Media

December

• 21/12/2011 Appointment of Robert Elstone to the Westpac Board
• 09/12/2011 Westpac cuts interest rates for home and business lending by 0.25%
• 02/12/2011 Standard & Poor’s announces changes to the credit ratings of the major Australian Banks

November

• 30/11/2011 Westpac appoints new Chief Information Officer
• 24/11/2011 Westpac announces new group management structure and executive appointments
• 14/11/2011 Sustainability central to Westpac’s business strategy
• 01/11/2011 Westpac cuts interest rates by 0.25% in line with RBA

October

• 20/10/2011 Contents insurance wins top award for second year in a row
• 07/10/2011 Mediacom commences as media agency for the Westpac Group

September

• 27/09/2011 Westpac cuts fixed home loan rates
• 22/09/2011 Appointment of Ann Pickard to the Westpac Board
• 20/09/2011 Westpac Group Executive Team changes
• 09/09/2011 Westpac ranked number one bank in the world for sustainability

August

• 31/08/2011 Westpac launches billion-dollar Business Boost campaign
• 19/08/2011 Westpac cuts three-year fixed home loan rate to 6.59% p.a for Spring Home Loan Celebration
• 17/08/2011 Westpac Online Investing Wins Best Fully Featured Online Broker
• 09/08/2011 Westpac drops three-year fixed mortgage rate by 20bps to 6.79%

July

• 26/07/2011 Westpac on track to process all outstanding payments by end of day
• 19/07/2011 The Westpac Group to support acquisition of J O Hambro Capital Management by BT Investment Management Limited
• 18/07/2011 Westpac open tender for media services

June

• 29/06/2011 Westpac celebrates the official opening of its Beijing branch
• 28/06/2011 Half of Australians could be missing out on $18.8bn in unclaimed superannuation
• 15/06/2011 Westpac provides Disaster Relief Package following floods, storms in North Coast area
• 09/06/2011 Westpac customers to receive new RSA security tokens
• 01/06/2011 Westpac named Money Magazine's Business Bank of the Year for the fourth consecutive year

May

• 31/05/2011 Westpac receives final approval for Beijing branch
• 05/05/2011 Update - Westpac online banking restored

April

• 19/04/2011 Westpac launches Australia's First School of Money - the Davidson Institute
• 07/04/2011 Westpac signs General Cooperation Agreement with China Eximbank

March

• 31/03/2011 The Westpac Group gives $2 million to charities via Matching Gifts
• 24/03/2011 Lights off for Earth Hour 2011
• 24/03/2011 Westpac provides Disaster Relief Package following South Coast floods
• 11/03/2011 The Westpac Group finalises impact of tax consolidation of St.George Bank merger

February

• 15/02/2011 The Westpac Group first quarter 2011 - solid momentum across the business
• 08/02/2011 Westpac Foundation grant recipients announced
• 08/02/2011 Westpac offers disaster relief to WA bushfire victims
• 07/02/2011 Westpac opens emergency banking services in Tully and Cardwell
• 03/02/2011 Westpac extends Disaster Relief Package following Cyclone Yasi
• 01/02/2011 The Westpac Group named one of world’s most sustainable companies

January

• 20/01/2011 Westpac provides additional support for Queensland flood customers
• 18/01/2011 Westpac provides Disaster Relief Package following floods in Victoria
• 14/01/2011 Westpac sets up temporary bank branch at Ipswich flood evacuation centre
• 13/01/2011 Westpac sets up temporary bank branch at Brisbane flood evacuation centre
• 13/01/2011 The Westpac Group commits $1 million to Queensland flood relief
• 12/01/2011 Westpac extends Disaster Relief Package following floods in South-East Queensland