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QBE appoints local chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
The ASX-listed insurer has hired Westpac's managing director for insurance as its new chief executive for Australia and Pacific division. Sue Houghton will join QBE in the Sydney-based role in August. Houghton is currently Westpac's managing director ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... underperformers with red ratings over a six-year investment period are: BT Funds Management's Asgard Employee, BT Super and Westpac Group Plan (lifecycle) Colonial First State Investments' FirstChoice Superannuation Trust lifecycle (lifecycle) ...

New internal audit guide for finance sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
A new best-practice guide for the boards and internal auditors of superannuation funds, banks and financial service providers has been released. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has released The Better Practice Guide, which was developed with ...

Generation flags Ascalon closure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... Development Group has confirmed its intention to wind up Ascalon Capital Managers, just two years after acquiring it from Westpac. It also announced plans to launch an income fund and a lifetime annuity. Generation has announced it will cease its investment ...

SASB appoints Australian advisor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... international institutions such as Dai-ichi Life and Temasek. Australian companies currently disclosing SASB metrics include Westpac, BHP and Transurban. SASB Investor Advisory Group member and Future Fund head of investment stewardship and ESG Joel ...

ING announces head of wealth, chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... achieved for the retail bank and its customers," he said. Prior to joining ING, Evans spent more than 16 years with the Westpac Group across St George Bank, BT Financial Group and Westpac. Evans was head of superannuation and platforms at BT before taking ...

ANZ flags earnings hit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... financing failures it owes in penalties and AUSTRAC's legal costs It also wrote down goodwill and intangibles for Westpac Life Insurance Service, auto finance business and software at $568 million after tax. NAB also increased its provisions for ...

Westpac hit with $1.2bn of losses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... massive loss ahead of releasing its full year 2020 results on November 2. Goodwill and intangibles associated with Westpac Life Insurance Service, auto finance business and software write downs totalled $568 million after tax. Westpac increased its liabilities ...

APRA, ASIC release life insurance stats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... Zurich were all above that average (CommInsure had the highest claims acceptance rate at 89%). Asteron, OnePath, TAL and Westpac were below the industry average. OnePath had the slowest average claim time among the insurers, with claims through a financial ...

BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
BT has proposed changes to its Wealth Connect business which could see at least 38 roles become redundant, as Westpac continues to review its wealth platform, superannuation, investments and insurance businesses. BT's Wealth Connect team provides ...