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* 2003: Acquires [[National Bank of New Zealand]].
* 2003: Acquires [[National Bank of New Zealand]].
* 2006: New world headquarters announced for [[Melbourne Docklands]]
* 2006: New world headquarters announced for [[Melbourne Docklands]] near the headquarter of the [[National Australia Bank]]
* 2007 ANZ wins Money Magazine "Bank of the Year" award again after having been ousted by the [[National Australia Bank]] in 2006


==Organizational Structure of the bank==
==Organizational Structure of the bank==

Revision as of 20:15, 1 May 2007

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Company typePublic (ASXANZ)
IndustryBanking and Finance
Founded1835
HeadquartersAustralia Melbourne, Australia
Key people
John McFarlane, CEO
Charles Goode, Chairman
ProductsTransaction Accounts
Insurance
Stock brokerage
Investment bank
Asset-based lending
Consumer finance
Trade
International Payments
Foreign Exchange
Credit Cards
Revenue$10 billion AUD
$3.7 billion AUD
Number of employees
32,256 full time equivalent [1]
Websitewww.anz.com

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; ASXANZ, NZX: ANZ, NYSEANZ), commonly called ANZ, is the third largest bank in Australia, after the National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth Bank. Australian operations make up the largest part of ANZ's business, with commercial and retail banking dominating. ANZ is also the largest bank in New Zealand (where the legal entity became known as ANZ National Bank Limited in 2004).

In addition to operations throughout Australia and New Zealand, ANZ also extends itself to twenty-five other nations. It is one of the leading banks in the South Pacific and in Asia. [2]

ANZ posted a net profit of A$3.69 billion for the year ended September 30, 2006. ANZ recorded revenue growth of 8.4 per cent in the year ended September 30, with group operating revenue of A$10.15 billion and assets of $335 billion. [1]

History

The 1800s

  • 1835: ANZ began in London when The Bank of Australasia was established under Royal Charter
  • 1837:The Union Bank of Australia was established. This was an Anglo-Australian bank
  • 1852: The English, Scottish and Australian Bank (ES&A) was established in 1852. This was an Anglo-Australian bank

The 50s to 60s

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An ANZ newspaper ad from 1957.
  • 1951: The Bank of Australasia merges with the Union Bank of Australia to form ANZ Bank
  • 1966: Starts operations in Honiara, Solomon Islands
  • 1968: Opens office in New York, USA
  • 1969: Establishes representative office in Tokyo, Japan

The 70s

  • 1970: In what was then the largest merger in Australian banking history, ANZ merged with the English, Scottish and Australian Bank Limited to form the present organisation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Starts operations in Vanuatu
  • 1971: Opens representative office in Malaysia
  • 1976: ANZ (PNG) established
  • 1977: ANZ incorporated in Australia (transfer from UK)
  • 1979: Acquires the Bank of Adelaide

The 80s

  • 1980: Singapore and New York representative offices upgraded to branch status
  • 1984: Purchases Grindlays Bank
  • 1985:
Acquires Barclays’ operations in Fiji and Vanuatu
Receives full commercial banking licence and opens branch in Frankfurt, Germany
Announces ANZ Singapore Limited
Opens representative office in Bangkok, Thailand
  • 1988:
Opens branch in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Opens branch office in Paris, France
  • 1989: Purchases PostBank from New Zealand Government

The 90s

ANZ World Headquarters. Affectionately known as Gotham City due to its architecture. Queen Street, Melbourne.
  • 1990:
Acquires National Mutual Royal Bank Limited
Acquires Lloyds’ operations in Papua New Guinea
Acquires Bank of New Zealand’s operations in Fiji
Acquires Town and Country Building Society in Western Australia
  • 1991:
Acquires 75 per cent of Bank of Western Samoa
Opens representative office in the Philippines
  • 1993:
New world headquarters built in Melbourne, Australia
Joint venture established with PT Panin Bank, Indonesia
Opens a branch in Hanoi and a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Opens a branch in Shanghai and a representative office in Guangzhou, China
Starts operations in Tonga
Sold Canadian operations to HSBC Bank Canada
  • 1995:
Opens a commercial banking branch in Manila, Philippines, the first Australian and New Zealand bank to do so
  • 1996:
www.anz.com launched
ANZ opens its second Vietnamese branch at Ho Chi Minh City
  • 1997:
John McFarlane appointed Chief Executive Officer
ANZ Phone Banking launched
Official opening of Beijing branch, China
Bank of Western Samoa changes its name to ANZ Bank (Samoa)
  • 1998: Acquires stake in PT Panin Bank, Indonesia
  • 1999:
ANZ Internet Banking launched
ANZ announces strategic alliance with E*Trade Australia for online share trading service
Purchases Amerika Samoa Bank

The 00s

  • 2000:
ANZ sells its Grindlays businesses in the Middle East and South Asia, and associated Grindlays Private Banking business, to Standard Chartered
Granted local currency (Renminbi) licence from the People’s Bank of China
  • 2001:
Acquires 75 per cent of Bank of Kiribati
ANZ Timor Leste opens
Establishes cards business in Hong Kong
  • 2002:
Forms joint venture with ING Group for funds management and life insurance business in Australia and New Zealand
One millionth customer registers for ANZ Internet Banking in Australia

Organizational Structure of the bank

Personal Banking

  • Retail Banking
  • Regional & Rural Banking
  • Banking Products
  • Mortgages
  • Consumer Finance
  • Investment & Insurance Products
  • Small Business
  • Pacific
  • Esanda

Institutional Banking

  • Client Relationship Group
  • Corporate & Structured Finance
  • Markets
  • Debt & Transaction Services
  • Corporate Banking
  • Business Banking
  • Asia
  • Economics@ANZ
  • Operations & Shared Services

New Zealand division

  • ANZ New Zealand
  • The National Bank

Other Business units

  • International Partnerships
  • ING Australia
  • Private Bank

Shared Services

  • Technology
  • Payments
  • Shared Services
  • Operational & Technology Risk
  • Property
  • OTSS India

Corporate Centre

  • Group Financial Management
  • Internal Audit
  • Corporate Communications
  • Group Corporate Affairs
  • People Capital and Breakout
  • Risk Management
  • Group Strategic Development

Asia-Pacific

ANZ is one of the leading Australian bank in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been aggressive in its expansion into the emerging markets of China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

In March 2005, it formed a strategic alliance with Vietnam's Sacombank involving an acquisition of 10% of Sacombank’s share capital. As part of the strategic alliance, ANZ will provide technical assistance in the areas of risk management and retail and small business banking.

ANZ has followed a similar strategy in China, where it acquired a 20% share in Tianjin City Commercial Bank in July 2006. It is also expected to complete a similar deal with Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank by December 2006.

Community involvement

ANZ is involved in Community Services such as conducting financial literacy to minor and adult citizens of Australia.

The organisation also participates in the Australian Government's Greenhouse Challenge and the Carbon Disclosure Project which aims to greatly trim down environmental perils in the long run.

Advertising

In 2006 the company started a very successful tv campaign with a series of medium-sell ads featuring their new mascot - the Falcon. A bird trained to stop credit card thieves illustrating the company's measures in prevention of phishing. This campaign according to the review by Sydney's A Current Affair program was mentioned as one of the most popular new ads of the year.

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b From consolidated results at [1]
  2. ^ [2]

See also