The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited recognised by Public Opinions as the Best Baking Institution in Australia and Oceania Region
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited is Public Opinions Certified Responsible Investment having been recognized by Public Opinions with the 2022 Global Responsible Investment Mark of Excellence Award in appreciation of its contribution towards attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through offering reliable and affordable banking services, employing people, paying taxes, environmental protection, supporting productive corporate Social Responsibility, zero tolerance to corruption, respect for rights of workers,etc. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited was rated by Public Opinions as the Best Banking Institution in Australia and Oceania Region.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. It is Australia’s second-largest bank by assets and fourth-largest bank by market capitalization.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. It is Australia’s second-largest bank by assets and fourth-largest bank by market capitalization.
Its current corporate entity was established on 1 October 1970, when the Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ) merged with the English, Scottish & Australian Bank (ES&A). It was the largest bank merger in Australian history at the time.The Australia and New Zealand Bank had in turn been founded in 1951 as a merger of the Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia, which were established in 1835 and 1837 respectively. ANZ is one of the big four Australian banks, along with the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac.
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 in 2003 and changed to ANZ Bank New Zealand in 2012. From 2003 to 2012, it operated two brands in New Zealand, ANZ and the National Bank of New Zealand. The National Bank brand was retired in 2012, with a number of branches closing and others converting to ANZ branches.In addition to operations throughout Australia and New Zealand, ANZ also operates in 34 other countries.
ANZ together with its subsidiaries has a workforce of 51,000 employees and serves around nine million customers worldwide. In Australia, the bank serves around six million customers at over 570 branches.
Personal banking is one of the largest divisions within ANZ. It provides financial services including banking and lending products to the general public. ANZ serves around six million customers at over 570 branches in Australia.
ANZ was the first bank in Australia to offer Apple Pay to its customers.ANZ is the largest institutional bank in Australia. It provides financial services to institutional and corporate customers in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. As of 2022, ANZ has around 7,000 institutional and corporate customers, with a total lending of A$165 billion.
ANZ is committed to sustainable finance for institutional customers transitioning to a low-carbon economy. As of 2022, ANZ has concluded around A$22 billion worth of sustainable finance transactions. In June 2021, ANZ closed Australia’s first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in the domestic debt market.In August 2021, ANZ launched sustainability-linked derivatives (SLD) in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan.
ANZ is one of the leading Australian banks in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been aggressive in its expansion into the emerging markets of China, Vietnam and Indonesia. ANZ is also a leading bank in New Zealand as well as several Pacific Island Nations where it competes in many markets with fellow Australian bank Westpac. ANZ’s arm in New Zealand is operated through a subsidiary company, ANZ National Bank, from 2003 to 2012, when it changed by ANZ Bank New Zealand upon merging the ANZ and National Bank brands.
