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BTFG widens life insurance APL

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... will see their life insurance approved product list expand to a minimum of three, up from one currently. At the moment, Westpac Life is the only insurer on the BT Financial Advisers APL, although BTFG noted that over the past four years any adviser request ...

Melbourne advice firm cops historic $1 million fine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... litigation involving suspected best interests breaches by financial services licensees, including action against various Westpac entities and Wealth & Risk Management.

Perennial welcomes new head of retail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... a business development manager for IOOF's trustee business. He has also previously held roles with NAB, Macquarie and Westpac. In welcoming Farfan to the role, Perennial managing director John Murray said: "Cesar's appointment comes at a crucial time ...

ANZ and ASIC settle over BBSW case

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... said it will "vigorously defend legal action brought by ASIC." The corporate regulator also commenced proceedings against Westpac and NAB in 2016.

BTFM awards $500m fixed income mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... awarded a $500 million mandate to a manager of global sovereign debt. With this new mandate from the investment arm of Westpac New Zealand, Colchester Global Investors has taken its total Australian and New Zealand assets under management to more than ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Westpac is facing a class action for allegedly charging higher life insurance premiums via its network of financial planners. Shine Lawyers filed the class action against the bank and its subsidiary, Westpac Life Insurance Services, on behalf of customers ...

BlackRock boosts Australian distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... joins from MSCI Inc. where she was an index sales specialist for five years. Prior to that, Dorney spent six years at Westpac Banking Corporation working across credit analysis and relationship management, structured and institutional property, and corporate ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... 11 months, there are more optimists than pessimists in this land girth by sea. This is the latest indication from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the index jumping to a reading of 101.35 in October from 97.87 in ...

Actuaries Institute chief resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... director, corporate at Oglivy PR Australia; prior to that, he was general manager corporate affairs and sustainability at Westpac and spent 10 years as the chief executive of the Australian Bankers' Association. Actuaries Institute president Jenny Lyon ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... 1.5%. If the recent trend in Australian consumer spending - or in this case, not spending - continues, we could forget Westpac's outlook for steady rates through to the year 2019 too. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade report showed ...