Westpac Banking : acknowledges ASIC proceedings - Form 6-K

Westpac Banking Corporation is an Australia-based company that provides banking and selected financial services, operating under multiple brands, and predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, with a small presence in Europe, North America and Asia. Its segments include Consumer, Business and Wealth, Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB), Westpac New Zealand and Group Businesses. Consumer segment provides a full range of banking products and services to customers in Australia through three lines of business consisting of mortgages, consumer finance and cash and transactional banking. Business and Wealth segment comprises business banking, wealth management, private wealth, Westpac Pacific and auto finance. The WIB segment delivers a range of financial products and services to corporate, institutional and government customers. Westpac New Zealand segment provides banking, and wealth products and services for consumer, business and institutional customers in New Zealand.