ANZ Chief Financial Officer Farhan Faruqui says the bank’s full year results show strong progress following the first year of its ANZ 2030 strategy.
Speaking with bluenotes, Faruqui says the result reflects ANZ's focus on simplifying the organisation, improving performance and strengthening returns for shareholders.
"It shows that we are determined and we have a more sustained framework to deliver discipline and cost as we go forward," Faruqui says.
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ANZ today announced a Statutory Profit for the full year ended 30 September 2026 of $7,270 million and a Cash Profit of $7,591 million.
Alicia Muling is a Senior Journalist at ANZ
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