Gordon filed the action on behalf of Tracey Ghee. Westpac ...

APRA updates enforcement approach

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... other regulators, APRA must ensure the data we receive is timely and accurate," he said. "As last month's fine imposed on Westpac underlined, our reporting standards are legally binding, and we will act when necessary to ensure institutions meet their ...