20 Jun 2017
Podcast: Drones for good
David Lewis |
Catherine Ball argues drone technology is underutilised In the Mentor List’s latest podcast.
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20 Jun 2017
Work needed to fulfil agtech promise in Aus
Simone Stella | bluenotes contributor
Infrastructure needed to support AgTech has the potential to provide huge cost and efficiency savings.
19 Jun 2017
Agile is more than theatre: Carnegie
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Working agile requires business leaders to be much clearer about objectives, ANZ digital exec says.
22 May 2017
PODCAST: Disrupt yourself first
David Lewis | Australian business professional and founder of The Mentor List
It’s not just companies that disrupt, personal disruption can be just as powerful, author and influential management thinker Whitney Johnson explains.
22 May 2017
VIDEO: The fintech battle is over
Jeff Kerr-Bell | bluenotes contributing editor
The landscape for financial services has changed but not everything is black and white.
16 May 2017
VIDEO: women don’t need fixing
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Launching her new book with bluenotes, Catherine Fox explains why women don’t need to be fixed – but the system does.
11 May 2017
Budget2017: certainty for SMEs
Gabrielle Mitchell | BlueNotes contributing editor
Kate Gibson speaks on video about the impact of the federal budget on small businesses.
10 May 2017
VIDEO: the key to Budget2017
Richard Yetsenga | ANZ chief economist
The Australian Government has attempted an ambitious budget tonight and should be welcomed.
10 May 2017
ESG transparency crucial for biz: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ has a responsibility to be transparent about its impacts, CEO says.
09 May 2017
PODCAST: The future of work is anti-disciplinarian
David Lewis | Australian business professional and founder of The Mentor List
Work Club founder and CEO Soren Trampedach discusses the future of work – and it is essentially evolve or die.
05 May 2017
Pitch Perfect: be your own point of difference
Carina Parisella | Senior Manager Strategic Engagement, ANZ
Only 3 per cent of tech firms globally are founded by females. Which doesn’t just sound wrong but in fact delivers poorer economic outcomes.
02 May 2017
Jablko: ANZ happy with capital position; has flexibility
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ’s portfolio rebalancing, improved productivity and lower provisions all contributed to a strong improvement in return-on-equity for the bank in the first half, ANZ chief financial officer Michelle Jablko says.
02 May 2017
ANZ overhauls its organisational approach to improve customer experience
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ is shaking up its management style in a move CEO Shayne Elliott hopes will improve the way the bank responds to customer needs, empower staff and improve productivity.
02 May 2017
ANZ strategy delivering improved returns: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ has delivered a strong half-year result which demonstrates consistency in execution, ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott says, adding he is optimistic for the full-year result.
20 Apr 2017
ON THE COUCH: Elliott on business’ most important resource
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
If you’re trying to work out the source of a problem in your business – no matter what the size – it’s worth taking a closer look at your people, ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott says.
11 Apr 2017
VIDEO: Can sharing help us beat the robots?
Rita Zonius | Head of Internal Digital Communications, ANZ
Want to beat the robots? Speak up. Increasingly, open workplace communication will be a vital tool for knowledge workers hoping to fight off the rise of automation, communications expert Euan Semple says.
04 Apr 2017
Engaged people central to cultural change: van der Merwe
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Fostering the right culture, nurturing talent inside the organisation and investing in employee engagement are fundamental to the success of modern organisations, ANZ’s newly-appointed Group Executive, Talent & Culture says.
03 Apr 2017
There’s no slowing consumers in China: Blackmores CEO
Anna Green | CEO, ANZ Laos
Don’t expect to see a slowdown in consumer activity in China, Blackmores CEO Christine Holgate says, as there’s no shortage of demand from the country’s rapidly growing middle class.
30 Mar 2017
VIDEO: three big themes for capital markets in 2017
Darren Thomson | Contributing editor, BlueNotes
A demand for increased duration, diversification and the rise of Asian liquidity are the biggest factors facing Australia’s capital markets sector as we head into the middle of 2017, according to the co-heads of capital markets at ANZ.
