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More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... levels consistent with solid business activity in the near-term, and are higher than through much of H2 2016." (NAB) "The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Unemployment expectations fell by 3.1% in March pushing the Index back to around the levels ...

ASIC spots forex breaches at ANZ and Westpac

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings from Westpac and ANZ following an investigation into the banks' wholesale foreign exchange businesses. The regulator found that between 2008 and 2013, Westpac and ANZ's systems and controls failed to address ...

Westpac deputy chief executive retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Westpac deputy chief executive Phil Coffey is retiring after spending more than 20 years at the bank. Coffey was appointed deputy chief executive in April 2014 and prior to that served as chief financial officer for eight years, and was the group executive ...

Grant Samuel flags two senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... institutional sales. Before that, he was head of business development at MMC Asset Management, and has held roles at PwC, Westpac, AMP and Clayton Utz. New head of retail distribution Stephen Fletcher, meanwhile, was an internal promotion. Fletcher joined ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... inception in August 2012, MGOF has earned investors a compound annualised return of 17.3%. Among the initial investors, Westpac will be using its fund incubation business Ascalon Capital Managers, which owns one third of Morphic, to invest $5 million ...

Former BT executive to head advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Annick Donat has joined Madison Financial Group after resigning from BT in December 2016, having spent six years with Westpac Group. Madison chairman Tony Hartley said a determination of the board found "it was time to hand the baton of responsibility ...

We have made mistakes: CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... reviewing and simplifying lending contracts for small business. Brian Hartzer and Steven Munchenberg chief executives for Westpac and the Australian Bankers' Association respectively will face the hearing tomorrow.

Westpac faces lending practices breach: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is taking Westpac to the Federal Court for allegedly breaching home-loan responsible lending practices. Between December 2011 and March 2015, the regulator claims Westpac failed to properly assess ...

Countplus appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... the Financial Planning Standards Board in the US, a business banking manager at NAB and a corporate finance analyst at Westpac. "Countplus welcomes the known and capable skills of Matthew Rowe in taking on this leadership role for Countplus. The board ...

ING Direct partners with Apple Pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... is yet to convert the other big banks - NAB offers its own digital wallet solution for Android users, and the CBA and Westpac apps feature 'Tap & Pay' capabilities.