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Today
Elliott promises more growth for ANZ in mortgage assault
The ANZ chief executive tempered expectations that the “mortgage wars” that have dented profit margins would soon ease.
- 27 mins ago
- Lucas Baird
Yesterday
- Exclusive
- PwC tax scandal
At PwC, it’s the revenge of the auditors
Long the humbler, more straight-forward and less risky arm of the firm, audit is now expected to be the growth engine and the governance model for the future.
- Edmund Tadros
This Month
Ex-RBA economist Luci Ellis wants to take credit
The Westpac chief economist observed the RBA’s 2023 forecast and joked, “I’m happy to take credit for that one”.
- Mark Di Stefano
Westpac boss to fly to Tiwi Islands to discuss Santos project
After a four-hour AGM in Brisbane, Peter King has committed to visiting the Tiwi following concerns about consultation on Santos’ Barossa project.
- James Eyers
Aggressive regulators creating legal demand, says new law firm leader
Jones Day’s new Australian partner-in-charge says increased regulatory activity is presenting opportunities in an uncertain market.
- Maxim Shanahan
New Westpac chair takes the reins
He’s been the chairman of Goodman Fielder, Tabcorp and The Lottery Corporation. Now the businessman is taking on his highest-profile board position.
- Lucas Baird
- Exclusive
- AUSTRAC crackdown
AUSTRAC to crack down on digital services in 2024
Digital currency exchanges, payment platforms, bullion and non-bank lenders will all be put under the AUSTRAC microscope in 2024.
- Ronald Mizen
Banker bonuses favouring opaque social metrics, advisers say
Incentives at the major banks are becoming less focused on maximising shareholder returns in a ‘retrograde step’, Institutional Shareholder Services warns.
- Lucas Baird
Home loan competition won’t last: ACCC
The competition watchdog is arguing to uphold its rejection of ANZ’s purchase of Suncorp’s bank. It warned major lenders were already acting in lock-step.
- Lucas Baird
Banks warn of mortgage rises from deposit rate intervention
MyState CEO Brett Morgan says, “in any intervention, there is a benefit and there is a cost”.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird
New RBA assistant governor is outsider Sarah Hunter
Treasury official Sarah Hunter has been appointed chief economist and assistant governor at the Reserve Bank in a further refresh of its leadership team.
- John Kehoe
Westpac restores online banking after update triggered outage
Shortly after 5am on Tuesday, Westpac said that services have been restored after an eight-hour interruption.
- Updated
Mirvac lures Optiver, tech unicorn into its offices despite weak market
From trading house Optiver to tech unicorn Advanced Navigation, large companies are upgrading offices to take advantage of a weak office market.
- Campbell Kwan
- Exclusive
- Quantum Computing
Quantum organisations to compete for $18.5m in funding
Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic is opening applications for the grants to Australian firms to create a national centre for quantum growth.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- BOSS
Revealed: Australia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2023
Despite topping the pay ranks, Macquarie Group’s Shemara Wikramanayake is just one of two women on the list.
- Patrick Durkin
November
Eyes on BBY ex-chairman Glenn Rosewall as execs charged
Rosewall was at the helm of the failed stockbroker between 2004 and its spectacular collapse in 2015.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Westpac dips toe back into venture capital, backs AI loan assessor
Sydney-based Rich Data Co has banked $28 million in a Series B round led by the major lender and nCino, a cloud banking provider based in the US.
- Jessica Sier
- Exclusive
- Proptech
CBA takes on Macquarie in $49b rental payments market
Falling home ownership is boosting the demand for rental properties – and that’s creating opportunity for services to support the rental sector.
- Michael Bleby
Top Westpac lawyer to be PwC’s new general counsel
PwC Australia has hired a senior Westpac lawyer Kylie Gray as its permanent general counsel as it rebuilds its leadership and governance after the tax leaks scandal.
- Edmund Tadros
- Opinion
- Big four
Banks wonder if the home loan margins squeeze is terminal
The bosses of the big four banks are trying to work out whether the ANZ-driven squeeze on home loan margins is temporary, or whether it’s a long-term problem.
- Karen Maley