29 Mar 2017
VIDEO: where real leadership happens
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
The idea everyone can be a leader is a myth, ANZ director Paula Dwyer says, but that doesn’t mean leadership can’t be found at every level of an organisation.
28 Mar 2017
Creativity is a discipline, not a talent – and it could save your job
Stella Walsh | Senior Manager, Digital, Data and Social Communications
In an ever-changing world where automation is a reality changing the employment landscape, what skills should business and individuals be focusing on?
22 Mar 2017
Community demanding more of biz leaders: Dwyer
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
The role of senior business leaders in broader Australian society is changing as the community demands more of them according to ANZ director Paula Dwyer.
16 Mar 2017
Fed hike yesterday’s news, now for tomorrow
Tom Kenny | Senior International Economist, ANZ
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates as expected but all eyes are on the future as a slightly disappointed market reflects on what happens next.
10 Mar 2017
VIDEO: art, business and credit cards
Ha Bui | BlueNotes contributing editor
There is a long history of artists working with business. From the Medicis in the renaissance to institutions like the Catholic Church and now modern corporations, many great and revered works of art have come from these relationships.
07 Mar 2017
Being bold for change: BlueNotes on #IWD2017
Catherine Fox | Journalist and author
To celebrate International Women’s day, all week BlueNotes will be guest edited by experienced journalist and author Catherine Fox. We’ll be publishing content on women, their experience in the workplace and the future of equality as the world looks to #beboldforchange. We hope you enjoy it. #IWD2017
07 Mar 2017
IWD2017 VIDEO: women are still being left behind at work
Tammy Medard | Head of Diversified Industrials and Global Subsidiaries, ANZ
To celebrate International Women’s day, all week BlueNotes will be guest edited by experienced journalist and author Catherine Fox. We’ll be publishing content on women, their experience in the workplace and the future of equality as the world looks to #beboldforchange. We hope you enjoy it. #IWD2017
01 Mar 2017
Maile Carnegie named ANZ head of digital
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ's Incoming Group Executive Digital Banking Maile Carnegie says the bank needs to look to solutions from the tech sector to succeed in an increasingly digital market - but adds digital "transplants" don't work.
17 Feb 2017
The only place you need to be in China is online
Tim Harcourt | Author, The Airport Economist
Opportunities from the growing Chinese middle class continue to emerge for companies around the world and there’s no bigger opportunity than the online market.
17 Feb 2017
ANZ growing but still cautious: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ continues to grow but remains cautious of the economic environment despite posting a solid increase in cash profit for the first quarter.
13 Feb 2017
VIDEO: ANZ names Lynwen Connick as cybersec chief
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Banks are obliged to do everything in their power to protect customers and their information, according to ANZ’s incoming chief information security officer, but need to do so without preventing access to popular services online.
02 Feb 2017
LONGREAD: how the virtual workplace will actually work
Ben Thompson | CEO, Employment Hero
I apologise if this sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie but in a few years time your office receptionist is almost certainly going to be a robot.
31 Jan 2017
Asia game has changed but ANZ still a player: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ remains committed to the Asian region, CEO Shayne Elliott says, but changes to the economic and regulatory environment means the bank has had to adjust its strategy – not abandon it.
30 Jan 2017
Despite what we know, we’re still sexist: Jenkins
Anna Green | CEO, ANZ Laos
Deeply embedded attitudinal barriers toward women in the workplace still exist despite what we know about discrimination, Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins says, even if we think we have moved beyond them.
24 Jan 2017
Is automation really kicking goals?
Mark Lawson | Retired senior journalist
Anyone fearful of robots taking over from humans to the point of causing mass unemployment should watch a game of Robosoccer.
13 Jan 2017
Globalisation in the rear-view mirror in 2017
Richard Yetsenga | ANZ chief economist
To understand the logic of US President-elect Donald Trump’s sharp breaks with Republican orthodoxy—threats of tariffs on US companies moving jobs abroad, treating the decades-long One China policy as a bargaining chip—you need to remember how technology enabled a very specific passion for the past to become kingmaker in US politics.
