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Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... should rise more following the out-of-cycle rate hikes by lenders. This is not lost on Australian consumers as the recent Westpac- Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey indicates and one that could lead to more spending restraint. Consumer sentiment ...

QIC reorganises SA infrastructure business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... committee, will take on Rickus' position. Reed was previously a sustainability manager and senior manager, social impact at Westpac, and is also currently an associate director at Spark Infrastructure. Rickus, meanwhile, has been chair of MTAA Super ...

Unclear disclosure costs bank $5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... misleading customers to believe such fees apply only to transactions made in a foreign currency or with an overseas merchant. Westpac was similarly reprimanded in September 2016 for failing to disclose credit card purchases incurred foreign transaction ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Appealing to the younger members of its customer base, Westpac launched an innovative tool enabling access to its online banking features via social messaging apps and SMS. The bank introduced the Westpac Keyboard, a new iOS keyboard, which allows customers ...

BTFG chief investment officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... Martyn Wild has been disciplined for breaching codes of conduct arising from a number of recent allegations, parent company Westpac Group said in a statement. Westpac also confirmed Wild will not receive a bonus for this year or any special termination ...

Panorama fortifies BTFG adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... entire wealth infrastructure and connect it to the rest of the banking group, consolidating seven legacy systems from Westpac, St George and Asgard into one core operating platform. Now in migration phase, the biggest priority is to get existing customers ...

BTFG announces giant Panorama leap

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... further growth in the life insurance market with BTFG able to further capitalise on its established relationship with Westpac. Currently 4.8% of Westpac customers have life insurance through BTFG. Cooper said the next steps for BTFG life insurance include ...

Profit-to-member super funds must restore trust: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... to task, Scheerlinck made note of the recent scandals in the banking industry including ASIC's actions against NAB and Westpac, and their report into the conduct of financial planners. In totality the banking industry's conduct has eroded public trust ...

Adviser contravenes FoFA obligations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... ASIC's broader Wealth Management Project-was focused on the conduct of the financial advice arms of AMP, ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac. In the report, ASIC identified a number of areas of concern where further improvements need to be made, including: failure ...

Major ASIC project finds serious financial advice concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... Management project covering the financial advice provided by Australia's largest financial institutions - AMP, ANZ, CBA, NAB, Westpac and Macquarie. The latter was excluded from this particular sub-project because ASIC said Macquarie had already undertaken ...