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Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... pointing to "a continuation of a softening in housing demand conditions in coming months." Worse, the latest read from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey showed the "Index of House Price Expectations fell 4.1% to 95.9 in January ...

MGP shuffles leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... NSW distribution manager for BT Open, which was launched in early 2018 to provide adviser services within and outside Westpac-aligned dealer groups.

IRESS lead moves to Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... years of experience in business and product development within financial services. His previous roles have included BTFG/Westpac Online Investing's product development manager and First Prudential Markets' responsible manager and product development ...

TAL and Zurich lead inflows, CommInsure lags: Strategic Insights

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... Rowena Orr said. Meanwhile, other life insurers reported positive inflows. TAL (4.9%), Zurich (3.7%), Suncorp (2%) and BT/Westpac (2%) were the life insurers that recorded the highest inflows of individual lump sum premiums. After being slammed for its ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... executive Sabine VanderLinder. MetLife's tech team Batten joined MetLife in 2015, after technology leadership roles at Westpac, NAB and Woolies. He has a master in computer systems engineering from Monash. He runs a team of 100 technology professionals ...

Saxo chief departs for BT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... teams. "From January 14th I will join BT Financial Group as Director - Private Wealth Services working directly with the Westpac and St. George Private Bank teams and their clients," Smoker said. Saxo's Asia Pacific chief executive Adam Reynolds ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
... Federal Court judgment has provided greater clarity between general and personal financial advice, ruling in favour of Westpac's position. Yet the bank still managed to breach the Corporations Act. Judge Jacqueline Gleeson said ASIC failed to demonstrate ...

Super funds wield bank remuneration stick

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The first strikes against executive remuneration at ANZ, NAB and Westpac recently show Australia's superannuation funds are cutting through when it comes to shareholder voting prowess. NAB recorded the highest ever vote (88%) against a remuneration ...

HSBC appoints wealth leader

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... HSBC appointed a new wealth management lead for Australia, but will not relaunch a traditional wealth business. Former Westpac state manager Jessica Power will lead the global bank's retail banking and wealth management arm in Australia from December ...

Long-serving platform expert jumps ship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... NSW distribution manager, BT Open, which was launched earlier this year to provide adviser services within and outside Westpac-aligned dealer groups. La Macchia began his career as part of the client response team at Zurich Financial Services. He moved ...