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...

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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....

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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....

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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....

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Financial planning

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

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Financial planning

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

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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...

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Financial planning

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

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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....

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Financial planning

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

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