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16/09/2019 Westpac named Australia’s most sustainable bank in 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Westpac Group has regained its position as the nation’s most sustainable bank, ranked by the global 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) published today.

Media releases 2019

September

12/09/2019	Westpac CFO Peter King to retire in 2020
10/09/2019	ASIC appeals responsible lending ruling
09/09/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by bushfires in Northern NSW
09/09/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by bushfires in South East Queensland
06/09/2019	Westpac comments on Slater and Gordon class action

August

26/08/2019	Small businesses are looking ahead to growth, but barriers to employment holding them back
21/08/2019	$50K on offer for start-ups in the 2019 Westpac Innovation Challenge
20/08/2019	Westpac transforms e-procurement to help business spend smarter and SMEs get paid faster
13/08/2019	Westpac acknowledges responsible lending ruling
13/08/2019	Small businesses unprepared for the latest wave of scams
12/08/2019	Scammers hurting Aussie hearts and hip-pockets

July

22/07/2019	New financial year a taxing time for Australians
17/07/2019	Westpac supports Sustainability-Linked Loan - first of kind for Australian airport
11/07/2019	Westpac receives APRA response to its culture, governance and accountability self-assessment process
09/07/2019	Westpac notes APRA’s announcement on loss-absorbing capacity
04/07/2019	Westpac Mastercard™ customers can now tap to donate a meal to the World Food Programme
04/07/2019	Blockchain-based platform to transform the bank guarantee process
02/07/2019	Westpac cuts variable home loan interest rates
01/07/2019	Westpac embraces the start of Open Banking
01/07/2019	Westpac welcomes the new Banking Code of Practice

June

19/06/2019	Westpac announces new Business division Chief Executive
14/06/2019	Young Australians lack confidence in STEM skills
04/06/2019	Westpac reduces interest rates for its home loan customers
01/06/2019	Westpac Group and Good2Give launch new Giving Circles at Work trial

May

April

30/04/2019	Westpac 1H19 accounting provisions for authorised representatives
23/04/2019	Aussie home owners brushing up on Home Loans 101
17/04/2019	Westpac commits to 100 percent renewables by 2025

March

26/03/2019	Business confidence in China robust despite macro geopolitical pressures
25/03/2019	Westpac provides an update on provisions for customer payments and related costs expected to be incurred in its 1H19 results
19/03/2019	Westpac resets wealth strategy and announces executive changes
11/03/2019	Money talk off limits in love
11/03/2019	SMEs delay business decisions until after the Federal Election
07/03/2019	Westpac Group replaces all incentives for tellers with pay rise
04/03/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief packages for customers

February

21/02/2019	Westpac comments on Maurice Blackburn responsible lending class action
20/02/2019	Westpac commits $50 million and increases its support for flood-affected farmers in North Queensland
20/02/2019	Emerging industries reshaping Australia’s future economy
19/02/2019	Notice regarding a third-party data breach
18/02/2019	Westpac 1Q19 Update and Pillar 3 Report
13/02/2019	Westpac Disaster Relief Package available as a result of Tasmanian fires
13/02/2019	Westpac Scholars Trust announces 2019 social change fellows
08/02/2019	Westpac provides $250,000 and financial assistance to support the North Queensland community
06/02/2019	Appointment of Margaret Seale and Steven Harker to the Westpac Board
04/02/2019	Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry Final Report
01/02/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief packages for customers in North Queensland
01/02/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief packages for customers in Tasmania