23 Oct 2017
Notes on banking accessibility
Fred Ohlsson |
As payment tech develops, banks and regulators must ensure methods stays accessible for the whole community.
About Fred Ohlsson
Fred Ohlsson is Group Executive, ANZ Australia with responsibility for Retail and Commercial Banking Australia. He returned to ANZ’s Australia business in 2016 from ANZ New Zealand where he was Managing Director, Retail and Business Banking since 2013.
Fred has held a number of senior roles at ANZ since 2001 including General Manager Commercial Products (Australia) and General Manager Products and Marketing, Esanda. Before joining ANZ, Fred was an Associate at McKinsey and Company.
Originally from Sweden, he holds an MBA from the Bocconi University School of Management, Milan, Italy and a Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics from Lund University, Sweden.
Articles By Fred Ohlesson
25 Nov 2016
VIDEO: the joint fight for financial literacy and inclusion
Fred Ohlsson | Group Executive, ANZ Australia
Nearly three million people across Australia face exclusion from mainstream banking and financial products.
08 Nov 2016
Aussie businesses set to gain $138 billion if they take up Asia opportunity
Fred Ohlsson | Group Executive, ANZ Australia
In 1900, Australia exported goods valued at £40 million to our primary trading partner the United Kingdom. The total trade with the UK was more than five times the total trade with Australia's second-largest trading partner, the USA – a strong reflection of Australia’s close historical association with the British Empire.
26 May 2016
Financial assistance can change lives
Fred Ohlsson | Group Executive, ANZ Australia
The digitisation of financial services has made banking more accessible than it has ever been. Sadly, more than two billion adults around the world still lack access to financial help.
08 Jul 2015
Three things keeping NZ SME owners up at night
Fred Ohlsson | Group Executive, ANZ Australia
Small business confidence in NZ remains high despite a pullback from record levels in the June quarter but a number of concerns for owners remain, ANZ NZ managing director of retail and business banking Fred Ohlsson says.
29 Jun 2015
It's time to move beyond innovation to normal
Fred Ohlsson | Group Executive, ANZ Australia
Innovation is not just about technology but about what people want, need and how they choose to interact and do business. That's particularly relevant for so-called 'mobile wallets', an idea that's been around a while but is now breaking through.
19 Jan 2015
The one issue holding NZ SMEs back
Fred Ohlsson | Group Executive, ANZ Australia
New Zealand is a great example of a small place that can do very big things. Over the past 18 months, the country’s economy has been held up as an example of how to catch a strong tailwind.
09 Dec 2014
NZ businesses need to reflect the community’s changing face
Fred Ohlsson | Group Executive, ANZ Australia
You don’t need to walk far in Auckland to see the face of the city has changed almost beyond recognition in recent decades.