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Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Westpac has signalled its recovery from the pandemic with cash earnings increasing by 256% to $3.5 billion over the last 12 months, as it looks to reduce costs by 2024 and farewells a key executive. In its half-year results, Westpac recorded a 189% ...

OpenMarkets hires, acquires, preps for IPO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... at CommSec. Cussen joins from Bank of Queensland where he was chief technology officer and also held several roles at Westpac. Alexander is chair of the audit risk committee for Citadel Group. The appointments come as OpenMarkets expands its team from ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... insurance than people who obtained identical insurance through independent financial advisers (IFAs). Shine alleged Westpac financial advice clients paid between 4.3% and 9.09% more than the clients of IFAs for the same Westpac Life policies. They were ...

BUSSQ appoints two executive managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... Planning business. With a background in financial advice, Magee has also served as a financial planner at Telstra Super, Westpac and Citi. In another appointment, BUSSQ appointed Trevor Govender as executive manager, operations, product and finance. ...

K2 Asset Management co-founder exits board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... management at Equity Trustees. Boubouras has also held senior roles at HSBC Global Asset Management, Macquarie Group, Westpac, NSW Treasury and UBS (then SBC). Newman owns about 13.4 million KAM shares, according to his final directors' interest ...

Colonial First State names executive chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... Brands and is currently chair of Tibra Capital. He is also a former group executive of retail and business banking at Westpac and a former chief executive of BT Financial Group. "We are delighted to welcome an executive of Rob's calibre to the team ...

Westpac merges consumer, business divisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Westpac has announced it will combine the leadership of its consumer and business divisions to form a new consumer and business banking division, with one executive exiting the business. Westpac said the new division will be led by the current chief ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
The new best financial interests duty (BFID) could see members pay higher administration fees as the record-keeping obligations ramp up, superannuation funds and industry experts warn. The reforms, which are part of the Your Future Your Super legislation ...

Westpac exec goes part-time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Westpac's group general counsel & enterprise executive has stepped down and will move to a part-time advisory role. Rebecca Lim has been with the bank for 20 years and in her current role for a decade. She will continue in the role until a replacement ...

Rest hires from NGS Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... Platform investment menus, as well as product management within the Corporate Super team." Prior to AMP, Jose also worked at Westpac, BT Financial Group, Perpetual, CommInsure and Colonial First State.