Australian consumer sentiment slides as rates, inflation surgeThe Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment released on Tuesday slid 6.9% in November from October, to be down almost 26% o...
08 Nov, 2022, 07.10 AM IST
Asian stocks open lower as faith in global recovery slips"Equity sentiment remained positive in Europe but quickly soured in the U.S. as Fed speakers urged further fiscal support for the economy,"...
24 Sep, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
Australian shares end near 1-month lows, dire GDP data eyedThe RBA also hinted at further support ahead of Wednesday's second-quarter GDP data announcement, which could confirm Australia's first rec...
01 Sep, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Australian shares knocked by trade worries, financial sector woes; NZ bounceEnergy stocks were the biggest drags, after Whitehaven Coal slid 7.6 per cent, with the stock trading ex-dividend.
04 Sep, 2018, 01.05 PM IST
Brick Eagle to set up social housing fund; to raise Rs 300 croreThe PE firm is also planning to pick up stakes in realty firms focused on the affordable segment in various states, Brick Eagle CEO said.
21 Jul, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
For money to come to India, first standard is 'certainty': Bala SwaminathanIn an interview with ET’s MC Govardhana Rangan and Anita Bhoir, Bala Swaminathan, Asia head, Westpac Banking Corp discusses how trade could...
26 Jan, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
Adani Group’s Australian port company raises $500 millionAdani Abbot Point Terminal has raised about $500 million from the Australian market by issuing 5 year bonds, people with direct knowledge o...
30 Oct, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
There’s a market for everybody in India: Rob Whitfield, Westpac Institutional BankBanks from the West are shrinking in markets other than their homes, thanks to tighter regulations post-2008 crisis and falling business vo...
04 Mar, 2013, 05.16 AM IST
Australian banks eye opportunities in bilateral tradeLoans demand from individuals in Australia is falling after they became the most indebted before the crisis.
22 Feb, 2013, 10.20 AM IST
- Australian bank Westpac to open branch in Mumbai
The bank's first branch in India will open in Mumbai, Group Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank, Rob Whitfield was quoted by local media ...
16 Apr, 2012, 01.13 PM IST
- TCS bags orders from NZ life insurer Westpac Life to upgrade its software platform
The platform will provide Westpac with the ability to define, configure and launch new products quickly and efficiently.
31 Aug, 2011, 05.10 PM IST
- Index may signal Australian recession looming: Westpac
A monthly economic index compiled by one of Australia's largest banks posted its second negative reading in December, suggesting the countr...
18 Feb, 2009, 05.40 AM IST
- Best Xmas gift for Aussie bankers: their job
All I want for Christmas is ... my job! That's a refrain heard around the world as the financial crisis puts hundreds of thousands out of w...
24 Dec, 2008, 09.00 AM IST
- Australian banks mull mega merger
Australia's fourth-largest bank, Westpac, said on Monday it was in merger discussions with fifth-ranked St George which could lead to the c...
12 May, 2008, 09.11 AM IST
- Australian consumer confidence slides to near 15-year low
Australian consumer confidence plunged to a near 15-year low in March, figures showed on Wednesday, which economists said could signal the ...
12 Mar, 2008, 11.10 AM IST
- Survey predicts Australian growth to slow in late 2008
Australia's strong economic growth is likely to slow later this year but not quickly enough to prevent further interest rate rises, a surve...
20 Feb, 2008, 06.30 AM IST
- Another bank from Aus opens a/c in India
While some of the big Australian banks are already in India, the decision of the oldest bank in Australia, Westpac, to open a representativ...
12 May, 2007, 03.15 AM IST