Talk:Bankwest

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BankWest is owned By HBOS Australia Pty Ltd

HBOS Australia Pty Ltd (HBOS Australia) comprises four diverse financial services companies:

Bank of Western Australia Ltd (BankWest); Capital Finance Australia Limited (Capital Finance); St Andrew's Australia Pty Ltd (St Andrew's); and BOS International (Australia) Ltd (BOS International).

Article re ownership should be reviewed with correct information

www.hbosa.com.au —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.19.158.31 (talk) 02:25, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unhapping banking[edit]

124.150.47.203 added a large amount of text about "Unhappybanking". I've reverted it. It was probably added in good faith, but it has several problems:

  • The additions appear to be unbalanced and non-neutral, as well as giving undue emphasis (in terms of total amount of text for this vs the rest of the article).
  • There were no specific reference - lots of general claims about coverage, such as "significant media coverage in Australia, with stories on Today Tonight (Seven Network), The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Telegraph, ABC Radio and the West Australian" but no specific citations to specific stories.
  • The paragraph in the lead section is simply too big for the lead.
  • It might be WP:Recentism.

Perhaps some mention of the controversy is appropriate, but it needs to be balance, referenced, and shorter. Mitch Ames (talk) 12:56, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A large (but different) addition was made about "Unhapping Banking". I have again removed most of it, for the same reasons as before. Given that the group appears to have prompted a senate inquiry, it would appear sufficiently notable to include a mention, so I have done so - in what I think is much more neutral language, with references. Mitch Ames (talk) 04:21, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Four Corners has as story, apparently about or related to this, to be aired tonight, Monday 9 April 2012 on ABC1 (plus repeats, iview). I expect that the transcript will be available later online on the Past Episodes page. Mitch Ames (talk) 04:01, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the Four Corners story as a ref. Mitch Ames (talk) 13:57, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 08 October 2014[edit]

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The result of the move request was: consensus not to move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 02:08, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bankwest → BankWest – Proper name. – Apipia (talk) 12:44, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is a contested technical request (permalink). Steel1943 (talk) 19:34, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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context[edit]

now the bank is effectively shut down, (or in process...)

the early history really is pathetically thin and unreferenced,

as the earlier iterations - the AG Bank, and the R&I were very significant in the development of WA in the 20th century, and effectively could be forks if they were developed properly...

As the text currently stands, it doesnt take much for recentism to swamp valid historical context. JarrahTree 09:06, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

When did it change from Ag to R&I?[edit]

Bankwest#History says:

In May 1916, the Agricultural Bank changed its name to the Rural and Industries Bank of Western Australia (also known as R&I Bank).

but Bankwest#R&I era says:

In May 1944 ... the Agricultural Bank changed its name to the Rural and Industries Bank of Western Australia (also known as R&I Bank).

Mitch Ames (talk) 01:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1916 year is sourced to book I dont have, so agf on source. The Agricultural Bank was replaced with Rural and Industries Bank Act in 1944, and recieved Royal ascent in Feb 1945. AGF on the first statement until I can read the source the 1944 one refers to the Act change it in the legislation. Its likely the the name was changed earlier as many heritage buildings built before 1944 are marked as R&I. Gnangarra 06:17, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • its biggest issue is all the advertising, marketing, pr statements about services need to be cleaned up. There a lot of history missing especially pre Bankwest eras at least the R&I era should be a separate article. Gnangarra 06:24, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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