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David Ellis
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No Surprises in ANZ Bank’s Sale of NZ Asset Finance Business. AUD 29 FVE Unchanged

The sale of Australian and New Zealand Banking Group’s asset finance business in New Zealand was well flagged, but the 1.6 times price/book value ratio impressed, resulting in an approximate AUD 100 million net gain on sale. The sale is consistent with new CEO Shayne Elliott’s strategy to dispose of noncore assets, improve balance sheet settings and boost return on equity. The transaction is a small deal for ANZ Bank and does not weaken our wide moat and medium uncertainty ratings. Our AUD 29 fa...
Underlying
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group provides a range of banking and financial products and services to retail, small business, corporate and institutional clients. Co. operates on a divisional structure with six divisions: Australia, Institutional, New Zealand, Wealth Australia, Asia Retail & Pacific and Technology Services & Operations and Group Centre. Co.'s core products offered include deposits, credit cards, loans, investments and insurance, retail products provided to consumers, and banking and financial solutions provided to business customers through managers, among others. As of Sept 30 2015, Co. had total assets of A$914,869,000,000 and total deposits of A$566,847,000,000.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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David Ellis

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