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Westpac New Zealand reported an 11% increase in its first-half net profit as it benefited from lower impairment charges.The local unit of the Australian lender reported a net profit of $477 million
The local division of Australian banking group Westpac has listed $600 million of bonds on NZX's debt market, separately from its parent. Westpac rang the NZX bell today to celebrate the launch of t
Westpac New Zealand thinks the changes the government is proposing to make to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) are just tweaks and that much broader changes are required. "Whilst.
Westpac NZ has again drawn the ire of the Reserve Bank and this time the central bank is questioning its governance processes and liquidity reporting and has instructed the bank to commission two inde
Westpac's Australian owners have decided to keep the New Zealand arm after all. In a brief statement, Westpac group chief executive Peter King said after a detailed review, "we believe a demerger of t
Westpac NZ says David Green will join its board as an independent non-executive director from June 7. Green worked for ANZ Group for 14 years, most recently as chief executive of Singapore and head of
As Westpac chases erstwhile Australian business tycoon Bill Papas through the Australian and New Zealand courts to recover the bulk of an alleged A$400 million trans-Tasman forgery scheme, the bank’
Westpac Banking Corp chair John McFarlane will resign from his role at the bank’s annual general meeting in December next year. McFarlane said he had delivered on his promise "to create a leaner, mo
Westpac New Zealand has 50,000 customers rolling off fixed-rate mortgages with interest rates below 4% in the six months ending March next year. Chief executive Catherine McGrath said the bank uses a.
Westpac New Zealand learned its lesson about the importance of meeting prudential rules when it fell short of capital requirements a few years ago. The lender had to hold an extra $1 billion in reserv
Westpac New Zealand’s mortgage holders, who collectively owe about $65.8 billion, are mostly managing the shift to higher interest rates, with higher wages largely covering their increased spending.
The pronounced shift away from bank term deposits into transactional accounts reflects the limited options savers have in a low interest rate environment, Westpac New Zealand chief executive David McL
Westpac says the fast-approaching election probably won’t change the big-picture outlook when it comes to the election’s impact on the market, but the macroeconomic and fiscal baseline did have �
Westpac New Zealand’s home loan customers have managed to deal with higher interest costs better than initially expected, the bank's chief executive says. The local unit of the Australian lender, wh
Westpac Bank will delist its American depositary shares which allow US investors to buy shares in the Australian bank through the New York Stock Exchange. An American depositary share, or ADS, is shar
Auckland startup Qippay has inked a bilateral agreement with Westpac Bank in the middle of a major capital raise. The agreement, similar to one the fintech forged with the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) ea
Westpac is being sued for insider trading and unconscionable conduct related to interest rate activity during its involvement in the 2016 Ausgrid privatisation. The bank confirmed in a statement to th
After a 10-month search, Westpac has found a new chief economist for New Zealand with the appointment of Kelly Eckhold. Eckhold will take over the role in March from acting chief economist Michael Gor
Investment and advisory firm Jarden has hired former Westpac executive Dawie Olivier as its chief technology officer. A statement from Jarden said Dawie was a technology leader with a career in people
Westpac New Zealand is preparing for a more difficult second half of the financial year with mortgage borrowers set to face more strain as rapid interest rate hikes of the past year-and-a-half continu
Westpac says consumer confidence has trickled downwards in the September quarter and says it signals the number of New Zealand households who are pessimistic versus optimistic about the country’s ec
Westpac expects New Zealand households to pull back on spending in the coming months as consumer confidence remains low. The bank released the results of its quarterly Westpac McDermott Miller Consume
Westpac New Zealand is abandoning “outdated” policies that saw bankrupt people lose their bank accounts in favour of a more flexible approach. The change follows a report called Access to Banking
Westpac Banking Corporation is Australia’s first bank and oldest company. The company is also one of the largest banks operating in New Zealand. Westpac provides a full range of financial services t
Westpac Bank took its forecast rate cuts off the table and now expects annual house price inflation to peak at 20 percent this year. On Wednesday it had been picking two 25 basis-point rate cuts in Ma
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