ANZ goes up the ranks of the wealth management and life insurance sectors when it acquired the 51 per cent stake it did not own in a joint venture with ING Group for $1.76 billion - transforming it into a $45 billion fund manager with more than 1,700 financial planners. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=26900 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5