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Top AMP exec leaves to join BT

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014

... will be to develop products that encourage Westpac bank customers switch their MySuper account to BT. "Across the Westpac Group brands we have eight million Australians who have a MySuper product with another provider," he said. "Melinda will bring even ...

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014

The performance of BT Financial Group has boosted Westpac Group's half-year results, with the division reporting cash earnings of $438 million, a 21% increase on the same period last year. BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper attributed the ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014

... products. Meanwhile, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) together with Colonial First State spent $3.05 million. Westpac Group, including BT, spent $3.06 million. While the figures for the industry funds represent total advertising expenditure, those ...

Westpac appoints deputy CEO

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014

Westpac Group has created the role of deputy chief executive officer to address strategic issues such as the Financial System Inquiry and regulatory change. The current chief financial officer Phil Coffey will start in the new role of deputy chief executive ...

BT reveals post-awards strategy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014

... which are less affected by the awards system. "But with this process taken out, we can go and target all of our Westpac Group business banking clients with our superannuation offer," she said. Currently BT's "corporate" (i.e. employer default) super ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

... infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank said that the infrastructure ...

BTFG joins Calastone funds network

ALICE URIBE | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

... been extended across the entire business and that Calastone's global transaction network would be available to the Westpac group as a whole "This means that it will be available to Westpac's other platform, Asgard, and available to its registery and ...

Henderson acquires hedge fund manager H3 Global Advisors

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013

... their ambitions which can be assisted by leveraging the broad resources available within BT Financial Group and the Westpac Group or through exploring strategic options with external parties," he said. The sale of H3 will result in the transition of ...

Three more MySuper licenses

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013

... additional authorisation for BT Funds Management for their Retirement Wrap MySuper product will be used by their Westpac Group Plan. Professional Association Superannuation has meantime had their MySuper product renamed to Kinetic Super - Growth (MySuper) ...

BT in search of new Super GM

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013

... authorisation, which came in on the same day that she resigned. "Superannuation has been called-out as core to the Westpac Group's strategy, given its critical importance in helping Australian's prepare for a better retirement and the expected growth ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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