HY26 Results: In conversation with Nuno Matos

ANZ Chief Executive Officer Nuno Matos says the lender’s half year results demonstrate the bank’s transformation is running at pace, leading to a better managed, more sustainable business.

Matos – delivering the first half year result since the launch of the bank’s ANZ 2030 strategy in October 2025 – said ANZ was investing in line with its strategic initiatives, to “deliver for our customers, accelerate growth and outperform the market beyond 2027.”

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“We have made significant progress to reduce duplication and simplify the bank, while continuing to make progress in improving non-financial risk management,” Matos says.

ANZ also released the first Promontory independent assurance report confirming its work to uplift non-financial risk management practices and risk culture.

Alicia Muling is Senior Journalist, ANZ

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