Exhibit 99.1

 

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2017 HIGHLIGHTS                    

 

 

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ABOUT OUR BUSINESS

 

 

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		OUR PERFORMANCE

GROUP PERFORMANCE

 

Statutory net profit after tax for the year ended 30 September 2017 increased 12% on the prior year to $6,406 million. Statutory return on equity is 11.0% and statutory earnings per share is 220.1 cents, an increase of 11% on prior year. The table below presents our performance on a statutory and cash basis.

 

			2017								2016
			Statutory				Cash				Statutory				Cash
Income Statement			$m				$m				$m				$m
Net interest income			14,872				14,872				15,095				15,095
Other operating income			5,401				5,617				5,451				5,499
Operating income			20,273				20,489				20,546				20,594
Operating expenses			(9,448)				(9,448)				(10,439)				(10,439)
Profit before credit impairment and income tax			10,825				11,041				10,107				10,155
Credit impairment charge			(1,198)				(1,199)				(1,929)				(1,956)
Profit before income tax			9,627				9,842				8,178				8,199
Income tax expense and non-controlling interests			(3,221)				(2,904)				(2,469)				(2,310)
Profit			6,406				6,938				5,709				5,889

WHY WE USE CASH PROFIT TO EXPLAIN THE GROUP’S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

We use non-IFRS metrics to manage our business. In general, they capture items that can be controlled by management and reflect our business activities. We use these metrics internally to set targets and incentivise our Senior Executives and leaders through our remuneration plans. In addition, we believe focusing on underlying operations is particularly important as we continue to strategically reposition ourselves to create a simpler, better capitalised, better balanced and more agile bank.

Since 1 October 2012, the Group has used cash profit to measure performance of business activities. It is an industry wide measure which enables comparison with our peer group. We calculate cash profit by adjusting statutory profit for non-core items. Cash profit is not subject to review or audit by the external auditor. Our external auditor has informed the Audit Committee that adjustments have been determined on a consistent basis across each of the periods presented.

 

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ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN STATUTORY PROFIT AND CASH PROFIT

 

 

 

 

 

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CASH PROFIT PERFORMANCE

 

 

 

 

			2017				2016
Income Statement			$m				$m				Movt
Net interest income			14,872				15,095				-1%
Other operating income			5,617				5,499				2%
Operating income			20,489				20,594				-1%
Operating expenses			(9,448	)			(10,439	)			-9%
Profit before credit impairment and income tax			11,041				10,155				9%
Credit impairment charge			(1,199	)			(1,956	)			-39%
Profit before income tax			9,842				8,199				20%
Income tax expense and non-controlling interests			(2,904	)			(2,310	)			26%
Cash profit			6,938				5,889				18%

Cash profit increased 18% partly reflecting the impact of a number of large/notable items taken in 2016 and rigorous cost management in 2017.

Net interest income decreased $223 million (-1%) largely due to a 8 basis point decrease in the net interest margin, partially offset by 2% growth in average interest earning assets. The growth in average interest earning assets reflects ANZ’s strategic focus on home loans, in particular owner occupier, partially offset by reductions from Institutional portfolio rebalancing and the partial completion of the Asia Retail and Wealth sale. The lower net interest margin reflects the combined impact of deposit competition, growth in the liquidity portfolio and lower earnings on capital. This was partially offset by differentiated repricing in home loans across investor and owner occupier, principal and interest and interest only loans which on a net basis benefited margins. The major bank levy was introduced on 1 July 2017 which also reduced net interest income by $86 million.

Other operating income increased $118 million (+2%) benefiting from a net year on year change in derivative valuation adjustments of $331 million (2017: $229 million gain; 2016: $102 million loss), an improvement in Markets income of $102 million, and the $114 million gain on sale of 100 Queen Street, Melbourne. Prior year comparatives include the adverse impact of Asian minority valuation adjustments of $231 million and the $237 million derivative CVA methodology change. Partly offsetting this, a number of sales related transactions had unfavourable impacts including a $310 million net charge related to the Asia Retail and Wealth sale, and $365 million loss of income from SRCB, Bank of Tianjin (BoT) and Esanda Dealer Finance. There was a $186 million reduction in funds management and insurance income, and a $75 million decrease in net fee and commission income.

Operating expenses decreased $991 million (-9%) primarily due to the $556 million charge for software capitalisation policy changes and the $278 million charge for restructuring taken in 2016. Personnel expenses reduced by $363 million reflecting a 5% reduction in average Full Time Equivalent Staff (FTE). Partly offsetting this are increases in underlying technology expenses of $55 million and increases in other expenses of $106 million as the result of non-lending losses and higher technology related consulting expenses.

Credit impairment charges decreased $757 million (-39%). Individual credit impairment charges decreased by $598 million (-31%) primarily the result of a benign credit environment. Collective impairment charges decreased by $159 million due to an improvement in the Group’s overall risk profile and portfolio rebalancing in Institutional, partially offset by economic overlay adjustments.

 

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DIVIDENDS

This performance allowed us to propose that a final dividend of 80 cents be paid on each eligible fully paid ANZ ordinary share, bringing the total dividend for the year ended 30 September 2017 to $1.60 per share. This represents a dividend payout ratio (cash basis) of 67.7%.

The proposed 2017 final dividend will be fully franked for Australian taxation purposes, and New Zealand (NZ) imputation credits of NZ 10 cents per ordinary share will also be attached. It will be paid on 18 December 2017 to owners of ordinary shares at close of business on 14 November 2017 (record date).

ANZ has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) and a Bonus Option Plan (BOP) that will operate in respect of the proposed 2017 final dividend. For the 2017 final dividend, ANZ intends to provide shares under the DRP through an on-market purchase (as approved by APRA) and BOP through the issue of new shares.

Further details on dividends provided for or paid during the year ended 30 September 2017 are set out in Note 5 in the Financial Report.

ANALYSIS OF CASH PROFIT PERFORMANCE

NET INTEREST INCOME

 

		2017				2016				Movt
Net interest income ($m)			14,872				15,095				-1%
Net interest margin (%)			1.99%				2.07%				-8 bps
Average interest earnings assets ($m)			748,000				730,835				2%
Average deposits and other borrowings ($m)			600,186				586,453				2%

Net interest income decreased $223 million (-1%) largely due to a 8 basis point decrease in the net interest margin, partially offset by 2% growth in average interest earning assets.

Net interest margin decreased reflecting the combined impact of deposit competition, growth in the liquidity portfolio and lower earnings on capital. This was partially offset by differentiated repricing in home loans across investor and owner occupier, principal and interest and interest only loans which on a net basis benefited margins. The major bank levy was introduced on 1 July 2017 which also reduced net interest margin.

Average interest earning assets increased $17.2 billion (+2%) reflecting ANZ’s strategic focus on home loans, in particular owner occupier, partially offset by reductions from Institutional portfolio rebalancing, and the partial completion of the Asia Retail and Wealth sale.

Average deposits and other borrowings increased $13.7 billion (+2%) from growth in customer deposits across Australia, New Zealand and Institutional divisions, partially offset by a decline in deposits and other borrowings, as well as the partial completion of the Asia Retail and Wealth sale.

