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Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia employs the largest group of CFAs (124), followed by NAB (95), Macquarie Group (81) and Westpac (72) and ANZ (49). AMP Limited, Citigroup, UBS, KPMG and PwC rounded the top 10 employers that highly regard CFA qualified ...

Advisers flock to non-insto licensees

ALEX BURKE  |  SUNDAY, 1 OCT 2017
... Financial Planning, Charter Financial Planning, SMSF Advisers Network, Commonwealth Financial Planning, Count Financial, Westpac, GWM Adviser Services, Morgans Financial, NAB and Synchron.

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... that "emergency accommodation" is no longer necessary as the downside risks to growth and inflation have eased. But not Westpac, its chief economist Bill Evans is sticking to his guns and saying that, "we are not convinced that the cash rate will need ...

Big four ditch ATM withdrawal fees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac have collectively abolished ATM withdrawal fees for non-customers. In a statement, ANZ said that non-customers will no longer be charged $2 to withdraw from ANZ-branded ATMs. ANZ group executive Fred Ohlsson acknowledged that ...

Hastings names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
A former chief financial officer of Westpac's institutional bank will be the next chief executive of Hastings Funds Management. Hastings chairman Brian Scullin has confirmed that current chief executive Andrew Day will leave the business at the end ...

Westpac chair joins boutique manager board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
A boutique debt-specialist fund manager appointed a Westpac chair to its board. Metrics Credit Partners (MCP) announced Allan Griffiths will join as a non-executive director and independent chair on September 30. Griffiths is currently a non-executive ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Australian consumers are happier in September than last month. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (WBC-MI) index of consumer sentiment jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording ...

CBA class action moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... registrations from those interested in taking part in the class action against CBA. Earlier this week CBA added a former Westpac veteran to its board and announced a raft of changes ahead of its annual general meeting. Robert Whitfield has been elected ...

Implemented Portfolios hires for national expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... "Natasha will be based in Perth and brings with her compelling local experience from her prior roles including at Perpetual, Westpac and Lawrence Wealth in Western Australia. Natasha will provide an unparalleled uplift to the team's development capabilities ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... Financial services businesses ranging from superannuation funds AustralianSuper and HESTA, to banking institutions CBA and Westpac, and investment managers BT Financial Group and StateStreet have signed an open letter which supports "diversity in the ...