WESTPAC

People & Products

The Westpac-owned platform has announced a range of new efficiencies through a new brand campaign to better serve clients and financial advisers....

People & Products

The investment manager has successfully transitioned BT’s Private Portfolio Management arm to Mercer from Westpac Group and announced its new name....

People & Products

Gai McGrath, chair of BT Funds Management, has been appointed non-executive director at Insignia Financial and is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2024....

People & Products

Having stepped down from Challenger, Steven Gregg has appointed to the board of Westpac as chairman-elect....

Financial planning

The decision by Westpac to retain the BT Panorama platform should be welcomed by the industry, according to platform researcher Recep Peker, as a way of intensifying plat...

Funds management

The corporate regulator has commenced civil penalty proceedings against Westpac for failing to respond to 229 customer hardship notices within the required time limit....

People & Products

As Westpac retains the BT platform business, a senior member of staff has returned to the firm after departing last year to lead its platform strategy....

Financial planning

BT chief executive, Matt Rady, has shared with Money Management what the firm plans to do with its platform business after it concluded its sale process this week....

People & Products

Big four bank Westpac has concluded its competitive search for a buyer of the BT platform business....

Funds management

EXCLUSIVE Popular ETFs could soon come under ASIC’s radar as major ESG funds hold stocks that leading investment managers believe are far from ethical....

Financial planning

There is an estimated $3.7 trillion opportunity for the big four banks to return to wealth management and with the Quality of Advice Review focusing on digital advice, th...

People & Products

The former policy and advocacy head at the FPA has announced he will be joining the Council of Australian Life Insurers' executive team....

Funds management

The major bank has revised its monetary policy expectations off the back of the Reserve Bank's hawkish rhetoric....

Funds management

Westpac has come under fire from shareholders over greenwashing with Market Forces describing the firm as a ‘laughing stock’....

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Funds management

Industry experts are predicting a further December rise in interest rates today, with hikes expected to continue until mid-2023 to address inflationary pressures. ...

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