 

 

 

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OTHER OPERATING INCOME

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m				Movt
Other operating income			5,617				5,499				2%

 

		Total increase/ (decrease)     $m		Movt		Explanation
Net fee and  commission  income1		(75)		-3%		Decrease of $70 million in Asia Retail and Pacific from lower performance and the transition of China, Singapore and Hong Kong businesses to DBS Bank. In addition, lower performance in Institutional of $56 million primarily driven by portfolio rebalancing. This is partially offset by an increase in the Australia division of $40 million driven by growth in Small Business and Deposits.
Net funds  management  and insurance  income1		(186)		-12%		Decrease in Wealth Australia of $163 million due to adverse retail life claims, reduced fee income as expected from ongoing rationalisation of legacy investment platforms to SmartChoice, lower income on invested capital, partially offset by favourable Lenders Mortgage Insurance experience. The remaining decrease relates to the Asia Retail and Pacific division.
Markets other  operating  income		670		87%		Excluding the impact of the $237 million charge from the derivative credit valuation adjustment (CVA) methodology change recognised in 2016, Markets other operating income increased $433 million. This was driven by an increase Balance Sheet Trading due to tighter credit spreads which generated mark to market gains and increased income from higher average liquidity portfolio holdings. Franchise Trading increased as the result of derivative credit and funding valuation adjustments, net of associated hedges which benefited from decreasing credit spreads and increasing yield curves. This was offset by a decrease in Franchise Sales as the result of business transformational initiatives and market conditions limiting client activity particularly for longer tenor hedging as a result of low foreign exchange volatility and the low interest rate environment.
Share of  associates’ profit1		(244)		-45%		Decrease primarily as the result of ceasing equity accounting for BoT from March 2016 of $86 million and SRCB from January 2017 of $201 million. This was partially offset by a net increase of $44 million in profits from other associates.
Other1		(47)		-20%		Driven by a $310 million net charge as a result of reclassifying Asia Retail and Wealth to held for sale and partial sale completion. A net $165 million increase due to the year on year impact of the Asian minority valuations adjustments and the Esanda Dealer finance gain recognised in 2016. In addition, the current year includes a $114 million gain on sale of 100 Queen Street, Melbourne.
Total		118		2%

 

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OPERATING EXPENSES

 

		2017				2016
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Operating expenses ($m)			9,448				10,439				-9%
Expensed investment spend ($m)			548				526				4%
Capitalised investment spend ($m)			387				400				-3%
Total technology infrastructure spend ($m)			935				926				1%
Operating expenses to operating income %			46.1%				50.7%				-4.6%
Full time equivalent staff (FTE)			44,896				46,554				-4%
Average full time equivalent staff (FTE)			46,068				48,633				-5%

 

 

CREDIT IMPAIRMENT CHARGE

 

		2017				2016
Individual credit impairment charge ($m)			1,341				1,939				-31%
Collective credit impairment charge/(release) ($m)			(142	)			17				large
Credit impairment charge ($m)			1,199				1,956				-39%
Gross impaired assets ($m)			2,384				3,173				-25%
Credit risk weighted assets ($b)			336.8				352.0				-4%
Total provision for credit impairment ($m)			3,798				4,183				-9%
Individual provision as % of gross impaired assets			47.7%				41.2%				6.5%
Collective provision as % of credit risk weighted assets			0.79%				0.82%				-0.3%

Credit impairment charges decreased $757 million (-39%).

Individual credit impairment charge decreased $598 million (-31%) driven by a $402 million (-16%) decrease in new and existing provisions predominantly in Institutional largely arising from portfolio rebalancing, combined with a $196 million (+37%) increase in recoveries and write-backs in Australia and Institutional divisions from better than expected outcomes in impaired asset workouts.

Collective credit impairment charge decreased $159 million driven by a reduction in Institutional due to portfolio rebalancing, and further improvement in the Institutional and New Zealand divisional risk profile. This was partially offset by an economic overlay adjustment of $75 million.

Gross impaired assets decreased $789 million (-25%) driven by Institutional (-$781 million) and New Zealand (-$39 million) divisions due to higher repayments and upgrades on a small number of large exposures, and Asia Retail and Pacific division (-$109 million) due to the partial completion of the Asia Retail and Wealth sale. This was partially offset by an increase in the Australia division (+$140 million) driven by Corporate Banking, Small Business Banking and home loan portfolios. The Group’s individual provision coverage ratio on impaired assets was 47.7% at 30 September 2017 (2016: 41.2%).

 

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CREDIT IMPAIRMENT CHARGE

 

 

DIVISIONAL PERFORMANCE

 

2017		Australia				Institutional				New Zealand				Wealth Australia				Asia Retail & Pacific				TSO and Group Centre				Group
Net interest margin			2.68%				1.01%				2.31%				n/a				3.03%				n/a				1.99%
Operating expenses to operating income			35.6%				50.5%				37.6%				68.4%				101.2%				n/a				46.1%
Cash profit ($m)			3,695				1,836				1,369				238				(148	)			(52	)			6,938
Net loans and advances ($b)			345.4				119.6				107.9				1.7				5.7				-				580.3
Customer deposits ($b)			201.4				186.8				75.3				-				9.1				(5.0	)			467.6
Number of employees			11,387				4,754				6,207				2,110				3,981				16,457				44,896

 

2016		Australia				Institutional				New Zealand				Wealth Australia				Asia Retail & Pacific				TSO and Group Centre				Group
Net interest margin			2.75%				1.13%				2.37%				n/a				2.96%				n/a				2.07%
Operating expenses to operating income			36.4%				57.1%				39.6%				63.8%				68.7%				n/a				50.7%
Cash profit ($m)			3,547				1,041				1,268				324				159				(450	)			5,889
Net loans and advances ($b)			327.1				125.9				107.9				2.0				13.4				(0.4	)			575.9
Customer deposits ($b)			187.7				171.1				72.8				0.3				22.8				(5.1	)			449.6
Number of employees			11,563				5,112				6,317				2,174				4,894				16,494				46,554

 

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LARGE/NOTABLE ITEMS INCLUDED IN CASH PROFIT

Within cash profit, the Group has recognised some large and/or notable items. The impact of these items to cash profit on a pre-tax basis is as follows:

 

Sale and investment related adjustments		2017 $m				2016 $m
Asian minority valuation adjustments			-				(231	)
Equity accounted earnings			58				345
Sale of Asia Retail and Wealth businesses			(310	)			-
Esanda Dealer Finance divestment			-				69
Derivative valuation adjustments
Market valuation adjustments			229				(102	)
Derivative CVA methodology change			-				(237	)
Other large/notable items
Gain on sale of 100 Queen Street, Melbourne			114				-
Software capitalisation changes			-				(556	)
Restructuring			-				(278	)

Description of large/notable items:

 

Item		Description
Asian minority valuation adjustments		Impairment of our investment in AMMB Holdings Berhad (Ambank) partially offset by a gain recognised on our investment in BoT upon cessation of equity accounting.
Equity accounted earnings		Earnings from BoT and SRCB prior to ceasing equity accounting on 30 March 2016 and 3 January 2017 respectively, that will no longer form part of future cash profit results.
Sale of Asia Retail and Wealth businesses		A charge to impair software, goodwill and fixed assets as well as providing for costs associated with the sale, partially offset by a gain relating to the transition of completed businesses to DBS Bank.
Esanda Dealer Finance divestment		Earnings from the Esanda Dealer Finance portfolio prior to divestment that will no longer form part of future cash profit results, and the gain on sale recognised on transaction completion.
Markets valuation adjustments		Gains or losses associated with the fair value of derivative positions, arising from adjustments to include factors such as the impact of credit and funding.
Derivative CVA methodology change		A charge associated with the fair value of derivative positions, arising from a revision to our methodology for determining derivative credit valuation adjustments to make greater use of market information and enhanced modelling, and to align with market leading practice.
Gain on sale of 100 Queen Street, Melbourne		Gain on sale of our premises at 100 Queen Street, Melbourne.
Software capitalisation changes		A one-off charge as the result of the Group amending the application of its software capitalisation policy, reflecting the shorter useful life of smaller items of software. This resulted in an accelerated amortisation charge for software assets below the revised threshold.
Restructuring		Charges to re-shape our workforce and simplify our business at the reset of the Group’s strategy in 2016.

