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Westpac updates on strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
In releasing its full-year results, Westpac has provided an update as to its simplification efforts. The banking giant said one of its main priorities is the continued simplification of its business. Portfolio simplification relating to the businesses ...

Magellan targets $100bn in five years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... also previously served as head of equities and chief investment officer at IAG and held several investment roles with Westpac. Dixon also currently sits on the investment committee of Aware Super, a role he's held since early 2021. Commenting on ...

Four MySuper products fail for second time: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... of them failing for a second time. The product that failed this year's performance test for the first time is Westpac Group Plan MySuper. Westpac must now identify the causes of underperformance and set about working to correct it. It must also assess ...

TAL completes acquisition of Westpac Life

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited has completed its acquisition of Westpac's life insurance arm, almost one year after it was announced. From today all of Westpac's life insurance business and existing policies will transfer over to TAL Group. ...

Perpetual Private hires from MLC, MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... where he was head of employee benefits sales, based in Dubai. He has previously spent more than a decade in banking across Westpac and BT. "Matt has a successful track record over close to 20 years in banking and finance having worked across a number ...

State Super welcomes new board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
State Super has added to its board, appointing a former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac executive. Cathy Yuncken joined the State Super board last month, adding more than 30 years' experience in financial services. She is currently managing director of ...

Westpac offloads BT super funds to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... first half of next year; the agreement does not include superannuation held on the Panorama or Asgard platforms. The Westpac Group Super Plan is included in the deal which will see a total of $37.8 billion in funds transferred. The merged fund will manage ...

Pendal sees profits rise, to focus on costs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... strengthening ESG integration in its products, and migrating its middle and back office to Northern Trust while transitioning off Westpac's support services. Pendal chief executive Nick Good said the group remains focused on implementing its multi-year ...

Integrity Life appoints chief technology officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... chief technology officer with Saxo Bank in Denmark. Prior to joining Saxo, Khurana held several executive positions with Westpac and Macquarie Group. "I'm delighted to welcome Ashish to Integrity Life as chief technology officer," Integrity Life chief ...

Australian Ethical adds to investment committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... head of asset management at Hastings Funds Management and, prior to that, managing director of Debt Capital Markets at Westpac Institutional Bank. He now sits on several investment committees and boards across funds management, infrastructure, and insurance. ...