23 Dec 2016
LONGREAD: When nature did it first: the art and science of biomimicry
Drew Turney | Freelance journalist
“Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain.”
19 Dec 2016
VIDEO: bricks are back in retail
Briar McCormack | BlueNotes contributing editor
Consumer insights are telling a story retailers can’t ignore: bricks are back.
16 Dec 2016
Outlook: economies, currencies and commodities in 2017
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
A recent drop into negative growth in Australia will not be enough to keep the economy from growing above trend in 2017, while growth in the Asia Pacific regions will be limited by developments in the US and China.
14 Dec 2016
Fairness must be part of the customer experience: Neave
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
It is increasingly important for businesses to ensure fairness is part of their customer experience amid an environment of wavering corporate trust, according to the outgoing Commonwealth Ombudsman and newly appointed ANZ Customer Fairness Advisor.
13 Dec 2016
The new crop of NZ cropping success
Angela Barnett | BlueNotes contributing editor
A Taihape farm in the heart of sheep and beef country is an unusual place to start cultivating and harvesting a 4000-year-old grain. But that’s exactly what Dan and Jacqui Cottrell started doing on the family farm.
09 Dec 2016
VIDEO: keep pace with consumers or die
Kath Bray | Managing Director Products, ANZ
Services providers need to keep pace with continuingly advancing technology and developing consumer trends if they are to survive, according to a leading voice in Australia point-of-sale technology.
08 Dec 2016
How to work out working out loud (and avoid shouting)
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Traditionally conservative workplaces are slowly shifting to a new way of working as research shows knowledge-sharing initiatives like employee social networks can lift productivity by as much as 25 per cent.
06 Dec 2016
VIDEO: the state of innovation in Australia
Shane White | Senior production editor, bluenotes
Australians have always had a thirst for cutting-edge technology and could be at the forefront of a push to consolidate mobile devices, de-cluttering the growing device clutter of workday life.
05 Dec 2016
The crucial role of financial security in combating domestic violence
Ha Bui | BlueNotes contributing editor
Financial institutions have a crucial role to play in combating domestic violence by helping ensure victims have the financial security they need to escape their predicament.
02 Dec 2016
VIDEO: MasterChef Calombaris on tech, customers & what matters in business
Phoebe O'Sullivan | BlueNotes contributing editor
Modern technology gives business the freedom to focus on what really matters: the customer experience, successful entrepreneur and chef George Calombaris says.
30 Nov 2016
A visit to China: beyond excess credit
Richard Yetsenga | ANZ chief economist
Escalating RMB volatility, mismanaged equity market reforms causing gyrations in local and global asset prices - 2016 began with Chinese governance squarely in the spotlight.
28 Nov 2016
High-tech NZ sailmaker tracks into the Stratis sphere
Sophie Speer | BlueNotes contributing editor
Just as the ocean never stops moving, neither does the sailing industry. For Kiwi sailmakers Doyle Sails, weathering the changes and reading long-range forecasts have been the keys to success.
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.
21 Nov 2016
VIDEO: Don’t be afraid of disruption
Darren Sibson | BlueNotes Contributing Editor
The only way for banks to survive in the new world of fintech is by embracing the disruption all around them, incorporating that disruption into how they operate.
15 Nov 2016
The importance of switching off from work
Matt Ormiston | Head of Technology & Corporate Optimisation & TSO, ANZ
Dr Stan Rodksi is a cognitive neuroscientist specialising in the peak performance of the brain. His research in stress evaluation has seen him work closely with some of Australia and the world’s most successful private, school and sporting organisations, including AFL, NRL and Olympic athletes.
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.
07 Nov 2016
VIDEO: ANZ names Gerard Florian as head of tech
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Technology is reshaping banking at a faster and faster rate, according to Incoming ANZ Group Executive, Technology, Gerard Florian. But banks must also balance the demands of consumers, regulators and technology as they push to provide innovative services to customers.
