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Our vision is to be the most successful Australasian bank in financial markets. We're working to achieve our goal through the superior execution of strategic initiatives such as product excellence, creating a performance culture, analysing risk and reward and improving operational support and efficiency.

The people in our Financial Markets team are either part of a trading, sales or structuring function working across foreign exchange, interest rates and capital market products with further opportunities to work in equity derivatives and energy trading.


Find out what it's really like to work in Westpac's Financial Markets team

Graeme Edie Global Head of Forwards, Forward Foreign Exchange Westpac Institutional Bank "This is a fast-paced, consistently demanding and energetic environment. You are in a team environment but ultimately you make the decisions, you see the results therefore the responsibility, accountability and rewards rest solidly with you. You are there to add value to the shareholders by taking/adding risk from the servicing of our local and international customers. Working with like-minded, stimulating, dynamic people is one of the perks of the job."

Russel Armstrong General Manager, Financial Markets Westpac Institutional Bank "We're very active in regards to customer requirements. We offer a great variety of products and services. We're also very people friendly which is often a surprise. The sense of camaraderie here is tremendous, and that reflects in the way we deal with our customers. This is a high risk/reward environment, so we're continuously pushing the envelope, but at the same time understanding and controlling the risks. But we all share a true passion for the business and that keeps us energised and committed to playing past our goal-posts."