- Business
- ANZ Group Holdings Limited, an authorized non-operating holding company under the Australian Banking Act, serves as the parent entity of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and provides banking and financial products and services to over 8.5 million retail, business, institutional, and government customers across approximately 30 markets including Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas; its core offerings encompass home and personal loans, deposits, credit cards, and personal loans through branches, digital channels, and brokers; asset financing for small businesses, medium and large commercial customers, high net worth individuals, and family groups; working capital and liquidity solutions such as documentary trade, supply chain and commodity financing, cash management, payments, and clearing services; institutional services including transaction banking, corporate finance, markets, loan syndication, project and export finance, debt structuring, and acquisition finance; wealth management and private banking via internet, app-based solutions, branches, mortgage specialists, and relationship managers; as well as tailored solutions for small, medium, and large enterprises, agricultural businesses, and government entities. Founded with roots tracing to 1835 through predecessor institutions like the Bank of Australasia and headquartered at ANZ Centre, 833 Collins Street, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia, the company operates through key segments such as Australia Retail, Australia Commercial, Institutional, New Zealand, Pacific, and Group Centre, positioning it as one of Australia's four major banks by assets and New Zealand's largest. Recent developments include the ongoing integration of Suncorp Bank following its acquisition, the announcement of full-year 2025 cash profit of $5,787 million impacted by $1.1 billion in significant items such as regulatory settlements and restructuring, a proposed final dividend of 83 cents per share for a full-year total of 166 cents partially franked at 70%, and a strategic agreement to acquire Wellington-based data analytics firm DOT Data Limited (trading as DOT Loves Data) to enhance data insights for business customers.