03 Nov 2016
Dividend sustainable; credit provisions elevated but stable; productivity gains: Jablko
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ’s new chief financial officer Michelle Jablko said the bank’s full-year result showed a focus on becoming a better-balanced, simpler, better-capitalised institution.
03 Nov 2016
Elliott: momentum building on rebalancing; key markets robust; cost control good
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
The momentum behind ANZ’s rebalancing in key areas continues to build, while cost performance is improving and key markets remain robust, the bank’s CEO says.
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.
29 Oct 2016
ANZ can keep growing: Smith
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ CEO Mike Smith is confident the bank can maintain the strong market share growth which was a pillar of another record annual profit.
29 Oct 2016
Elliott still committed to Asia
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ remains committed to its Asian strategy after posting another record profit and doesn't envision changes to its payout ratio, according to ANZ chief financial officer and incoming chief executive Shayne Elliott.
18 Oct 2016
Keeping payments accessible for all
Kath Bray & Steve Price | Managing Director Products & Senior Manager Everyday Banking, ANZ
The pace of change in the rapidly evolving payments space is news to no one. As the world moves closer to becoming cashless and disruptors offer an increasingly wide number of payment options, the old ways of buying are losing relevance.
12 Oct 2016
ASEAN trade path clear: ministers
Anna Green | CEO, ANZ Laos
As the world gathered in Laos in September for the ASEAN business summit, an increased interest in developing stronger, more tangible relationships with ASEAN bloc countries among senior global leaders became clear.
28 Sep 2016
VIDEO: the many rewards of giving refugees a chance
Bob Santamaria | Group General Counsel, ANZ
The economic case for the increased workplace participation from refugees and others from a diverse background is solid. When given the chance, refugees seize it and make the most of it - yet still encounter barriers to employment in Australia.
27 Sep 2016
Lightning strikes for NZ women entrepreneurs
Pete Barnao | BlueNotes contributing editor
A group of women entrepreneurs are supercharging their business ambitions with New Zealand’s first accelerator program for start-ups led by women.
09 Sep 2016
LONGREAD: how the world is being digitised
Drew Turney | Freelance journalist
Let’s say you're interested in an investment property. But it's in another city and you can't be there to view the floorplan. Instead, you visit a website and do a virtual walkthrough – in 3D, not just on a computer screen - where it's fully furnished, contains realistic lighting and final surface colours – before it's even built.
06 Sep 2016
VIDEO: what’s next for wearables? Nobody knows
Felicia Trewin | Head of Strategy & Business Optimisation, ANZ
Successful venture capitalist Brad Feld has no idea where wearable tech will go in the future and genuinely does not care. To him, what is more interesting is how tech develops - and it’s rarely in the linear manner everyone likes to think.
06 Sep 2016
ANZ institutional strategy on track: Whelan
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ is making headway in the simplification of its institutional bank offering and a new strategy has received board approval but market conditions remain challenging, according to business head Mark Whelan.
05 Sep 2016
VIDEO: One swimmer, one team, many contributors
Ha Bui | BlueNotes contributing editor
Test and learn is one of the mantras of modern business but for disabled athletes it is an essential ingredient when there are no templates that translate directly from able bodied programs.
30 Aug 2016
Yetsenga: Time to rethink India (and Asia)
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Promising developments are visible across a range of Asian economies, belying the mood of doom and gloom, ANZ’s new chief economist says, particular in India.
29 Aug 2016
VIDEO: Knowledge has no rank
Sue-Ellen Atherton | BlueNotes contributing editor
In the new world of knowledge sharing in business, old-style cascading models of information distribution don’t work. Instead, successful organisations create a collaborative mindset and instill a responsibility to share among all employees – from the C-suite to the ground floor.
