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Westpac executive remuneration voted down

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Westpac received a first strike for its remuneration report after shareholders overwhelmingly voted against it at the annual general meeting in Perth yesterday. The proposed remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2018 was cast down by 64.16% ...

Challenger bolsters exec lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... February 2012 as the executive general manager, human resources. Prior to this, she worked in human resources roles at Westpac and Mercer. Her appointment is immediate. Howes' appointment comes into effect in January 2019. "We are fortunate to have ...

Two senior hires at Integrity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Integrity from TAL, where he held the role of head of change finance for the last two years, and prior to this worked at CBA, Westpac and Zurich. Integrity offers group insurance, but will launch its retail product early next year. It is currently conducting ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... possible outcomes for our members," Smith said. "Daniel has an extensive background in financial services having worked with Westpac, Bank of Queensland and BT Financial Services. He also gained great leadership experience as the CEO of the Australian ...

New MD for AMP Capital NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... was appointed as head of global fixed income in February 2014. Graham, who previously worked at AXA Global Investors, Westpac and the Economic Development Association of New Zealand, commented that AMP Capital New Zealand has a reputation as a leading ...

APRA not clear how to police BEAR breaches

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... review that it is undertaking. The Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) kicked into effect for CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac five months ago on July 1. It gives the prudential regulator two main powers: to disqualify an accountable individual or ...

ANZ lambasted for breach reporting delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... ANZ took significantly longer than the other three major banks. CBA took on average 104 days, NAB took 139 days, while Westpac took 165 days to commence an investigation and lodge a breach report. In one finding, ASIC said ANZ took on average 1517 days ...

Vertical integration not to blame

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... Macquarie - went as far as to say Hayne should avoid recommending legislative action disturbing the widely-adopted model. Westpac - the only major Australian bank not to recently offload its wealth management arm - defends the practice of vertical integration. ...

Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... for dealing with cultural problems within the sector, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. The comments follow Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer's testimony to the Royal Commission in favour of a central registration system for financial ...

Misconduct matters, but stability key for Frydenberg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... comes as the Royal Commission's public hearings draw to a close. This week, executives from the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Macquarie and ASIC faced the Commission over the actions of their organisations, with topics such as remuneration and vertical ...