Westpac announces new Acting Group Executive Enterprise Services

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Westpac Group has announced that Alastair Welsh has been appointed Acting Group Executive Enterprise Services while Gary Thursby acts in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Incoming Acting Chief Executive... Read more continue reading

Sydney fintech Ignition dominates global Banking Technology Awards shortlists

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Ignition Advice has remarkably achieved three finalist places in the global Banking Technology Awards. The innovative partnership between Ignition Advice and Bank of Ireland has earned a place as a... Read more continue reading

State Street appoints head of Sector Solutions, Australia and Southeast Asia

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State Street Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Cara Brosnan as Head of Sector Solutions, Australia and Southeast Asia with immediate effect. In this newly created role, which... Read more continue reading

Westpac appoints Board Financial Crime Committee and announces Promontory to undertake Financial Crime Program and Accountability Review

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Westpac Group Chairman, Lindsay Maxsted yesterday announced that Promontory had been appointed to undertake the External Accountability and Financial Crime Program Review outlined in Westpac’s Response Plan. The review, commissioned... Read more continue reading

Perpetual acquires Priority Life, strengthening its risk advisory capability for private clients

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Perpetual Limited (Perpetual) has announced the acquisition of Priority Life, a Melbourne-based specialist risk advisory business with a strong focus on medical practitioners, professionals and business owners. Commenting on the... Read more continue reading

SalesPreso integrates with Xplan to release automated Statement of Advice platform

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Data-driven presentation platform, SalesPreso has announced the launch of a specialised wealth-management solution aiming to accelerate and automate compliant advice across the financial planning sector. Leveraging an integration with Iress... Read more continue reading

Valuation focus needed in 2020

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Global equity markets in 2019 have been characterised by a late cycle rally, with extraordinary low monetary policy fueling investor demand for risk assets, most notably in momentum and growth... Read more continue reading

Westpac Board announces CEO and Board changes

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Westpac Group Chairman Lindsay Maxsted yesterday announced a number of executive and Board changes in the wake of the AUSTRAC Statement of Claim. Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Brian Hartzer... Read more continue reading

Retirees abroad and the Age Pension

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Les and Lynne are both aged 67; they retired one year ago and have been receiving a portion of their Age Pension from Centrelink to supplement their income. Les and... Read more continue reading

Perpetual and Seer Data & Analytics partner to advance data for social good

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Perpetual is pleased to announce a partnership with Seer Data & Analytics (Seer), a start-up technology company working with not-for-profits (NFP), social sector organisations and government agencies. Perpetual’s General Manager... Read more continue reading