23 Aug 2016
VIDEO: what every entrepreneur needs to understand about failure
Felicia Trewin | Head of Strategy & Business Optimisation, ANZ
It’s almost become a cliché for start-ups: fail fast. But according to venture capitalist Brad Feld, prospective entrepreneurs do need to critically reassess their understanding of failure if they are to succeed in the modern world of technology.
22 Aug 2016
VIDEO: How big data becomes big value
Angie Simmonds | BlueNotes contributing editor
Big data on its own won’t change the world for business, SAS Australia & New Zealand chief operating officer Lynette Clunies-Ross says. It’s only when you apply it to big opportunities that you create big value.
16 Aug 2016
Something’s brewing in NZ’s craft beer market
Pete Barnao & Linda Townshend | BlueNotes contributing editors
The first-time Beervana pilgrim gazed around the concourse apprehensively then voiced what many were surely thinking: “Where do I start?”
16 Aug 2016
Will fintech force banks off the road?
Tareq Muhmood | CEO Korea & Managing Director Global Subsidiaries, ANZ
I often hear about the fourth industrial revolution, the one in which digital, fintech and other disruptive innovations are creating a moment akin to when horse and carriage companies had to adjust to the launch of the motor car.
12 Aug 2016
ASEAN as important as ever: Bishop
Anna Green | CEO, ANZ Laos
The ASEAN region remains an enormous opportunity for Australian investment and one that will continue to grow as regional policy changes take effect, according to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
09 Aug 2016
Heavy traffic detour for NZ truckometer
Sharon Zollner | Associate Director & Senior Economist NZ, ANZ
An abrupt 5.7 per cent fall in ANZ’s Heavy Traffic Index in July runs counter to almost all other economic indicators and anecdotes, warning an economic slowdown may loom.
09 Aug 2016
ANZ positive in slower-growth environment
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ is confident of improving returns as it moves to address a continued slow-growth environment and reduce its exposure to under-pressure sectors, CEO Shayne Elliott says.
08 Aug 2016
VIDEO: Needless secrecy and the joint fight against corruption
Shane White | Senior production editor, bluenotes
Australia must lift its game in the fight against corruption. The nation needs faster and more-visible law enforcement, increased disclosure and continued cooperation between business and anti-fraud groups.
08 Aug 2016
Banking vs Tech: the importance of diversity in technology
Renee Whitford | BlueNotes contributing editor
The most successful businesses appeal to a wide range of people because they have diverse teams which understand what customers want and need, according to two senior technology and banking executives.
04 Aug 2016
VIDEO: Olympian lessons: you win or you learn
Andrew Gilbert | Head of App & User Support, ANZ
Seeing failure as an opportunity to learn can help give you an edge in competition and in the workplace, according to Australian table-tennis champion Melissa ‘Milly’ Tapper.
28 Jul 2016
Banking vs Tech: what does ‘digital’ really mean?
Renee Whitford | BlueNotes contributing editor
Successful businesses of the future won’t forsake the human element as digital transforms the way they deal with customers but instead strike the perfect balance between both, according to two of Australia’s most senior banking and technology executives.
28 Jul 2016
Innovation ecosystems: where the magic happens
Carina Parisella & Brooke Paterson | Senior Managers, Strategic Engagement, ANZ
More than just the latest buzzword, business ecosystems are changing the way organisations work together as an increasing number of corporations embrace the collaboration economy.
25 Jul 2016
VIDEO: SMEs understand purpose better than big biz
Carina Parisella | Senior Manager Strategic Engagement, ANZ
Smaller organisations are faster and more successful at identifying the core purpose of their business compared with larger counterparts, according to one of Australia’s leading executive coaches.
21 Jul 2016
Banking vs Tech: the collaboration economy
Renee Whitford | BlueNotes contributing editor
'Ecosystems are the new black' in the corporate world, according to two of Australia’s most senior banking and technology executives. More and more companies are collaborating to achieve growth in the digital marketplace rather than competing outside their natural base.
