BRIAN HARTZER

Superannuation

Accused of being the power brokers behind the ousting of former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer, a Parliamentary enquiry has questioned two of the big four banks wh...

Financial planning

The bank’s 2019 AGM will not include the grant of equity to chief executive Brian Hartzer and the re-election of Ewen Crouch as a director....

Financial planning

Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has acknowledged that it was the bank’s systems rather than advisers which represented the major cause for fee for no service....

Financial planning

Westpac has taken a 24 per cent hit to its first-half profit as it continues to accommodate hefty remediation costs and the exit of its financial planning businesses....

Financial planning

Westpac has admitted that it did not fully appreciate the underlying risks entailed in running a financial planning business....

Financial planning

Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has acknowledged that the big banking group is ‘thinking through’ the future of its advice business....

Financial planning

At the same time as confirming Westpac has lost around half its authorised representatives since 2015 the bank’s chief executive has also confirmed a proposed industry so...

Financial planning

Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has confirmed that senior executives within BT Financial Group suffered significant remuneration consequences for issues raised at ...

Financial planning

Westpac Banking Group has managed stay in the black despite heavy customer remediation costs, with BT Financial Group weathering much of the difficulty....

Financial planning

Westpac has reported a solid first half amid the challenges presented by the Royal Commission....

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