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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Australia consumer sentiment The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit ...

ANZ blames tech and training for bank mishaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... The parliamentary committee concludes today, with NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn facing the panel this morning and Westpac's Brian Hartzer to appear later today.

More poor customer outcomes expected: Narev

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... issues. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott will front the parliamentary committee today, with the chief executives of Westpac and NAB to follow tomorrow.

Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... community." Commonwealth Bank fronts the review at 2pm today, followed by ANZ tomorrow and then National Australian Bank and Westpac on Thursday. ISA has released a report showing the major banks have switched tens of thousands of customers into poorly ...

CommInsure under fire again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... of the big four banks' chief executives to front the parliamentary committee, to be followed by those of ANZ, NAB and Westpac over the coming three days.

Top boutique in first push for new investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... specialist with a computer science degree. Fellow portfolio manager Tim Masters has a background in debt having worked in Westpac's institutional bank. Rounding out the investment team is dealer Geoffrey Kneale who has a background in international accounting. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... goods orders growth slowed from 0.8% in July to 0.6% in August (down 3.1% over the year). China consumer sentiment The Westpac/MNI China consumer sentiment index bounced back to 115.2 in September from 111.5 in the previous month with all sub-categories ...

Macquarie Australia's favourite finance brand on social media

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... and most positive consumer emotions towards brands. The top five Australian "home-grown" finance brands were: Macquarie, Westpac, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank. "We were very interested to see ...

Former Westpac adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
ASIC has banned a former Westpac adviser from providing financial services for four years. Michael Mahoney of Adelaide has been disqualified after an ASIC investigation found that he engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct during his time as a Westpac ...

Budgets with more super tinkering are possible

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Westpac chief economist Bill Evans warns superannuation funds that further tinkering of the system at Budget time is not beyond the realms of possibilities. As federal politicians become further engrossed in "fixing the Budget" the chief economist reckons ...