12 Jul 2016
Nine out of ten people will do the right thing (and click this story)
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
How do you convince fiscal miscreants to pay their taxes on time? Simply tell them everyone else is doing it, it turns out. Behavioural economics does the rest for you.
07 Jul 2016
Face or façade: Inspiring change through the power of the arts
Catriona Noble | Managing Director Retail Distribution Australia, ANZ
Art can be a powerful way to tell a story and share an important message with communities. As US artist Trevor Paglen says, art is “objects that live in real places, economies, spaces and architecture”.
27 Jun 2016
VR in the office? It could be a (virtual) reality
Victoria Kanevsky | Contributing editor, BlueNotes
The applications for virtual reality in a corporate context are broad and not always obvious, according to ANZ Group General Manager Enterprise Services Delivery David Cecil but will have a more immediate impact on staff and the customer experience.
23 Jun 2016
Great opportunities – and some hazards - await AI’s role in financial services
Darren Sibson & Francesca Rizzo | Contributing editors, BlueNotes
Artificial intelligence is expected to revolutionise the financial services industry with an unprecedented depth and breadth of insight and the ability to act on information and learn from its actions. However, many executives acknowledge a degree of risk surrounding the use of AI, according to a research from global law firm Baker & McKenzie.
20 Jun 2016
VIDEO: Could Australia face a services-led labour shortage?
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Australia’s transition to a services economy will force businesses to reassess internal management practices as demand for labour surges in the lead up to 2030, according to ANZ’s Acting Chief Economist Richard Yetsenga.
14 Jun 2016
VIDEO: go customer centric or go home
Francesca Rizzo | BlueNotes contributing editor
Innovation around technology is changing marketplaces but innovation around business models is what will make companies stand out.
08 Jun 2016
VIDEO: Social is where your customers are
Carina Parisella | Senior Manager Strategic Engagement, ANZ
The power of social media for businesses and leaders is in its unparalleled power to reach audiences of great size, Twitter exec Aliza Knox says.
06 Jun 2016
VIDEO: One third of China is already in recession
Simone Stella | bluenotes contributor
China’s economy is changing and it’s hard to tell where it will end up. To try to find out, BlueNotes spoke to CEBM/Caxin Insight Group chief economist Minggao Shen on video in Hong Kong.
30 May 2016
How tech is changing cross-border trade
Angelique Beck | Business Manager Technology, ANZ
Disruptive collaborative and communications technologies have changed the way cross-border trade operates by compressing the distance between nations, the director of cross-border business at Pitcher Partners Rohini Kappadath says.
26 May 2016
Australia slowing but still looks good: Elliott
Paul G Edwards | Publisher, BlueNotes
Australia’s economy has shown remarkable resilience in the wake of the transition away from the mining boom, ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott says, although he admits the country is slowing down.
16 May 2016
Three insights: what do Chinese farmers want from Australia and NZ?
Mark Bennett | Head of Australian Agribusiness, ANZ
Growing, wealthier populations in China and Vietnam are demanding more and more agricultural imports but quality expectations and the strength of the competition is very high.
12 May 2016
Bringing digital banking into the branch
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ’s new ‘centre of the future’ in Sydney is part of a shift in the banking sector to bring digital into the branch for both staff and customers, ANZ Group Executive Australia Fred Ohlsson says.
11 May 2016
Why STEM needs more than pink lego and 'girl power'
Carina Parisella | Senior Manager Strategic Engagement, ANZ
Few would argue against more young girls studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects. Statistics show employment in the sector is dominated by men at all levels, from education to boardrooms.
09 May 2016
Batty: family violence happens to your staff
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
Businesses are beginning to recognise their important role in preventing family violence, former Australian of the year Rosie Batty says, as statistics demonstrate the incidence of victims among their staff.
09 May 2016
How to create a design-led culture at your business
Bronwyn van der Merwe | Fjord Director Australia, Accenture Interactive
Rapid technological change and digital disruption have increased the pace of changing customer expectations so much they have become liquid - a rising tide of expectations drawn from your customer’s very best experiences across all industries.
