Westpac CEO Keeps Focus on Risk Management Systems

Westpac CEO Keeps Focus on Risk Management Systems
A pedestrian looks at his phone as he walks past a logo for Australia's Westpac Banking Corp located outside a branch in central Sydney, Australia, Nov. 5, 2018. Reuters/David Gray
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Westpac chief executive Peter King has named fixing the bank’s risk management as his top priority in the wake of its money laundering scandal, after a blast from a financial regulator.

King said addressing Westpac’s shortcomings in risk was critical, and he accepted the need to work faster, as per the finding of an Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority review.