 

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FIVE YEAR SUMMARY

 

 

		2017				2016				2015				2014				2013
		$m				$m				$m				$m				$m
Financial performance1
Net interest income			14,872				15,095				14,616				13,797				12,772
Other operating income			5,617				5,499				5,921				5,781				5,619
Operating expenses			(9,448)				(10,439	)			(9,378	)			(8,760	)			(8,257	)
Profit before credit impairment and income tax			11,041				10,155				11,159				10,818				10,134
Credit impairment charge			(1,199)				(1,956	)			(1,205	)			(989	)			(1,197	)
Income tax expense			(2,889)				(2,299	)			(2,724	)			(2,700	)			(2,435	)
Non-controlling interests			(15)				(11	)			(14	)			(12	)			(10	)
Cash profit1			6,938				5,889				7,216				7,117				6,492
Adjustments to arrive at statutory profit1			(532)				(180	)			277				154				(182	)
Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company			6,406				5,709				7,493				7,271				6,310
Financial position
Assets			897,326				914,869				889,900				772,092				702,995
Net assets			59,075				57,927				57,353				49,284				45,603
Common Equity Tier 1			10.6%				9.6%				9.6%				8.8%				8.5%
Common Equity Tier 1 – Internationally			15.8%				14.5%				13.2%				12.5%				12.7%
Comparable Basel lll2
Return on average ordinary equity3			11.0%				10.0%				14.5%				15.8%				15.0%
Return on average assets			0.7%				0.6%				0.9%				1.0%				0.9%
Cost to income ratio (cash)1			46.1%				50.7%				45.7%				44.7%				44.9%
Shareholder value – ordinary shares
Total return to shareholders (share price movement plus dividends)			13.1%				9.2%				(7.5%	)			5.9%				31.5%
Market capitalisation			86,948				80,886				78,606				85,235				84,450
Dividend			160c				160c				181c				178c				164c
Franked portion – interim			100%				100%				100%				100%				100%
– final			100%				100%				100%				100%				100%
Share price        – high			$32.95				$29.17				$37.25				$35.07				$32.09
– low			$25.78				$21.86				$26.38				$28.84				$23.42
– closing			$29.60				$27.63				$27.08				$30.92				$30.78
Share information
(per fully paid ordinary share)
Earnings per share (cents)			220.1				197.4				271.5				267.1				232.7
Dividend payout ratio			73.4%				81.9%				68.6%				67.4%				71.4%
Net tangible assets per ordinary share4			$17.66				$17.13				$16.86				$14.65				$13.48
No. of fully paid ordinary shares issued (millions)			2,937				2,927				2,903				2,757				2,744
Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) issue price
– interim			$28.80				$24.82				$31.93				$33.30				$28.96
– final			-				$28.16				$27.08				$32.02				$31.83
Other information
No. of employees (full time equivalents)			44,896				46,554				50,152				50,328				49,866
No. of shareholders5			522,425				545,256				546,558				498,309				468,343

 

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Cash profit excludes non-core items included in statutory profit and is provided to assist readers in understanding the result of the ongoing business activities of the Group. Cash profit is not audited; however, the external auditor has informed the Audit Committee that the adjustments have been determined on a consistent basis across each period presented.

2.	Internationally Comparable Methodology applied for 2015–2017 aligns with APRA’s information paper entitled ‘International Capital Comparison Study’ (13 July 2015). Basel Internationally Comparable ratios do not include an estimate of the Basel l capital floor requirement.

3.	Average ordinary equity excludes non-controlling interests and preference shares.

4.	Equals shareholders’ equity less preference share capital, goodwill, software and other intangible assets divided by the number of ordinary shares.

5.	Excludes employees whose only ANZ shares are held in trust under ANZ employee share schemes.

 

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ANZ 2017 ANNUAL REPORT GOVERNANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS B A D C A David Gonski, AC C John Macfarlane E Ilana Atlas G Jane Halton, AO, PSM Chairman, Independent Independent Independent Independent Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director B Graeme Liebelt D Paula Dwyer F Shayne Elliott H Lee Hsien Yang Independent Independent Chief Executive Officer, Independent Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Executive Director Non-Executive Director24

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BOARD FOCUS AREAS

The work of the Board and its Committees during the year has been focused on providing oversight of the delivery of the Group’s strategy and ensuring that ANZ’s culture is aligned to ANZ’s purpose to shape a world where people and communities thrive.

 

				During the year, the Board and its Committees undertook key governance activities supporting ANZ’s purpose. These included:   •    Developing and implementing the charter of the ESG Committee.   •    Embarking on a program to provide management with Board level advice on ANZ’s core sustainability issues.   •    Adding a standing item to Board meeting agendas to provide insight into, and to review, ANZ’s culture.   •    Endorsing and promoting a program to streamline ANZ’s annual reporting suite, with a focus on simplifying and improving the utility of the 2017 Annual Report.   •    Overseeing the creation of a new Annual Review, which integrates the former Shareholder Review with strategic elements of the 2017 ANZ Corporate Sustainability Review to provide more comprehensive reporting to shareholders.   •    Endorsing ANZ’s revised Code of Conduct, with a focus on clarity, simplicity, being action oriented, and being more aligned with ANZ’s values and purpose.   •    Recognising the contribution of directors of ANZ’s subsidiary boards by increasing engagement between the ANZ Board and the Directors serving on ANZ subsidiary boards. Promoting and encouraging a focus on subsidiary board composition, renewal and diversity. As at 30 September 2017, females were appointed to 48.5% of all employee directorships on subsidiary boards.

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS

The number of Board meetings and meetings of Committees during the year the Director was eligible to attend, and the number of meetings attended by each Director were:

 

		Board				Risk   Committee				Audit   Committee				Human   Resources   Committee				Environment,   Sustainability   and Governance Committee				Digital   Business and   Technology Committee				Special   Committee				Committee   of the Board1				Shares   Committee1
		A		B		A		B		A		B		A		B		A		B		A		B		A		B		A		B		A		B
Ilana Atlas		12		11						5		5		4		4		4		4
Paula Dwyer		12		12		6		6		5		5		4		4														2		2
Shayne Elliott		12		12																										3		3		1		1
David Gonski, AC		12		12		6		6		5		5		4		4		4		4		3		3						5		5		1		1
Jane Halton, AO, PSM		11		11										3		3		3		3
Lee Hsien Yang		12		12		6		6						4		4						3		3						1		1
Graeme Liebelt		12		12		6		6		4		4		1		1		4		4		3		3						2		2
Ian Macfarlane2		4		4		2		2		1		1						1		1
John Macfarlane		12		12		6		6		5		5										3		3

Columns marked A indicate the number of meetings the Director was eligible to attend.

Columns marked B indicate the number of meetings attended. The Chairman is an ex-officio member of the Audit, Environment, Sustainability and Governance, Human Resources, Risk and Digital Business and Technology Committees.

Any Director is entitled to attend any Committee meetings. Directors sometimes attend meetings of Committees of which they are not a member.

 

1.	The meetings of the Committee of the Board and Shares Committee referred to in the table include those conducted by written resolution.

 

2.	Ian Macfarlane retired as a Director on 16 December 2016.

 

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DIRECTORS’ QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

 

 

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OUR APPROACH TO RISK MANAGEMENT

The success of the Group’s strategy is underpinned by our sound management of the Group’s risks. All of the Group’s activities involve — to varying degrees — the analysis, evaluation, acceptance and management of risks or combinations of risks.

 

				The Board is responsible for establishing and overseeing the Group’s risk management framework. The Board has delegated authority to the Board Risk Committee (BRC) to develop and monitor compliance with the Group’s risk management policies. The Committee reports regularly to the Board on its activities.   The key pillars of the Group’s risk management framework include:   •  The Risk Appetite Statement (RAS), which clearly and concisely sets out the Board’s expectations regarding the degree of risk that the Group is prepared to accept in pursuing its strategic objectives and its business plan; and   •  The Risk Management Statement (RMS), which describes the Group’s strategy for managing risks and a summary of the key elements of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) that give effect to that strategy. The RMS includes: a description of each material risk and an overview of how the RMF addresses each risk, with reference to the relevant policies, standards and procedures. It also includes information on how the Group identifies, measures, evaluates, monitors, reports and then either controls or mitigates material risks.

