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EV does it

12 April

Jeff Whalley Senior Journalist, ANZ   Everybody wants to own the future and nothing symbolises the future more than electric vehicles. Resource rich nations – including Australia – desire to not only dig up the stuff which goes...[Read More]

Liquidity: it’s dangerous going down

12 April

Richard Yetsenga Chief Economist, ANZ   There is little risk recent banking sector developments escalate into a broad economic and financial crisis. But they likely signal a peak in global $US liquidity conditions and complicate the...[Read More]

Queensland: robust growth over the long-term, now and in the future

12 April

Gene Tunny Director Adept Economics   Since 2000, the Queensland economy has grown at an average annual rate of 3.4 per cent compared with 2.7 per cent nationally. Among the states, only Western Australia, with its resources boom, has...[Read More]

Why are we such suckers for financial scams?

12 April

Steve Worthington Professor at Swinburne University   Despite all the information our financial services providers and public bodies publish on how to look out for and hopefully avoid being taken in by scammers, we still appear to be...[Read More]

Innovate to keep on trucking

13 March

Dean Evagorou & Aidan Kenworthy Associate Directors within ANZ Client Insights & Solutions   Despite choppy economic conditions, road transport operators continue to show resilience – and form an essential part of the domestic...[Read More]

The Pacific: An ocean of opportunity

13 March

Sarah Stubbings ANZ Regional Executive, Pacific   ANZ has been in the Pacific for more than 142 years. The region is an important part of ANZ’s international network and the bank plays a key role helping to position the Pacific region...[Read More]

Australia moves forward on central bank digital currencies

13 March

Nigel Dobson Banking Services Lead, ANZ   The next step for digital currencies is here – for Australia, its Reserve Bank, ANZ and our customers. Innovation has always been a critical part of banking. Think ATMs, internet banking and...[Read More]

Will the fixed rate roll-off cause a recession or will low unemployment save the day?

13 March

Adelaide Timbrell Senior Economist, ANZ   Mortgages in Australia are becoming harder to pay. That's because the Reserve Bank is raising its official cash rate every month, which has pushed broader lending rates into restrictive...[Read More]

Kindness fuels innovation

13 February

Carina Parisella Workforce Tribe Lead, ANZ   Kindness and belonging in a business are the fuel of innovation and come with guaranteed results. If you don’t believe me, ask Google. On a mission to transform how companies think about...[Read More]

Circular economy in offices: it’s not just fashion that can come around

13 February

Juliana Renn Associate Director and Sustainable Designer, tp Bennett   Traditionally, the office sector has operated in a linear fashion: extract materials, construct, demolish, dispose. The construction sector is one of the largest...[Read More]

A small business with big data insights

13 February

Tarek Bazley content editor and communications manager, ANZ New Zealand   When it comes to smarts, few small New Zealand companies can boast as much brainpower as Wellington’s DOT Loves Data, with seven PhDs among its 32...[Read More]

Soft landing for inflation? A hard ask

13 February

Shane White Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ   Inflation will be hard to tame, according to former New Zealand Prime Minister and current ANZ NZ chair Sir John Key. And preventing a “hard landing” resulting from tightening...[Read More]

Read, watch, listen: bluenotes’ 2022 content stocking with a special focus on leadership

9 January

Shayne Elliott, Maile Carnegie, Ken Adams and more!   With the end of year approaching and festive holidays around the world, we asked ANZ directors and senior executives for the stories which resonated with them during the year – or...[Read More]

Disability and long-term health conditions lower financial wellbeing

9 January

Natalie Paine Social Impact Research and Reporting Lead, ANZ   Health is one of the key socio-economic factors that strongly influence a person’s financial wellbeing. An estimated 4.4 million Australians live with disability and more...[Read More]

ANZ Stateometer: Economic stability across the states, QLD momentum up

9 January

Bansi Madhavani Senior Economist, ANZ   Economic momentum across Australia’s states and territories held firm in the September quarter, the ANZ Stateometer found, helped in part by the COVID-19 hit in the previous corresponding...[Read More]