Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) Share Price and News
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Westpac Banking Corp (WBC) is Australia’s oldest banking and financial services group, with branches and operations throughout Australia, New Zealand and the near Pacific region as well as offices in key financial centres around the world including London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, the company changed its name to Westpac Banking Corporation in 1982 and is one of Australia’s “big four” banks in terms of market capitalisation, earnings and customers. Westpac is also one of the largest listed companies on the ASX.
Westpac serves nearly 13 million customers and provides a broad range of consumer, business and institutional banking and wealth management services. Its business portfolio is organised in the following five key divisions: Consumer Bank, Commercial and Business Bank, BT Financial Group, Westpac Institutional Bank and Westpac New Zealand.
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) Latest News
Here’s why you should sell your bank shares now
Joshua Anderson | April 15, 2015 11:02am
At current elevated prices, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and Australia and New Zealand Banking... More »
Could peer-to-peer lending harm your bank shares?
Tim McArthur | April 14, 2015 8:29am
Disruptive technologies and small nimble players such as Cash Converters International Ltd (ASX:CCV) could increasingly win over consumers from the banking sector. More »
Read this before you buy the banks
Matt Brazier | April 13, 2015 5:05pm
Historically, Australia’s banks have been some of the best performing businesses on the ASX. Will this continue? More »
Is Australia’s dividend imputation system at risk?
Ryan Newman | April 13, 2015 2:37pm
Are the dividends of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) in jeopardy? More »
Has the “easy money” been made on the big four banks and Telstra Corporation Ltd?
Ryan Newman | April 9, 2015 11:36am
Is the market starting to doubt companies like Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) and Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC)? More »
RBA leaves interest rates unchanged: Here’s what every investor needs to know
Ryan Newman | April 7, 2015 5:23pm
The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) retreated as a result, let by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and CSL Limited (ASX:CSL). More »
2 stocks I’d buy before Westpac Banking Corp
Owen Raszkiewicz | April 7, 2015 4:48pm
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) looks fully valued. More »
Westpac Banking Corp, Sonic Healthcare Limited, DuluxGroup Limited: Is it time to own these stocks?
Darryl Daté-Shappard | April 7, 2015 10:51am
When stocks make a move upwards after a period of trading sideways, they can attract a lot of investor attention, but is there any... More »
Will the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to 2% today?
Ryan Newman | April 7, 2015 4:07am
If the RBA cuts rates expect strong reactions from companies like Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and Telstra Corporation Ltd... More »
Here’s why the RBA will slash interest rates next week
Ryan Newman | April 1, 2015 10:00am
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) have all climbed to record highs with... More »
Should you buy Australia’s Big Four bank stocks?
Ryan Newman | March 31, 2015 2:14pm
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC), National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX:NAB) and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) are all... More »
Here’s why these 4 ASX blue-chip stocks are dancing today
Ryan Newman | March 31, 2015 12:12pm
The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) is up 1.4%, led by BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP), Caltex Australia Limited (ASX:CTX), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and Woolworths... More »
Woolworths Limited remains Australia’s most valuable brand: What you need to know
Ryan Newman | March 26, 2015 3:27pm
Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) managed to hold off a rampaging Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) for the title More »
Attention bank investors: Are these the signs of a coming market crash?
Sean O'Neill | March 26, 2015 3:02pm
Could it finally be time to sell your Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group... More »
FAQ
Will Westpac pay an interim dividend in 2020?
Westpac’s 2020 interim dividend decision has been deferred and no dividend will be paid in June 2020.
When does Westpac pay its dividends?
Westpac typically pays dividends twice each year, in June and December.
Does Westpac offer a dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)?
Yes. Westpac’s DRP allows eligible shareholders to reinvest some or all of their dividends in additional Westpac ordinary shares with no transaction costs.