The material risks facing the group per the Group’s RMS, and how these risks are managed are summarised below:

Key Material Risks

 

Risk Type		Description		Management of Risks
Capital Adequacy Risk		The risk of loss arising from the Group failing to maintain the level of capital required by prudential regulators and other key stakeholders (shareholders, debt investors, depositors, rating agencies, etc.) to support ANZ’s consolidated operations and risk appetite.		The Group pursues an active approach to Capital Management through ongoing review, and Board approval, of the level and composition of the Group’s capital base against key policy objectives
Compliance Risk		The probability and impact of an event that results in a breach of any of the following that apply to the Group’s businesses: laws, regulations, industry standards, codes, internal policies, internal procedures, or principles of good governance.		Key features of our Compliance Risk framework include centralised management of key obligations, and emphasis on identifying changes in regulations and the business environment, so as to enable us to:   •  proactively assess emerging compliance risks; and   •  implement robust reporting and certification processes.
Credit Risk		The risk of financial loss resulting from:   •  a counterparty failing to fulfill its obligations; or   •  a decrease in credit quality of a counterparty resulting in a financial loss.   Credit Risk incorporates the risks associated with us lending to customers who could be impacted by climate change or by changes to laws, regulations, or other policies adopted by governments or regulatory authorities, including carbon pricing and climate change adaptation or mitigation policies.		Our Credit Risk framework is top down, being defined by credit principles and policies. Credit policies, requirements and procedures cover all aspects of the credit life cycle — for example: transaction structuring, risk grading, initial approval, ongoing management and problem debt management, as well as specialist policy topics.

 

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Risk Type		Description		Management of Risks
Insurance Risk		The risk of unexpected losses resulting from worse than expected claims experience, including any of the following that expose an insurer to financial loss: inadequate or inappropriate underwriting, claims management, reserving, insurance concentrations, reinsurance management, product design and pricing.		We manage Insurance Risk primarily by:   •  product design to price all applicable risks into contracts;   •  reinsurance to reduce liability for large individual risks;   •  underwriting to price, or reserve, for the level of risk associated with an individual contract;   •  claims management to admit and pay only genuine claims;   •  insurance experience reviews to update assumptions; and   •  portfolio management to maintain a diversity of individual risks.
Liquidity and Funding Risk		The risk that the Group is unable to meet its payment obligations as they fall due, including:   •  repaying depositors or maturing wholesale debt; or   •  the Group having insufficient capacity to fund increases in assets.		Key principles in managing our Liquidity and Funding Risk include: •  maintaining the Group’s ability to meet liquidity ‘survival horizons’ under a range of stress scenarios to meet cash flow obligations over a short to medium term horizon;   •  maintaining a strong structural funding profile; and   •  maintaining a portfolio of high-quality liquid assets to act as a source of liquidity in times of stress.
Market Risk		The risk to the Group’s earnings arising from:   •  changes in any interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, volatility, and correlations; or   •  from fluctuations in bond, commodity or equity prices.		Our risk management and control framework for Market Risk involves us quantifying the magnitude of market risk within the trading and balance sheet portfolios through independent risk measurement. First, we identify the range of possible outcomes, the likely timeframe, and the likelihood of the outcome occurring. Then we allocate an appropriate amount of capital to support these activities.
Operational Risk		The risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. Operational Risk:   •  includes technology risk, cyber risk, legal risk and conduct risk, and damage arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems; but   •  excludes Strategic Risk.		The Group operates a three-lines-of-defence model to manage Operational Risk, with each line of defence having defined roles, responsibilities and escalation paths to support effective two-way communication and effective management of our operational risk. Also, we have ongoing review mechanisms to ensure our Operational Risk framework continues to meet organisational needs and regulatory requirements.
Reinsurance Risk		The risk that a reinsurer fails to meet its contractual obligations, that is, to pay us reinsurance claims when due, which in turn creates a counterparty credit.		We manage Reinsurance Risk by:   •  measuring our counterparties’ probability of default, and   •  then restricting our counterparty exposures on the basis of financial strength and concentration.
Reputation Risk		The risk of loss that directly or indirectly impacts earnings, capital adequacy or value, that is caused by:   •  adverse perceptions of the Group held by any of customers, the community, shareholders, investors, regulators, or rating agencies;   •  conduct risk associated with the Group’s employees or contractors (or both); or   •  the social or environmental (or both) impacts of our lending decisions.		We manage Reputation Risk by maintaining a positive and dynamic culture that:   •  ensures we act with integrity; and   •  enables us to build strong and trusted relationships with customers and clients, with colleagues, and with the broader society.   We have well established decision-making frameworks and policies to ensure our business decisions are guided by sound social and environmental standards that take into account Reputation Risk.
Strategic Risk		The risk that the Group’s business strategy and strategic objectives may lead to an increase in other key Material Risks — for example: Credit Risk, Market Risk and Operational Risk.		We consider and manage Strategic Risks through our annual strategic planning process, managed by the Executive Committee and approved by the Board. Any increase to our key Material Risks is managed in accordance with the risk management practices specified above.

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				REMUNERATION REPORT
				Dear Shareholder,   2017 Remuneration Report (audited)   I am pleased to present our Remuneration Report for the year ending 30 September 2017.   2017 Outcomes — Strong link between performance and remuneration outcomes   The Board assesses the performance of the Group, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and each Disclosed Executive at the end of each year. The assessments include a review of performance against annual targets and progress towards achieving longer term strategic goals.   In 2017 ANZ produced good results for shareholders, customers and the communities in which we operate. Cash profit increased by 18% and good progress was made towards becoming a better balanced, better capitalised and more efficient bank. ANZ has maintained a strong cost management discipline, achieved sound risk management and compliance outcomes, improved capital efficiency and credit quality, and rebalanced the business portfolio to improve capital allocation and returns. While performance was good, it is recognised that there is more to do to rebuild community trust and improve the customer experience.   Taking into consideration Group, business and individual performance, the Board determines remuneration outcomes for the Chief Executive Officer and Disclosed Executives. In relation to variable remuneration at risk, we set stretching yet achievable objectives and targets for each executive. When executives deliver on target performance at a Group and individual level (taking into consideration ANZ Values and risk/compliance standards), then variable remuneration awards are likely to be around the target.								• For 2017, variable remuneration outcomes averaged 96% of target overall (64% of maximum opportunity), with significant differentiation at an individual level (ranging from 76% to 136% of target).   • The performance rights awarded in November 2013 were tested in November 2016, but as the relative Total Shareholder Return performance hurdles were not met these performance rights lapsed and executives received no value from this award.   Changes to this year’s Remuneration Report   We have consolidated and simplified this year’s Remuneration Report to help readers understand our remuneration framework and how we determine remuneration outcomes based on performance.   We’ve included a new overview section: ‘Remuneration at a glance’ on page 38, the weighting of the different elements in the Group performance outcomes section, and two new tables which detail 1) the variable remuneration awarded; and 2) the remuneration actually received by the CEO and current Disclosed Executives during the 2017 performance year.   In 2018 we are reviewing our reward framework to ensure it continues to support ANZ’s strategic direction, culture and new ways of working. The review will also take into consideration the new Banking Executive Accountability Regime.   On behalf of the Board, I invite you to read our refreshed Remuneration Report which will be presented to shareholders for adoption at the 2017 Annual General Meeting.     Ilana Atlas Chair — Human Resources Committee
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				1. Who is Covered by this Report			37					5. 2017 Outcomes		44
				2. Remuneration at a Glance			38					6. Non-Executive Director Remuneration		52
				3. Composition of Executive Remuneration			39					7. Remuneration Governance		53
				4. Application of our Remuneration Principles			44					8. Other Information		55
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2. REMUNERATION AT A GLANCE

 

 

1.	Refer to the ‘About our Business’ and ‘Our Strategy’ sections of the Annual Report.

 

2.	The structure of our remuneration framework is aligned with our remuneration principles and has been designed to support ANZ’s purpose and strategy.

 

3.	Variable remuneration outcomes appropriately reflect the Group’s performance against the indicators in the Group performance framework, and also the individual’s performance against their own targets, which are appropriately stretching.

 

4.	Face value at threshold/full vesting (50%/100% vesting).

 

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3. COMPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION

3.1 REMUNERATION STRUCTURE

There are two core components of remuneration at ANZ:

 

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fixed remuneration; and

 

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at risk variable remuneration.

In structuring remuneration, the Board aims to find a balance between:

 

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fixed remuneration and at risk variable remuneration;

 

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cash and deferred equity; and

 

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short, medium, and long-term rewards in line with ANZ’s performance cycle.

In 2016 the Human Resources (HR) Committee reviewed the CEO and Disclosed Executives’ remuneration frameworks to ensure they support the achievement of ANZ’s strategic objectives. The review considered a range of factors including market practice, changes in market conditions, regulatory developments, feedback from shareholders and proxy advisors, and our overarching remuneration principles.

