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Westpac to welcome new chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Westpac will farewell its current chief risk officer next year and has named the man to inherit the role. Alexandra Holcomb will retire in 2018 following 21 years at Westpac. For the past three years Holcomb served as chief risk officer and has also ...

Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... sandbox, to ensure that fintechs can fully capitalise on consumers' appetite for innovative financial services, he said. As Westpac announced its full-year results, the bank iterated its commitment to fintech, having invested $100 million in independent ...

BTIM delivers record profit despite fee pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... recognising the enormity of the task. But ultimately the goal of it is to give your investors confidence." Finally, referencing Westpac's divestment from BTIM, Gonzalez said that it's been business as usual. "Westpac has always been very supportive as ...

Banking body appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... Lawrence led AMP Bank from 2007 to 2015, prior to which he held a range of roles in Australia and overseas with both NAB and Westpac. COBA chair Wendy Machin said the board warmly welcomes Lawrence and is looking forward to the role he will play as a ...

Westpac Group results solid despite challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Westpac Group chief executive Brian Hartzer welcomed a solid full-year result for the group, driven in part by the $4 billion added to BT Financial Group's Panorama platform. Westpac reported a statutory net profit of $7.9 billion - up 7% year on year ...

Westpac sells $12bn asset manager

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Westpac has entered into an agreement with a UK firm to sell its infrastructure manager subsidiary. Subject to due diligence and regulatory approvals, Northill will acquire Hastings Funds Management. The terms of the agreement are currently confidential. ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... weakening from to just 0.1% in the three-months ended September from 1.5% in the previous period. This contradicts the earlier Westpac-MI consumer sentiment report that showed optimists outnumbering pessimists for the first time in 11 months in October ...

Industry fund restructures, hires for member engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... manager of its financial planning arm in 2012. Prior to Equip, she served as a financial planner at Telstra Super and Westpac. Magee's proven track record in leading the financial planning business will prove particularly valuable in the next 12 months ...

More clarity needed on NAB redundancies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... a much larger scale, NAB's planned job cuts have added to the FSU's work load as it currently works with employees of Westpac and Commonwealth Bank of Australia after recent announcements of impending job losses. According to the FSU, Westpac announced ...

Market neutral isn't always the neutral: Alleron

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... estalbished by Litter and Albert Hung in 2004, and became wholly-owned by its employees following a management buyout from Westpac in 2015.