Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

ANZ’s CEO Matos says ‘action needed’ as profit misses estimates

ANZ’S profit missed expectations as chief executive officer Nuno Matos reiterated that action is needed to turn around the lender.

ANZ employs around 42,000 people, including some 10,800 who work in its retail division, according to the company’s most recent annual report.  

ANZ mulls up to 5,000 job cuts in bank revamp: report

ANZ Group is mulling a reduction in headcount by as many as 5,000 people as part of a wider restructure under chief executive officer Nuno Matos, according to a report by Capital Brief.

ANZ, Australia’s fourth-largest bank in terms of market value, reported a growth of A$19 billion (S$15.9 billion) in customer deposits in the third quarter.

ANZ reports third-quarter rise in deposits, loans

AUSTRALIA’S ANZ Group said on Friday its customer deposits and net loans and advances rose in the third quarter, while credit risk-weighted assets edged higher due to growth in home lending at its dom...

Intense competition to sell cheaper home loans to customers hurt by higher interest rates and living costs has been pressuring the Melbourne-based lender’s margin.

ANZ’s H1 cash earnings largely flat, margins stay pressured

AUSTRALIA’S ANZ Group reported largely flat first-half cash earnings on Thursday (May 8), as persistent competition in the home loan market and a rise in asset impairments offset lending growth.

In a move underscoring persistent regulatory concerns about ANZ’s risk management practices, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority had previously mandated a A$500 million operational risk capital add-on for the bank in 2019.

Australian regulator increases capital add-on requirement for ANZ to A$750 million

AUSTRALIAN prudential regulator on Friday (Aug 23) said it has increased the capital add-on requirement for lender ANZ Group to A$750 million (S$658.5 million), reflecting escalating worries about the...

Profit for ANZ's retail division, one of the biggest profit generators for the bank, plunged 25 per cent during the first half to A$794 million as high-interest rates and a competitive home loan market weighed it down.

ANZ announces A$2 billion buyback despite lower cash earnings

ANZ Group announced a new A$2 billion (S$1.8 billion) share buyback on Tuesday despite reporting a 7 per cent slump in first-half cash earnings due to intense competition in Australia’s mortgage lendi...

ANZ’s new operation will mainly focus on serving the bank’s global clients to raise dollar funds given it’s located in the Gift special economic zone.

ANZ aims to open operation at India’s Gift special economic zone

ANZ Group Holdings is seeking to open an operation in India’s Gift International Financial Services Centre, according to people familiar with the matter.

“Right now there is still an enormous demand for our services in mainland China,” ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott says.

ANZ CEO looks for India, China growth as customer focus shifts

ANZ Group Holdings chief executive officer Shayne Elliott aims to grow the firm’s presence in India and Vietnam as well as in China as his clients require the bank’s services in an increasing number o...

ANZ’s shareholding in AmBank will reduce to 5.2 per cent from 21.7 per cent once the sale is completed on Mar 8.

Australia’s ANZ sells 16.5% interest in Malaysian lender AmBank for RM2.1 billion

AUSTRALIA’S fourth-biggest bank ANZ Group said on Wednesday (Mar 6) it had agreed to sell around 546 million shares, or 16.5 per cent interest, in Malaysian lender AMMB Holdings (AmBank) for about RM2...