The review resulted in (as disclosed in the 2016 Remuneration Report):

 

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changes to the variable remuneration framework for Disclosed Executives and how we deliver variable remuneration to the CEO, effective from the 2016 year; and

 

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an increase to the Variable Remuneration (VR) opportunity for Disclosed Executives (excluding the Chief Risk Officer (CRO)) effective from 1 October 2016 to 200% of their fixed remuneration, in order to better align with the external market. As a result a greater proportion of total remuneration will be at risk (67% compared to 63% previously). This change also aligns the proportion of fixed remuneration and at risk remuneration for the Disclosed Executives with the CEO.

The CEO’s variable remuneration framework is slightly different to the Disclosed Executives, as follows:

 

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CEO We reward the CEO on separate Annual Variable Remuneration (AVR) and Long Term Variable Remuneration (LTVR) frameworks, in accordance with his employment contract (as disclosed to the market at the time of his appointment) and this is also more consistent with external market practice. LTVR reinforces the CEO’s focus on achieving longer term strategic objectives and creating long-term value for all stakeholders.

The HR Committee and the Board:

 

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determine the CEO’s AVR outcome (half of which is deferred over one to four years); and

 

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seek shareholder approval for the CEO’s LTVR.

 

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Disclosed Executives We reward the Disclosed Executives under a single VR framework. This approach enables us to:

 

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provide the appropriate mix of short and long-term rewards (including performance hurdles) to drive performance, and attract and retain talent;

 

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tie the full VR award to the performance of ANZ; and

 

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defer VR over the short, medium and longer term (with shares deferred over four years and the performance rights tested against their hurdles after three years).

The HR Committee and the Board determines the VR outcome for each Disclosed Executive. The delivery of VR to Disclosed Executives in relation to the deferral periods and performance hurdles is aligned to that of the CEO.

The Board can, on the basis of each executive’s performance, adjust the executive’s variable remuneration down, potentially to zero.

We structure the CEO and Disclosed Executives’ remuneration based on the following target remuneration mix. The CEO and Disclosed Executives may be awarded amounts above or below the target for variable remuneration.

 

CEO

Fixed Remuneration 1/3

Annual Variable Remuneration (AVR) 1/3

Long Term Variable Remuneration (LTVR) 1/3

At Risk

Cash 50% of AVR

Deferred Shares 1 to 4 years 50% of AVR

Performance Rights (face value at threshold vesting1) 3 years 100% of LTVR

Disclosed Executives2

Fixed Remuneration 1/3

Variable Remuneration (VR) 2/3

At Risk

Cash 33% of VR

Deferred Shares 1 to 4 years 33% of VR

Performance Rights (face value at threshold vesting1) 3 years 34% of VR

 

1.	50% vesting.

 

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The CRO’s remuneration arrangements have been structured differently to preserve the independence of this role and to minimise any conflicts of interest in carrying out the risk control function across ANZ. The CRO’s target remuneration has a slightly different mix: fixed remuneration (37%) and VR (63%). VR is delivered as 33% cash, 33% deferred shares and 34% deferred share rights (instead of performance rights). The CRO has a VR target of 170% of fixed remuneration and a maximum opportunity of 150% of target.

 

On target opportunity: 200% of fixed remuneration Maximum opportunity: 150% of target
On target opportunity: 100% of fixed remuneration Maximum opportunity: 150% of target On target opportunity: 100% of fixed remuneration

 

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3. COMPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION (continued)

 

By deferring a significant portion of an executive’s remuneration, we ensure that their variable remuneration:

 

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is linked to performance;

 

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has significant retention elements;

 

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aligns their interests with shareholders’ to deliver against strategic objectives; and

 

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can be adjusted downwards including to zero (if appropriate).

3.2 FIXED REMUNERATION

We express fixed remuneration as a total dollar amount which is delivered as cash salary and superannuation contributions. The Board sets (and reviews annually) the CEO’s and Disclosed Executives’ fixed remuneration based on financial services market relativities reflecting their responsibilities, performance, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, for new appointments we have looked to set fixed remuneration lower than that of the prior incumbent (following the trend established with the CEO appointment).

3.3 VARIABLE REMUNERATION

The ANZ Incentive Plan (ANZIP) is our main variable remuneration plan covering the majority of employees, including the CEO and Disclosed Executives.

ANZIP pool sizing and allocation process

 

ANZIP pool determined based on performance and affordablity

Board approval of ANZIP pool

Business and individual allocation of pool

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3.3.1 HOW DO WE DETERMINE THE VARIABLE REMUNERATION POOL AT A GROUP LEVEL?

ANZIP incentive pool based on performance

As managing risk appropriately is fundamental to the way ANZ operates, it is a key element in how we measure and assess performance at a Group, Division and individual level. The size of the overall incentive pool is determined considering Economic Profit performance (a risk adjusted financial measure) and also our performance against the Group performance categories (Risk, Financial and Discipline, Customer, and People and Reputation).

 

				ANZ uses a Group performance framework approach to measure the overall performance of the Group in relation to the ANZIP. The Group performance framework is designed around three key inputs:
				•		Creating a safe bank with sound risk practices;
				•		Achieving our agreed annual and longer term goals; and
				•		Realising our strategic vision.
				This approach provides indicators under the categories of:
				•		Risk — separate measure which can adjust the overall performance assessment;
				•		Financial and Discipline (50% weighting);
				•		Customer (30% weighting); and
				•		People and Reputation (20% weighting).
				The indicators within each category encourage our people to be focused on both annual priorities and on broader long-term strategies to deliver shareholder value.
				The performance indicators are designed to be stretching yet achievable: they are approved by the Board and are set considering prior year performance, industry standards and ANZ’s strategic objectives. Many of our indicators also focus on targets which are set for the current year in context of progress towards longer term goals. As the specific targets and features relating to all these indicators are commercially sensitive, we have not provided them in detail.

 

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Determination of ANZIP Pool for Allocation

At the end of each financial year the HR Committee:

 

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Assesses performance against the Group performance framework (which was set at the start of the year), with input from the CEO, CRO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO);

 

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Considers the pool size based on overall Group performance and affordability (for example above target performance is likely to result in an above target pool);

 

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Makes a recommendation to the Board for approval, with the final ANZIP incentive pool determined by the Board.

3.3.2 HOW DO WE DETERMINE VARIABLE REMUNERATION AT AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL?

Variable remuneration is designed to focus our CEO and Disclosed Executives on key performance measures supporting our business strategy, and encourage the delivery of value for shareholders.

 

						Performance objectives set
						•		Individual objectives are agreed for the CEO and Disclosed Executives, using a balanced scorecard approach under the four categories of (i) Risk, (ii) Financial and Discipline, (iii) Customer, and (iv) People and Reputation.
						•		The weighting of measures varies to reflect the responsibilities of each individual’s role.
						•		Many of these measures relate to the contribution towards medium to longer term performance outcomes aligned to ANZ’s strategic objectives.
						•		This methodology is replicated across ANZ for all employees reflecting the individual’s responsibilities.
						Performance assessed against objectives
						•		The performance of the CEO and each Disclosed Executive is assessed against their objectives, ANZ’s Values and ANZ’s risk and compliance standards.
						•		The HR Committee seeks input from the CEO, CRO (on risk management), CFO (on financial performance) and Group General Manager Internal Audit (on internal audit matters).
						•		The HR Committee reviews (and the Board reviews and approves) the performance outcomes for the CEO and each Disclosed Executive.
						Determination of remuneration outcomes
						•		The HR Committee considers the performance of the Group, Division and individual to determine remuneration recommendations for the CEO and Disclosed Executives respectively.
						•		Where the CEO and Disclosed Executives deliver on target performance at a Group and individual level (taking into consideration ANZ Values and risk/compliance standards), then variable remuneration recommendations are likely to be around target opportunity. Recommendations will be adjusted up or down in line with performance.
						•		The Committee’s recommendations are then reviewed and ultimately approved by the Board.

