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Paul Edwards
Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

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30 Oct 2016

ANZ refocuses Asia operations; sells retail, wealth arms; concentration on institutional

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

ANZ will concentrate its resources on institutional banking in Asia with the sale of a portfolio of retail and wealth management assets to Singapore-based DBS.

30 Oct 2016

Asia retail, wealth sale positive for institutional business: Whelan

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

The sale of five wealth and retail business by ANZ in Asia will allow greater focus on the institutional business in the region, according to ANZ’s head of institutional banking Mark Whelan.

09 Aug 2016

Five reasons electronic voting faces big hurdles

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

In the aftermath of the 2016 Australian federal election a renewed discussion emerged about electronic voting in future ballots. The primary argument is such a move would accelerate the counting of votes and reduce the period of uncertainty following on polling day.

02 Jun 2016

Getting the balance right on compliance

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

Compliance. Is there any other word which can raise the hackles of workers so quickly? Take a straw poll of colleagues and you’ll find compliance issues are among the most common workplace gripes.

17 Mar 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: three steps to the perfect presentation

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

Sitting through a bad PowerPoint presentation can be a tough experience for all involved. BlueNotes received a great response to Paul Edwards' recent piece showing how to rethink your approach to presentations, kicking off a great conversation in the comments and on social media.

19 Feb 2016

The unspeakable horror of a bad PowerPoint presentation

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

The following story contains actual slides presented in actual presentations in professional environments.

21 Jul 2015

Banks finally have capital certainty

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's latest recommendations give the country's biggest banks much of the clarity around capital they have been waiting for, ANZ chief financial officer Shayne Elliott says, and the lender has a number of options available to ensure it meets the new requirements.

03 Jun 2015

Valuing quality journalism in corporate publishing

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

Two events in the past week have had me thinking about journalism and the new world of social, digital and mobile. The traditional homes of journalism are being eroded while new opportunities in corporate publishing and the collaborative economy are yet to establish sustainable funding models for quality journalism.

12 May 2015

From the Publisher’s desk (or mobile)…

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

A year ago, ANZ’s digital forum for insight, analysis, opinion and news was just an idea.

15 Apr 2015

A Note from the BlueNotes Publisher...

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

We have been publishing BlueNotes for a year and it has been an extraordinary venture. But not just for us here at BlueNotes, more broadly in the world of communications – of all hues.

21 Nov 2014

BlueNotes gets new look as we pass 100,000 readers

Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ

You spoke – and we listened. After your feedback and nine months’ experience, ANZ’s award-winning digital website for news, opinion and insight, BlueNotes, has a new and improved design.