Westpac Group reduces corporate size by 20% to reduce costs

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Westpac Group has announced changes to simplify the bank, improve accountability and reduce costs.  In 2021, Westpac established a 3-year plan to reduce its cost base to $8 billion by 2024. We are now implementing a key part of that plan: creating a smaller, more focussed head office, reducing the size of corporate functions by…