3.3.3 HOW IS VARIABLE REMUNERATION DELIVERED?

As the table below shows, variable remuneration is delivered partly in cash, partly in shares deferred evenly over four years, and partly in performance rights. The performance rights are subject to performance hurdles which determine whether they vest in three years’ time.

 

 

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Cash

The cash component is paid to executives at the end of the annual Performance and Remuneration Review (usually in late November).

Deferred shares

Deferred shares are ordinary shares and are deferred evenly over one to four years. By deferring part of an executives’ remuneration over time (and it remaining subject to downward adjustment), we enable a substantial amount of their remuneration to be directly linked to delivering long-term shareholder value. We grant deferred shares in respect of the 1 October to 30 September performance period in late November each year.

We calculate the number of deferred shares to be granted based on the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the shares traded on the ASX in the week leading up to and including the date of grant. For disclosure and expensing purposes, we use the one day VWAP to determine the fair value.

In some cases (generally due to regulatory/tax reasons), we may grant deferred share rights to executives instead of deferred shares. Each deferred share right entitles the holder to one ordinary share.

 

Performance rights — CEO (LTVR) and Disclosed Executives (VR) excluding the CRO1
What is a performance right?		A performance right is a right to acquire one ordinary ANZ share at nil cost — as long as time and performance hurdles are met.   The future value of performance rights may range from zero to an indeterminate value depending on performance against the hurdles and the share price at the time of exercise.
What is the performance period?		Performance rights have a three year performance period. For the 2017 grant (to be granted in November/December 2017), the performance period is from 22 November 2017 to 21 November 2020.   We use a three year performance period as it: aligns to our business planning cycle, provides sufficient time for longer term performance to be reflected, while balancing a reasonable timeframe for executives to find the award meaningful and motivating.
What are the performance hurdles and why?		We will apply two Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance hurdles for the 2017 grants of performance rights (as we did in 2016):   •   75% will be measured against a relative TSR hurdle (tranche 1);   •   25% will be measured against an absolute TSR hurdle (tranche 2).   TSR represents the change in value of a share plus the value of reinvested dividends paid. We regard it as the most appropriate long-term measure as it focuses on the delivery of shareholder value and is a well understood and tested mechanism to measure performance.   The combination of relative and absolute TSR hurdles provides balance to the plan by:   •   Relative: rewarding executives for performance that exceeds that of peer companies; and   •   Absolute: ensuring there is a continued focus on providing positive growth — even when the market is declining.   The two hurdles measure separate aspects of performance:   •   the relative TSR hurdle measures our TSR compared to that of the Select Financial Services comparator group, comprising of core local and global competitors. This comparator group is chosen to broadly reflect the geographies and business segments in which ANZ competes for revenue; and   •   the absolute Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) TSR hurdle provides executives with a more direct line of sight to the level of shareholder return to be achieved. It also provides a tighter correlation between the executives’ rewards and the shareholders’ financial outcomes.   We will measure ANZ’s TSR against each hurdle at the end of the three year performance period to determine whether each tranche of performance rights become exercisable. We measure each tranche independently from the other, so one tranche may vest fully or partially but another tranche may not vest.

 

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Performance rights — CEO (LTVR) and Disclosed Executives (VR) excluding the CRO1
What is the relative TSR performance hurdle?   (Also refer to ANZ TSR performance in section 5.1 and hurdle outcomes in section 5.3)		Relative TSR is an external hurdle that measures our TSR against that of the Select Financial Services comparator group over three years.   The Select Financial Services comparator group is made up of: Bank of Queensland Limited; Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited; Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited; DBS Bank Limited; Macquarie Group Limited; National Australia Bank Limited; Standard Chartered PLC; Suncorp Group Limited; and Westpac Banking Corporation.
		If our TSR when compared to the        TSR of the comparator group		then the percentage of performance rights that vest
		is less than the 50th percentile		is nil
		reaches at least the 50th percentile, but is less than the 75th percentile		is 50% plus 2% for every one percentile increase above the 50th percentile
		reaches or exceeds the 75th percentile		is 100%
What is the absolute TSR performance hurdle?		Absolute CAGR TSR is an internal hurdle of whether ANZ achieves or exceeds a threshold level of growth the Board sets at the start of the performance period.   The HR Committee recommends the absolute TSR targets for that year’s award to the Board for approval. In recommending the targets the Committee considers factors including: the risk free bond rate; historical volatility of ANZ’s share price relative to the market; and the market risk premium.
		If the absolute                                          CAGR of our TSR		then the percentage of performance rights that vest
		is less than 9.5%		is nil
		is 9.5%		is 50%
		reaches at least 9.5%, but is less than 14.3%		is progressively increased on a pro-rata, straight-line, basis from 50% to 100%
		reaches or exceeds 14.3%		is 100%
How do we calculate TSR performance?		When calculating performance against TSR, we:   •   reduce the impact of share price volatility, by using an averaging calculation over a 90 day period for start and end values;   •   ensure an independent measurement, by engaging the services of an external organisation (Mercer Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd) to calculate ANZ’s performance against the TSR hurdles; and   •   test the performance against the relevant hurdle once only at the end of the three year performance period — the rights lapse if the performance hurdle is not met.
How do we calculate the number of performance rights?		The number of performance rights we grant is calculated using a face value basis (i.e. the full share price). Face value at full (100%) vesting is split into two tranches. Each tranche value is then divided by the market price (five trading day VWAP of ANZ shares at the start of the performance period) to determine the number of performance rights we award in each tranche.   Performance rights are allocated in November for Disclosed Executives and December for the CEO (subject to shareholder approval).
How do we expense performance rights?		ANZ engages an external expert to independently determine the fair value of:   •   performance rights, for expensing purposes; and   •   deferred share rights, for allocation and expensing purposes.   They consider factors including: the performance conditions; share price volatility; life of the instrument; dividend yield; and share price at grant date.

 

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Excluding the CRO who receives deferred share rights instead of performance rights to preserve the independence of this role and to minimise any conflicts of interest in carrying out the risk control function across the organisation. These deferred share rights are subject to a time-based vesting hurdle of three years. The value used to determine the number of deferred share rights to be allocated is based on an independent fair value calculation.

 

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3.3.4 DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF DEFERRED REMUNERATION — BOARD DISCRETION

Any deferred remuneration we award is subject — even after it has been granted — to the Board’s on-going and absolute discretion to adjust deferred remuneration downward, including to zero at any time. The Board may do that if it:

 

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considers such an adjustment is necessary, or appropriate, to protect the financial soundness of ANZ or to meet unforeseen regulatory requirements; or

 

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considers that having regard to information which has come to light after the grant of the remuneration, the remuneration was either not justified at the time, or should not vest because of employee behaviour or conduct before, on, or after, the date of grant.

If the Board makes such an adjustment, then the relevant deferred remuneration is immediately and automatically forfeited and will not vest.

Accordingly, before any scheduled release of deferred remuneration, the Board considers whether any downward adjustment (or deferral of vesting for a further period or periods) should be made.

No downward adjustment was applied to the deferred remuneration of the CEO and Disclosed Executives during 2017.

4. APPLICATION OF OUR REMUNERATION PRINCIPLES

Our remuneration policy and principles are a key consideration when making decisions pertaining to our remuneration frameworks.

 

Summary of our remuneration principles				For example, in relation to our variable remuneration frameworks
Attract, motivate and retain talent				Variable remuneration targets are set taking into consideration the external market, with variable remuneration outcomes adjusted up or down in line with performance.
Support the best interests of our customers and sound risk management				Performance objectives include customer and risk measures, in addition to financial and people measures.
Reward for performance and behaviours aligned with ANZ’s Values				Performance assessments and remuneration outcomes take into consideration performance assessed against individuals’ objectives, ANZ’s Values and our risk and compliance standards.
Focus on both short and longer term performance/value creation				Variable remuneration is determined based on performance within the financial year and progress towards achieving longer term strategic goals. A substantial portion is deferred in ANZ equity over the longer term and the performance rights component will only vest where the hurdles are achieved when tested after three years.

