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John Key under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... massive conflict of interest." Key is an independent non-executive director on the ANZ board while also being chair of the ANZ Bank New Zealand board. "I think there are some serious questions to be answered and there's much more to be unearthed," Peters ...

MP slams prolonged grandfathered commissions carve out

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
With the ANZ banking group abolishing all grandfathered commissions as of yesterday, the industry is receiving little sympathy from the Government. Deputy chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Review of the Four Major ...

Beware blockchain: ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
The big bank is not impressed by the oft-praised technology that is blockchain. There has been a lot of hype about blockchain in recent times but now ANZ associate director, trade and supply chain, Maria Bellmas has warned the technology raises many ...

IOOF, ANZ deal not in best interests of members: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... Opposition's responses to it and after the next Federal election," Morningstar said. "In addition, we think the changes ensure ANZ Bank's OnePath Life business, which is being separately sold to Zurich, is independent of IOOF's acquisition of the P&I ...

Priestley resigns from ASX, Future Fund boards

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... matter are clarified," Priestley said. On June 1, the competition regulator alleged a 2015 institutional placement by ANZ Bank saw the bank and two other parties (identified later in the day as Deutsche Bank and Citigroup Global) engage in criminal cartel ...

ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... points respectively. The agreement also includes a 20-year partnership whereby Cigna will provide insurance policies for ANZ bank customers. "Under this agreement, ANZ will continue to provide life insurance to our customers but these insurance policies ...

ANZ appoints two senior executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... after about half a million business customers including small and regional businesses. He also served as a director of ANZ Bank Taiwan Limited and ANZ Trustees prior to its sale. "Having Mark join the executive committee is a natural next-step in our ...

CBA cops $25 million for BBSW rigging

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... have adversely impacted the efficiency and integrity of financial markets as alleged, or at all," it said at the time. ANZ Bank has also come under fire for BBSW manipulation. It struck a confidential and in-principle agreement with ASIC in October last ...

Prime Access bungle costs ANZ $50 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
ANZ bank has entered an enforceable agreement with ASIC and has footed a $50 million compensation bill as it puts the lid on its Prime Access compliance bungle. Back in 2015, an investigation by the corporate regulator revealed the bank had failed to ...

ANZ attempts sale to Chinese conglomerate, blocked by NZ regulator

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... Overseas Investment Office. HNA Group has been in talks to purchase UDC Finance, an asset financing firm acquired by ANZ Bank New Zealand in 1980. ANZ said the transaction proceeds would have equated to roughly 10 basis points of APRA CET1 capital. ANZ ...