07 May 2024
Faruqui: focused on shareholder returns
Brett Foley |
ANZ CFO Farhan Faruqui outlines the financials for the first half and explains what productivity and transformation means for shareholder returns.
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07 May 2024
Elliott: boosting investment for growth
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott says despite inflation’s impact across the economy, the bank’s transformation and diversification saw it deliver a strong first half result.
18 Jan 2024
2023: The Year in Highlights
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
These are the articles that most engaged you in 2023 on bluenotes and ANZ News.
06 Dec 2023
Bengaluru: India's talent magnet
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
ANZ Chief Financial Officer Farhan Faruqui thinks something unique is happening as Bengaluru grows, and he thinks the bank will be an important part of that journey.
13 Nov 2023
Elliott: record result driven by all divisions
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
ANZ delivered its highest ever revenue and cash profit amid a record full year result for 2023, driven by consistent performances across all divisions.
13 Nov 2023
Faruqui: diversified revenue delivers amid volatility
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
ANZ’s Chief Financial Officer says the bank’s investment in diversified income streams paid off in a year of global uncertainty and volatility.
30 Oct 2023
Fostering an inclusive culture
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
The rise of artificial intelligence and the impact of remote working are some of the issues landing on the desk of ANZ’s new Group Executive for Talent and Culture Elisa Clements. She says listening is the first step in her new role.
12 Sep 2023
Driving force in Australia’s cyber battlefield
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Whether protecting trillions of dollars of customers’ money or guarding the nation from cyber-attack, Lynwen Connick has been at the cutting edge of digital change.
07 Sep 2023
Partnering to foster innovation
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
How does a large financial institution act and think like a lean start-up? By working with innovation partner 1835i to identify new technologies to help navigate the fast-changing digital world.
06 Sep 2023
Central banks tangle with the digital currency conundrum
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Opinion is divided on the future of central bank digital currencies. Australian regulators have been studying potential use cases, but will they kick the can down the road?
31 Aug 2023
As the cost of living soars, every dollar counts
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Households are looking for ways to save as bills rise. Cashrewards allows customers to cash back on their purchases.
21 Aug 2023
A new view on the property market
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Technology is disrupting every aspect of business, including the property market. View Media Group wants to harness that innovation to change the way consumers buy and sell property – and more.
15 Aug 2023
New Zealand pushes through adversity
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Inflation. Recession. Natural disasters. How can we deal effectively with emerging challenges? Look to New Zealand.
09 Aug 2023
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Covering the pace of technological change in financial services is mind blowing. And while the concepts are new, our goals haven’t changed much in a decade.
03 Aug 2023
Stoking the engine room of the Australian economy
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Australian businesses are crucial to the prosperity of the Australian economy. Enabling them to be more successful is the focus of ANZ’s new head of Australia Commercial, Clare Morgan.
25 Aug 2022
PODCAST: twin threats for global commodities markets
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Inflation and conflict have roiled commodity markets. What does it mean for investors? ANZ’s commodities strategist Daniel Hynes explains.
26 Nov 2021
PODCAST: housing affordability deteriorates further
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
ANZ-CoreLogic’s latest housing affordability report shows we still have a way to go
14 Feb 2019
Elliott: responding to the Royal Commission
Brett Foley | Managing Editor, bluenotes
ANZ CEO says the bank must respond to the Royal Commission’s recommendations in two ways.