5. 2017 OUTCOMES

5.1 ANZ PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

How we assessed the Group’s performance for the 2017 financial year

An overall assessment of performance is undertaken against the Group performance framework. The framework provides a set of indicative measures which are used as a guide to analyse the quality of the outcomes delivered against the Group’s strategic goals. The indicative measures provide a structure to help assess performance however in respect of the overall assessment, judgement is applied given the measures may not be of equal weight. Risk outcomes form an integral part of the assessment as to the quality of the management of ANZ. The focus on creating a safe bank with sound risk practices is reinforced by having the Risk assessment directly impact the overall assessment of the Group’s performance (i.e. a multiplier effect).

The 2017 ANZIP pool reflects the overall assessment of Group performance, the change in performance year-on-year, the composition of earnings (i.e. the quality of the result), progress against strategy, and affordability.

Summary of Group Performance Assessment

 

 

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Performance framework: Overview of indicative measures informing our assessment of performance

The table below provides an overview of some of the indicative measures used to inform the overall assessment for each of the key performance categories.

 

Indicative Measure		Performance against Indicative Measures [+/=/- refers to outcome against target]

		Risk
		Overall assessment: Target
		Risk performance was assessed as on target taking into consideration performance against key risk indicators and an overall assessment of risk management. There has been a strong tone from the top on Risk and Compliance and setting the right culture in line with our objectives to:
		a. Maintain a culture where we understand, measure and proactively manage risk and compliance operations;   b. Ensure employees live the ANZ Values and ensure strict adherence to legal, compliance, regulatory and health/safety requirements (underpinned by robust staff training programs); and   c. Ensure ANZ’s products, services and processes are responsible and fair for customers and ANZ.

•    No material breaches of relevant regulations (e.g. anti-money laundering, know your customer, sanctions)		•		+		No material breaches with positive feedback from principal regulators on ANZ’s proactive collaboration and transparency
•    Nil adverse audit trend — stretch target		•		–		4: none material or systemic across bank
•    >99% of employees to complete mandatory learning		•		+		99.7% completion rate, reflecting the cultural importance of mandatory learning in ensuring we understand our regulatory obligations
•    Annual credit reviews are a key credit control. Therefore we target to have <3% of total customer group reviews overdue		•		+		We continued to improve our performance in 2017 with <1% overdue
•    Customer complaints referred to external dispute resolution		•		=		Assessed as on target, although recognised there is more we can do to improve the customer experience

		Financial and Discipline   Overall assessment: Above Target   Group financial performance improved on 2016, with significant progress in implementing strategic priorities including ongoing expense discipline resulting in an absolute reduction in operating costs year-on-year (without sacrificing investment in the business) and rebalancing Group capital through a significant reduction in Institutional capital intensity. Today, circa 53% of Group Capital is allocated to the Retail and Commercial businesses in Australia and New Zealand up from 44% two years ago. Strong organic capital generation along with the announcement of a number of divestments in 2017 means ANZ reported an APRA CET1 ratio of 10.6%, well in advance of APRA’s unquestionably strong CET1 requirements.

Strategy Execution
•    Reshaping of the Institutional business through the reduction of Risk Weighted assets to improve capital efficiency		•		+		Substantial reweighting of capital usage reflecting a reduction in credit risk weighted assets in Institutional — down $18bn. Aggregate reduction of $46bn over two years
•    >3 transactions agreed and announced		•		+		Transactions announced are sale of Retail and Wealth in 6 Asian countries, sale of Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, UDC1, Wealth Pension and Investments and Aligned Dealer Group businesses, as well as the sale of shareholding in Metrobank Card Corporation2. In aggregate these will contribute ~90 bps of CET1 capital (of which 9 bps was realised in 2017)
•    Increase proportion of investment spend within total spend while reducing costs in absolute terms		•		+		Group expenses decreased 9% (or 1.5% after adjusting for large/notable items) year-on-year within which expensed investment opex was up 4%
Profitability
•    Reduction in operating expenses		•		+		9% year-on-year reduction of operating expenditure (1.5% year-on-year reduction after adjusting for 2016 large/notable items)
Returns
•    Total shareholder returns (TSR) relative to peers		•		+		Top quartile of peers
•    Return on equity (ROE)		•		=		ROE up 159 bps to 11.9% driven by improved profit performance and the impact of rebalancing the asset portfolio on capital consumption
Funding and Liquidity
•    Core funding and CET1 ratio		•		+		Funding and liquidity have been managed well, with core funding ratio above target, and CET1 up 96 bps to 10.6% against a target of 9.5%

 

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Performance framework: Overview of indicative measures informing our assessment of performance

 

Indicative Measure		Performance against Indicative Measures [+/=/- refers to outcome against target]

Customer   Overall assessment: Target   Despite a challenging external environment, customer performance was strong, with particular highlights including the strong uplift in digital sales, the launch of a series of innovative and industry leading services like BladePayTM and the extension of our mobile payments leadership with the launch of Samsung Pay and FitBitTM Pay (established with Apple PayTM and Android PayTM ). The Group also carefully managed the impact of reshaping the Institutional business (which involved the exit of a large number of client relationships delivering significant reduction in the size of the asset book and an improvement in risk adjusted return in the Institutional business).

 

Customers as Advocates
• Improve Net Promoter Score (NPS)3		• –		In aggregate the NPS score was maintained or decreased. Australia/NZ Corporate and Commercial Banking, and NZ Retail scores maintained, Australia Retail and Australia/NZ Institutional decreased
• Maintain or improve position in respect of relevant customer satisfaction/relationship strength indices		• =		Position maintained or improved
Diversification of sales channels
• Increase brand strength		• =		Increased brand index and gap closed relative to market leader
• Launch customer innovations		• +		A number of key innovations launched across the business (e.g. BladePayTM, Android PayTM, FitBitTM Pay) which have proven effective in increasing customer numbers and strengthening relationships
• Increase profit contribution and diversity to less capital intensive revenue streams in Institutional		• –		Average risk weighted assets increased from 0.6% to 1.1% and the high returning cash management business is now 21% of Institutional income, however there is more to be done to grow the customer franchise business following a period of customer exits and product rationalisation
• Increase the proportion of digital sales		• +		Digital sales as % of total sales increased in Australia Retail, NZ Retail, and Australia Corporate and Commercial Banking
Market Share
• Increase Australia and NZ market share (in deposits, in clients doing business outside of Australia/NZ, and revenue in Australia/NZ from international clients)		• =		Increased year-on-year
• Reduce customer attrition		• =		Customer attrition has reduced in Australia Retail and was relatively flat in NZ Retail

 

People and Reputation   Overall assessment: Below Target   The complex and fast changing internal and external environments created a challenging year for our people. While there are a number of highlights such as the commencement of a program of work designed to lift productivity and embed new ways of working, there is more work to be done in the areas of engagement and improving the reputation of the Banking and Finance industry.

 

Diversifying our workforce
• Improving gender diversity in management — increase representation of women in management Engaging our People		• –		Stable at 41.5%. However % of female Senior Managers, Executives and Senior Executives increased by 0.6%, 2.3% and 1.9% respectively
Engaging our People
• Improve staff engagement		•		The 2017 pulse survey showed a result of 72% (sent to 10% of bank, with 57% response rate)4
Retention and Performance Management
• Reduce staff attrition in the pool identified as ‘key talent’		• –		9.9% turnover of key talent — can improve further
• 50% reduction in the number of employees with consecutive years of poor performance outcomes		• –		46% reduction year-on-year — can improve further
Sustainability
• Australia and New Zealand Randstad employer of choice ratings		• –		Target achieved in Australia, with improvement required in NZ
• Maintain strong performance on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices		• =		Retained our place as a sector global leader (in the top four banks globally)

 

1.	UDC provides asset based finance in NZ.

2.	The remaining divestments are subject to regulatory approvals.

3.	NPS is a customer loyalty metric used globally to evaluate a company’s brand, products or services. Net Promoter® and NPS® are registered trademarks and Net Promoter Score and Net Promoter System are trademarks of Bain & Company, Satmetrix Systems and Fred Reichheld.

