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Westpac exits personal advice, restructures leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
Westpac is realigning its wealth strategy and BT Financial Group will cease as a standalone division. The group has also agreed to sell a number of advisers to Viridian Advisory. BT Financial Group will cease to be a standalone division of Westpac Group. ...

Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Westpac has confirmed it is exploring options for its in-house financial planning division, following questions from Financial Standard about a potential sale of 50% of Westpac Financial Planning. Financial Standard understands Westpac is in talks with ...

Clime names distribution and private wealth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... Road, a role he took on in September 2016. Prior to that, he was the head of advice and wealth management at Westpac Private Bank for six years. He also spent time at NAB Private Wealth [sic] as the head of financial advice and investments for about ...

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 ...

Westpac investment arm awards real estate mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
A $10 billion investment arm of Westpac has awarded a mandate to a multi-asset manager, as it broadens its approach to listed real estate assets. Principal Global Investors Australia said it has picked up a number of investment mandates, including from ...

Macquarie axes grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... last week BTFG announced it would be scrapping the payment of grandfathered commissions to financial advisers across the Westpac, St.George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA network. Advisers will no longer receive grandfathered payments on BT products or ...

Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... both in culture and attitude," Barham said. Up to December 2017, Horan headed the sports and entertainment business in Westpac's private and premium banking division for more than seven years. Prior to this he was head of capital raising at Meridian ...

AMP Capital appoints new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... management, real estate investing, property development and corporate governance," AMP Capital's statement said. Former Westpac chief information officer Bob McKinnon also joined the RE and trustee boards.

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... heard on day four and five of the financial advice industry's turn before Commissioner Kenneth Hayne. Executives from Westpac, CBA and AMP have now made an appearance. Here's everything you need to know: April 20: First casualty at AMP, BTFG talks culture ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 1 - 3)

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... 813. NAB disclosed it had identified 68 advisers who gave inappropriate advice between 1 January 2009 and 1 January 2018. Westpac's submission said it paid out $200m annually in conflicted remuneration. CBA admitted to at least $118.5 million of fee ...