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Bankwest has announced the appointment of Sinead Taylor as the first female to lead the organisation in its 124-year history.

Bankwest has signalled its desire to expand its east coast presence, by signing a multi-year naming rights deal with the NSW government for a new 30,000-seat stadium in western Sydney.

Bankwest has posted a $681 million net profit for the 2018 financial year on the back of increased lending and a reduction in bad loans relative to 2017.

Bankwest is closing 29 branches along Australia's east coast and cutting 200 jobs, saying customers are increasingly using mobile banking.

Dale Alcock's ABN Group has recruited former Arrium managing director Andrew Roberts as its chief executive, while announcing Bankwest as its new banking partner, after nearly 40 years with ANZ.

Bankwest has recorded a $339 million net profit for the first half of the financial year, fuelled by solid income growth and flat expenses, along with lower loan impairments compared to 2016.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reported an increase in cash profit to $9.8 billion for the 2017 financial year, while its Perth-based subsidiary, Bankwest, delivered a fall in profit as a result of increased home loan impairments.

Business News sat down to lunch at Julio's with new Bankwest managing director, Rowan Munchenberg

Bankwest is shutting its corporate banking services outside of Western Australia and moving customers to its parent, Commonwealth Bank of Australia.