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MySuper heatmap offers few surprises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... FirstChoice Employer Super came the closest to passing with a score of 0.60%. Of those that passed, TWUSUPER (-0.47%), Westpac Group Plan MySuper (-0.46%), Mine Super's default lifecycle option (-0.44%) and Rest (-0.43%) came the closest to failing. ...

FSC names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... November 2011 and February 2018. His other roles include working as the head of government and industry affairs for wealth at Westpac and serving as a director on the Gateway Network Governance Body. FSC chair David Bryant said as deputy chief executive ...

FPA names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... served as head of marketing at Fidelity Australia, and held senior roles with Colonial First State, BT Financial Group and Westpac. She held a series of roles with AMP between 1988 and 1997 after which she joined Rothschild Australia Asset Management ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
An industry group for independent financial advisers and lawyers have come out criticising Westpac over the six cases brought against it by ASIC. Slater and Gordon Lawyers is calling on Westpac to 'walk the talk', after Westpac's chief executive Peter ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
In an unprecedented move, ASIC has commenced six civil penalty proceedings against Westpac for widespread compliance failures in its banking, wealth, superannuation and general insurance businesses. The six matters filed relate to charging fees to deceased ...

Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... NobleOak led the growth with 70.8%, followed by AIA (18.9%), ClearView (7%), Zurich (5.6%) and TAL (5.1%). Meanwhile, BT/Westpac recorded a 20.2% decline and Resolution also experienced a slight decrease in growth (2.8%). Annual risk sales declined 6% ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... understood. However, the spokesperson said the process of reviewing the super business is ongoing. "We have been very open that Westpac does not believe it is the long-term natural owner of the superannuation business and we have previously said we are ...

Six Park hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Six Park hired a new operations chief in September who finished up at Westpac after a decade with the bank. Tuula Keto is the robo-adviser's chief operating officer. She most recently worked in the bank's group and change integration unit and ...

Energy leads top stock picks: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... rates are set to increase interest margins and profits for major banks. From the sector, Morningstar's top picks were Westpac for its high-quality loan book, Challenger as it trades at an attractive discount to fair value estimate and Magellan Financial ...

Westpac New Zealand names chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... Bank and transaction banking director and divisional chief risk officer at Lloyds TSB. McGrath will commence the role at Westpac New Zealand on November 15, subject to regulatory approvals in Australia and New Zealand. Interim chief executive Simon Power ...