04 May 2016
ANIMATION: The Australian Commonwealth Budget, explained
Felicity Emmett | Head of Australian Economics, ANZ
Economic forecasts in the 2016-17 Australian Commonwealth Budget reflect the new normal for the Australian economy.
03 May 2016
VIDEO: The key to the Australian Commonwealth Budget in just 120 seconds
Jo Masters | Senior Economist, ANZ
The 2016-17 Australian Commonwealth Budget helps address some of Australia’s structural challenges, ANZ Chief Economist Richard Yetsenga says, including the taxation of superannuation and the global services trade.
03 May 2016
Hodges: cost focus already paying off, new view on modern technology
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ has moved to recognise the changing pace of modern technology by taking more of the cost of depreciating technology up front, acting chief financial officer Graham Hodges says.
03 May 2016
Whelan: very tough conditions but refocus already showing results
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ’s institutional business dragged back stronger earnings from other divisions in the bank but division boss Mark Whelan said the bank was already well advanced in reshaping the business with early returns promising.
03 May 2016
Core ANZ business remains strong; restructuring for sustainable earnings: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott says the bank is making some hard decisions to reposition itself for the future after posting a fall in interim cash earnings but he stressed the bank’s core businesses remain strong.
28 Apr 2016
ANZ to offer Apple Pay as digital disruption accelerates
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ will become the first major bank in Australia to offer Apple Pay services in the latest significant development in the Australian payments sector.
21 Apr 2016
Greater confidence in banks helps everyone: Ohlsson
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
The Australian Bankers’ Association has released a six-point action plan aimed at bolstering consumer confidence in banking, with a focus on protecting whistleblowers, strengthening customer-complaint processes and improving conduct.
20 Apr 2016
China transition on track: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
China’s transition toward a consumption-led economy is clearly underway.
18 Apr 2016
Five trends critical for digital success – and they all involve people
Jane Livesey | Former Managing Director ANZ, Accenture Technology
New technology brings new fears. Will it take jobs from people like me? Can I still provide value in a world driven by machines? Does my company still need people like me?
05 Apr 2016
Five key agri themes from on the ground in China and Vietnam
Mark Bennett | Head of Australian Agribusiness, ANZ
How far is it from Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City? They could be planets apart if you ask attendees from our recent ANZ grains delegation from Australia and New Zealand.
22 Mar 2016
The most powerful word in business
Matt Boss | Former Managing Director Products and Marketing, ANZ
Network Ten executive general manager and advertising guru Russel Howcroft has an important message for business leaders: don't say 'no'.
17 Mar 2016
Elliott reiterates Asia commitment
Shane White | Senior production editor, bluenotes
ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott has reiterated the bank's commitment to its Asian presence but says the lender will need to work harder to drive value from what it has built in the region.
15 Mar 2016
Innovation can come from anywhere
Phoebe O'Sullivan | BlueNotes contributing editor
Innovation can come from anywhere in large organisations and it doesn't always have to be the top, according to former Proctor & Gamble chief information officer Filippo Passerini.
02 Mar 2016
ANZ realigns wealth operations
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott says a changing environment for wealth management is behind a decision to bring services closer to customers while simplifying the wealth arm of the bank, including insurance.
17 Feb 2016
ANZ confident on operations, conditions challenging
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
ANZ is confident it can grow its underlying businesses but remains wary of challenging economic conditions in Asia after posting a rise in cash profit during the first quarter.
27 Jan 2016
ANZ free to focus on strengths: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor bluenotes
New ANZ chief executive officer Shayne Elliott says changes to ANZ's management structure are about refocussing on its strengths and driving value at the bank.
27 Jan 2016
What big business can learn from startups
Matt Boss & Jane Martino | Former Managing Director Products and Marketing, ANZ & CEO, Shout for Good
Persistence, positivity and resilience are all successful attitudes big business can borrow from startups, along with jettisoning a fear of failure according to Jane Martino, Shout founder and head of ANZ Wealth division's social segment.