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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... September 2010 - after bottoming at 0.7% (year-on-year rate) in December last year. The improvement fits with the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the unemployment expectations index dropping by 2.4% (consumers ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... update on consumer confidence (released as I type) indicates that we might be on our way (if it persists of course). The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment jumped by 3.6% from 99.7 in November to 103.3 in December - the happiest ...

Westpac GM departs to Citi

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Westpac's general manager of business integration has left the bank to become the regional head of technology for Citi. With 25 years of technology experience across the financial services industry behind her, Jayne Opperman will set the vision and ...

Austock Life revamps, hires new leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... product and project management, distribution, marketing, retail banking, and wealth and investment management at CBA and Westpac. She most recently spent a little over two years at CBA, firstly in an executive manager of wealth strategic development ...

Westpac extends domestic violence support services for staff

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
Westpac Group staff impacted by domestic and family violence will be provided with free financial planning following the introduction of a business-wide pledge to make all employees feel safe and supported at work. Employees impacted by domestic and ...

ME Bank recruits for people experience

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... first ever Basel III true perpetual hybrid transaction in the Australian market. Law firm Baker McKenzie advised NAB and Westpac as joint lead managers on ME Bank's issue of $200 million Perpetual Capital Additional Tier 1 Notes. Baker McKenzie lead ...

ASIC recoups $40m from NAB and ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... commenced legal proceedings against NAB and ANZ over these issues in 2016. The regulator alleged that NAB, along with Westpac and ANZ, "intended to create an artificial price for bank bills" due to having "a large number of products which were priced ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... financial services industry have welcomed the 'Yes' vote in favour of legalising same-sex marriage. Zurich, Vanguard, Westpac, Australian Ethical and CBA have all expressed delight at the result and affirmed their commitment to equality, diversity and ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... the rate of expansion has also slowed to a reading of 53.2 in October from 54.7 in the previous month. Just in... the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell back to levels where pessimists again outnumber optimists, down to a reading ...

KPMG appoints wealth management strategy lead

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... transformation programs across the financial services and technology, media and telecom sectors including positions at Telstra, Westpac and RMIT. KPMG head of asset and wealth management Paul Howes welcomed Mendiratta to the firm. "He will play a crucial ...