New BankWest managing director Jon Sutton committed his new charge to acting independently of its parent Commonwealth Bank as the major moves to take control of its new WA asset.
The global economic crisis has prompted the competition watchdog to give approval to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's $2.1 billion acquisition of BankWest and St Andrew's Australia from troubled UK-based parent HBOS plc.
Consumer watchdog Choice has today launched a campaign to find an alternative buyer for BankWest, which has accepted a $2.1 billion takeover from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
THE roll call of Western Australian businesses directly affected by the global credit crunch grew suddenly during the past week, with several listed companies changing their plans in response to the meltdown on Wall Street.
HBOS, the UK owner of Perth-based BankWest, today said shareholders agreed to take up 8.29 per cent of its $8 billion rights issue, increasing speculation that Perth-based BankWest could be up for sale.
The Australian Olympic Committee today celebrated 100 days to the Beijing Olympic Games by announcing a major five year partnership with BankWest and the Australian Olympic Team.
BankWest and Flight Centre Ltd (FLT) today announced BankWest ATMs would be installed in more than 100 of FLT's shops across Australia over the next year.
HBOS subsidiary BankWest will launch a financial planning arm in March next year with plans to recruit more than 100 financial advisers over the next three years.
The part owners of Perth's BankWest Tower plan to quit their 50 per cent stake in the prime St Georges Terrace property, worth as much as $140 million, following the confirmed exit of anchor tenant BankWest which will move to Raine Square.
HBOS Australia today announced an 18 per cent increase in underlying profit before tax to $552 million for the group's financial year to December 31 2005.
Bank of Scotland, which recently bought BankWest, the Perth-based regional bank, from the Western Australian state government for $900m, is aiming to recoup $437.7m of that when it floats a 49% intere
A NEW alliance between BankWest and pharmacy wholesaler Australian Pharmaceutical Industries is the latest of several initiatives by the bank to penetrate the healthcare industry.
THE business banking market in WA is dominated by five institutions – Perth-based BankWest plus the four major national banks.These banks are the main financial institution for 99 per cent of WA businesses, according to a Yellow Pages Small Business ...
The marketing industry in WA is operating in one of the toughest markets on record. In these difficult times it's easy to lose sight of the fantastic work produced here in Perth.
DISENCHANTMENT with the service, resentment at the fees, laments about never being heard. Research into banks and their customers often ends up as an exposé of the grief felt by customers, repeated by commentators and felt by employees.
CHEQUE Images Online sounds impressive, but what is it?It is BankWest's new online service. Through this new service, BankWest allows its Online Banking customers the opportunity to view details of cheques that they have written by calling up images...
