Appointments

• Banking Day staff

Westpac has moved its audit business from PwC, its auditor of 50 years, to KPMG.  read more

• Ian Rogers

David Marshall, chief executive of Defence Bank, has left to lead Ultradata as its CEO. read more

• John Kavanagh

EML Payments has extended the contract of interim chief executive Kevin Murphy until the end of June as it works through the restructuring of the group. read more

• Ian Rogers

Susan Woods, an RBA insider, is being promoted to the newly established role of Chief Operating Officer at the Reserve Bank of Australia. read more

• John Kavanagh

Butn non-executive director Mike Hirst has resigned from the board, citing other commitments. He was the last remaining non-executive director on the SME finance company’s board. read more

• John Kavanagh

The government has appointed Jo-Anne Bloch to chair the board of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, which will start accepting claims for compensation from April 2. read more

• George Lekakis

Credit impairments and asset quality are on the slide at Judo Bank, inevitably. And now Judo has anointed Chris Bayliss as its new CEO, as Joseph Healy exits stage left. read more

• John Kavanagh

Consumer finance company Wisr’s move to moderate loan origination to focus on profitability and balance sheet strength had mixed results in the December 2023 half. read more

• Ian Rogers

Cuscal’s deputy CEO Bianca Bates will leave the company in a few months to become chief customer officer at an ASX-listed entity. read more

• Banking Day staff

After delisting from the Australian Securities Exchange in December, buy now pay later company Splitit has established a share trading facility with PrimaryMarkets, a platform for trading private secu.. read more

• Banking Day staff

Bank of Queensland is selling its NZ$238 million New Zealand commercial loan and lease portfolio to UDC Finance Ltd, in a deal that will result in a loss of A$17 million to $20 million. read more

• Banking Day staff

The outgoing chief executive of Credit Suisse Australia, Richard Gibb, will join the ANZ board as a non-executive director. read more

• John Kavanagh

Long-serving Canstar chief executive Andrew Spicer is retiring after running the financial comparison site for 16 years. read more

• Banking Day staff

The chief executive of youth support service ReachOut, Ashley de Silva, has been appointed CEO of leading consumer advocacy group CHOICE.  read more

• Banking Day staff

Warren McLeland, a former stockbroker and investment banker, has joined the board of BNK Banking Corp. read more

• Banking Day staff

Senior Treasury official Sarah Hunter will join the Reserve Bank in January as its chief economist and assistant governor (economics). read more

• Banking Day staff

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the scheme of arrangement between finance company Thorn Group and its major shareholder Somers Ltd, clearing the way for Somers to acquire the shares.. read more

• Banking Day staff

Senior Bank of England officer Andrew Hauser will join the Reserve Bank as its deputy governor. read more

• Ian Rogers

Sally Cray has been appointed to the newly-created position of chief communications officer at the Reserve Bank. read more

• Banking Day staff

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has appointed two new industry directors – Raylene Bellottie and Yien Hong. read more