LINDSAY MAXSTED

People & Products

John McFarlane will be the new chair of the Westpac board while current chair, Lindsay Maxsted, and board member, Anita Fung, will retire....

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People & Products

Former ANZ Group chief executive, John McFarlane has been announced as the chair-elect of Westpac and will be responsible for appointing the bank’s next chief executive....

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Financial planning

The authority has increased the bank’s capital requirement to $1 billion and will focus on directors and senior managers that breached the Banking Act in relation to the ...

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Financial planning

Westpac has announced the appointment of a board financial crime committee and Promontory Financial Group to undertake financial crime program review and external account...

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Policy & Regulation

Westpac has withheld the bonuses of its most senior executives and some of its general management until it determines who should be held accountable for its alleged AUSTR...

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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 chairman, Lindsay Maxsted has admitted the big banking group did not sufficiently recognise the risks in its financial planning business....

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