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Acenda Life launches investment bond

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... teams across insurance, wealth and retirement solutions. Miller joined the group in February after more than 25 years at Westpac Group, where he held leadership roles in distribution and channel delivery.

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... worst it was inappropriate that they should be playing golf whilst this process was going on," Negus said. Then there was Westpac's audit committee chair Peter Nash, a former KPMG chair, who resigned in July over social contact with KPMG personnel during ...

Former adviser defies permanent banning orders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... conduct that breached permanent banning orders at the Sydney Downing Centre Local Court. Nesseim previously worked for Westpac, Fortnum Private Wealth and Libertas Financial Planning. He was a financial adviser from August 2006 to March 2018. He served ...

Acenda Life appoints chief commercial officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... insurance, wealth and retirement solutions. He joined the Acenda Life in February this year, after more than 25 years at Westpac Group, leading the channel and distribution delivery for the bank. Acenda Group chief executive Chris de Bruin said almost ...

Volatility drives buying across AUSIEX platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
... Energy was the platform's most traded stock by volume, although it recorded a sell skew, with a buy/sell ratio of 0.38. Westpac also saw more selling than buying, with a ratio of 0.45. AUSIEX national director of distribution Chris Hill said investors ...

ECB hikes rates, economists expect RBA might be next

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... sounds most hawkish when it's just tightened and most dovish when it has just eased." Prior to Hauser's comments, Westpac revised its RBA call, reinstating a 25 basis points November rate hike. "Domestic demand is proving more resilient than ...

Macquarie names new wrap platform lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... of wealth platform risk governance for two years before that. Prior to joining Macquarie, she held senior positions at Westpac, including head of group executive projects and acting general manager, for close to two years. She was also stationed at Commonwealth ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... firm has been under scrutiny for misusing confidential client information to pursue audit tenders, including those of Westpac and Dexus. The details were brought forward by a whistleblower, and KPMG has admitted its investigation into the claims fell ...

AIA Australia rejigs retail team, appoints new lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... a total of 10 years at the life and health reinsurer. Her previous senior leadership roles included BT Financial Group/Westpac and CommInsure, where her responsibilities included leading growth and transformation initiatives and building partnerships ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... firm has been under scrutiny for misusing confidential client information to pursue audit tenders, including those of Westpac and Dexus. The details were brought forward by a whistleblower, and KPMG has admitted its investigation into the claims fell ...
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