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- Biggest bank in NZ - ANZ shells out $4.92bn for NBNZ.
- Oct 24, 2003 (The Daily Telegraph - ABIX via COMTEX) ANZ Banking Group has secured a deal to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand NBNZ. The purchase price will be $A4.92bn, and it will be financed via cash reserves, a debt facility and a...
- Research articles 2003-10-27
- Westpac pulls out of Kiwi bank bid.
- Sep 12, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's Westpac Banking Corporation will not seek to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand NBNZ. Westpac has indicated that the acquisition would not have suited its strategy of pursuing organic growth in the New...
- Research articles 2003-09-12
- Plenty of choice in NZ - Westpac.
- Aug 22, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Regulatory concerns over a monopoly within New Zealand's banking industry are unfounded, according to Westpac Banking Corporation. At issue is the impending sale of the National Bank of New Zealand by Lloyds TSB...
- Research articles 2003-08-22
- ANZ fires first shot in battle for Kiwi bank.
- Aug 13, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The ANZ Banking Group has expressed an interest in acquiring the National Bank of New Zealand. The ANZ is the first of Australia's "big four" banks to lodge a submission for clearance for a takeover...
- Research articles 2003-08-13
- ANZ still struggling in retail: report.
- Aug 10, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The ANZ Banking Group has been unable to improve its retail franchise, says a report. The "Retail Customer Franchise Review" of the Australian banking industry, by the equities research company Aegis, says...
- Research articles 2003-08-10
- CBA or ANZ favoured to take over Kiwi bank.
- Jul 25, 2003 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) Lloyds TSB Group has indicated that it is holding discussions with potential buyers of the National Bank of New Zealand NZ. The UK-based Lloyds TSB is believed to be seeking around $US4bn ($A6bn) for the bank....
- Research articles 2003-07-28
- Investment up, but most still borrow for a roof over their head.
- May 18, 2003 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) New Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that owner-occupiers still make up a majority of Australian mortgage applications. This is despite the fact that investor housing loans rose 15.8 per cent to a record high...
- Research articles 2003-05-19
- It's money in the bank, so far.
- May 16, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Concern about the slowing global economy led to a major sell off of Australian banking stocks in early 2003. However, the banks appear to have weathered the global downturn relatively well, with many delivering...
- Research articles 2003-05-17
- ANZ, Westpac close Solomon operations.
- May 12, 2003 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's Westpac Banking Corporation and ANZ Banking Group have suspended their operations in the Solomon Islands. The banks shut their local branches after threats of violence at an ANZ branch, including a threat to blow...
- Research articles 2003-05-12
- Banks tip house prices will ease.
- Apr 24, 2003 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) Queensland banking and insurance group Suncorp-Metway expects the local property boom to end. In an ABC TV interview, Suncorp-Metway's CEO, John Mulcahy, said the bank is planning for the market to slow down after being...
- Research articles 2003-04-25
- Rivalry on the fairway as sponsors play golf.
- Feb 26, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian corporate sponsors are battling on the golf fairways for dominance of the available namespace. Car maker Holden has dropped its sponsorship to a number of events, while Heineken and MasterCard have added to their...
- Research articles 2003-02-26
- Banks do their bit for bushfire victims.
- Feb 02, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's major banks have announced assistance packages for customers affected by bushfires. ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, St George Bank and Westpac Banking released details of packages including $A10,000 grants,...
- Research articles 2003-02-02
- Banks determined to put the branch back in the picture.
- Dec 15, 2002 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Westpac Banking CEO, David Morgan, has declared to shareholders that the branch bank entity has returned. Westpac has remodelled nine branches, including the Bank of Melbourne's Moonee Ponds branch in Melbourne, Victoria, to attract customers...
- Research articles 2002-12-15
- ANZ joins forestry fray.
- Dec 15, 2002 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) The ANZ Banking Group held its annual meeting on 13 December 2002. The bank's chairman, Charles Goode, discussed the company's attitude to environmental issues. This followed questioning about ANZ's exposure to forestry and logging group,...
- Research articles 2002-12-15
- ANZ slumps as St George fires.
- Dec 13, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Shares in Australia's ANZ Banking Group were sold down on 13 December 2002. This followed a warning to shareholders by chairman, Charles Goode, that it would be hard to meet its 2003 profit targets....
- Research articles 2002-12-14
- McFarlane to study executive role in ANZ system fiasco.
- Dec 01, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's ANZ Banking Group will examine its IT systems closely after a severe software failure. The bank's CEO, John McFarlane, is expected to focus his attention on the problem. An error-ridden software upgrade...
- Research articles 2002-12-02
- Interest fixed on Westpac's prospects.
- Oct 30, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) In an atmosphere of falling confidence in Australian banks, investors will dissect Westpac Banking's 2001-2002 result on 31 October 2002. A net profit of about $A2 billion is tipped, but analysts will be...
- Research articles 2002-10-31
- ANZ result has investors crowing.
- Oct 24, 2002 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The ANZ Banking Group has recorded a 16 rise in net profit for 2001-02. Its earnings per share rate increased by 17 over the same period. Its mortgage and institutional banking arms were its most ...
- Research articles 2002-10-24
- Executives lose $2.7bn on options rollercoaster.
- Oct 27, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Share options packages for Australian executives have declined dramatically in value during 2001-02. Falling share prices and high initial valuations have led to $A2.7bn being cut from the total valuation of options for...
- Research articles 2002-10-27
- Vengeful markets target banks.
- Jul 24, 2002 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- The value of Australian stocks fell by its greatest single-day amount since 11 September 2001 on 24 July 2002. An estimated total of $A15bn in value was lost in the day's trade. The Australian Stock...
- Research articles 2002-07-24
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