4.	No assessment has been included as year-on-year outcomes are not directly comparable.

 

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ANZ’s Financial Performance 2013 – 2017

 

		2013				2014				2015				2016				2017
Statutory profit ($m)			6,310				7,271				7,493				5,709				6,406
Cash profit ($m, unaudited)			6,492				7,117				7,216				5,889				6,938
Cash return on equity (ROE) (%) (unaudited)			15.3%				15.4%				14.0%				10.3%				11.9%
Cash earnings per share (EPS) (unaudited)			238.3				260.3				260.3				202.6				237.1
Share price at 30 September ($)			30.78				30.92				27.08				27.63				29.60
(On 1 October 2012, opening share price was $24.62)
Total dividend (cents per share)			164				178				181				160				160
Total shareholder return (12 month %)			31.5				5.9				(7.5	)			9.2				13.1

Since 1 October 2012, the Group has used cash profit as a measure of performance for the Group’s ongoing business activities, and provides a basis to assess Group and Divisional performance against earlier periods and against peer institutions.

 

•

We calculate cash profit by adjusting statutory profit for non-core items, consistent with prior years.

 

•

Although cash profit is not audited, the external auditor has informed the Audit Committee that recurring adjustments have been determined on a consistent basis across each period presented, and the additional adjustment for Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank as held for sale in the March 2017 half is appropriate.

 

•

While cash profit forms part of the Financial and Discipline performance assessment, the sizing of the ANZIP pool takes account of both cash profit and Economic Profit. Importantly, Economic Profit takes into consideration credit losses across an economic cycle.

ANZ TSR performance (1 to 10 years)

The table below compares ANZ’s TSR performance against the median TSR and upper quartile TSR of the performance rights Select Financial Services (SFS) comparator group over one to ten years. ANZ’s TSR performance was below the median TSR of the SFS Comparator Group when comparing over one, three and five years, and above the median over ten years to 30 September 2017.

 

		Years to 30 September 2017
		1				3				5				10
ANZ			13.1%				12.5%				58.9%				78.7%
Median TSR SFS			17.2%				18.0%				78.8%				59.1%
Upper Quartile TSR SFS			21.0%				24.9%				104.0%				85.4%

 

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5.2 CEO’S AND DISCLOSED EXECUTIVES’ REMUNERATION OUTCOMES

The CEO and Disclosed Executives’ fixed remuneration was reviewed, with no change for the year ending 30 September 2017.

The Board approved the CEO’s 2017 AVR and the Disclosed Executives’ 2017 VR outcomes. In doing so, it considered the performance of the individual, the business and overall Group performance, and the shareholder experience.

At the start of each year, stretching yet achievable performance objectives are set for the CEO and each Disclosed Executive. When executives deliver on target performance at a Group and individual level (taking into consideration ANZ Values and risk/compliance standards), then variable remuneration awards are likely to be around the target.

At year end, each executive’s performance is assessed against their objectives for the year and also taking into consideration risk/compliance standards and their demonstration of the ANZ Values. The CEO assesses the performance of the Disclosed Executives and makes recommendations to the HR Committee. The HR Committee assesses the performance of the CEO and makes recommendations to the Board on both the CEO and the Disclosed Executives’ performance and remuneration outcomes.

Average VR for Disclosed Executives is 96% of target (64% of maximum), which is well aligned with overall ANZ performance. The VR differentiation at an individual level ranges between 76% to 136% of target. The differentiation in outcomes reflects the relative performance of the different areas/ individuals and also demonstrates the at risk nature of VR. These VR outcomes (which are paid/granted in November 2017), demonstrate a clear link between performance and reward at both an ANZ and individual level for the 2017 financial year. Whether the portion of 2017 VR delivered as performance rights vests will be subject to ANZ’s TSR performance over a three year performance period, in line with our business planning cycle.

The CEO’s proposed 2017 LTVR of $2.1 million/$4.2 million (performance rights face value at threshold/full vesting) is subject to shareholder approval at the 2017 Annual General Meeting.

The TSR performance hurdles reflect the importance of focusing on achieving longer term strategic objectives and aligning executives’ and shareholders’ interests.

Year-on-year Remuneration awarded

This table shows a year-on-year comparison of remuneration awarded to the CEO and Disclosed Executives for the 2016 and 2017 performance periods. However it should be noted that year-on-year comparisons are not comparable for those shaded (Elliott, Carnegie, Jablko and Ohlsson) as they were only in their current role for part of the 2016 year.

There were no increases to fixed remuneration for 2017. The year-on-year differences for Elliott and Whelan reflect the fixed remuneration increases at the time they were appointed to their new roles in 2016, while for Hisco it reflects differences in exchange rates when converting NZD to AUD. The differences for Carnegie, Jablko and Ohlsson are due to having only worked part of the 2016 year as a Disclosed Executive.

 

		Financial Year						Fixed remuneration $				Variable remuneration awarded $				Total remuneration awarded $
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
S Elliott			2017						2,100,000				4,100,000				6,200,000
			2016			(9 months as CEO)			1,887,500				3,650,000				5,537,500
M Carnegie			2017						1,000,000				1,700,000				2,700,000
			2016			(~3 months in role)			260,000				400,000				660,000
A George			2017			(10 months in role)			664,000				913,000				1,577,000
D Hisco			2017						1,195,013				2,200,550				3,395,563
			2016						1,186,570				2,199,905				3,386,475
G Hodges			2017						1,050,000				2,220,000				3,270,000
			2016						1,050,000				1,785,000				2,835,000
M Jablko			2017						1,000,000				2,240,000				3,240,000
			2016			(~2.5 months in role)			200,000				400,000				600,000
F Ohlsson			2017						1,000,000				1,620,000				2,620,000
			2016			(8 months in role)			660,000				848,100				1,508,100
M Whelan			2017						1,200,000				3,275,000				4,475,000
			2016						1,166,000				2,275,000				3,441,000
N Williams			2017						1,350,000				1,900,000				3,250,000
			2016						1,350,000				2,150,000				3,500,000

This table supplements, and is different to, the Statutory Remuneration table which presents the accounting expense for both vested and unvested awards in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards.

A further breakdown of the variable remuneration awarded for 2017 is provided on the next page.

 

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2017 Variable Remuneration awarded

This table shows the VR awarded to the CEO and Disclosed Executives for the year ending 30 September 2017 and what this represents as a % of their target opportunity and maximum opportunity.

The average variable remuneration awarded to the CEO and Disclosed Executives is 96% of target (64% of maximum) which is well aligned with the Group performance assessment outcome.

Only the cash component will be received now, the deferred shares will vest over four years and the performance rights may or may not vest when tested against the hurdles after three years.

 

 

1.	Remuneration disclosed from commencement in Disclosed Executive role.

2.	As CRO, receives deferred share rights instead of performance rights.

3.	Multiply by two to convert to face value at full vesting.

2017 Actual Remuneration received

This table shows the remuneration actually received by the CEO and current Disclosed Executives in relation to the 2017 performance year as cash, or in the case of prior equity awards, the value which vested in 2017. The final column also shows the value of prior equity awards which lapsed in 2017 (these awards reflect the 2013 performance rights which failed to meet the performance hurdles when tested in November 2016).

Only the cash component of the 2017 VR award appears in this table, as the other components are deferred and may/may not vest in future years.

 

		Fixed remuneration $				Cash variable remuneration $				Total cash $				Deferred variable remuneration which vested during the year1 $				Other deferred remuneration which vested during the year1 $				Actual remuneration received $				Deferred variable remuneration which lapsed/ forfeited during the year1 $
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
S Elliott			2,100,000				1,000,000				3,100,000				1,161,588				-				4,261,588				(1,929,199	)
M Carnegie			1,000,000				561,000				1,561,000				-				2,783,169				4,344,169				-
A George2			664,000				301,290				965,290				-				250,000				1,215,290				-
D Hisco3			1,195,013				726,181				1,921,194				1,102,772				-				3,023,966				(1,348,887	)
G Hodges			1,050,000				732,600				1,782,600				677,607				-				2,460,207				(964,586	)
M Jablko			1,000,000				739,200				1,739,200				-				1,004,553				2,743,753				-
F Ohlsson			1,000,000				534,600				1,534,600				694,592				-				2,229,192				(254,839	)
M Whelan			1,200,000				1,080,750				2,280,750				1,154,038				-				3,434,788				(385,812	)
N Williams			1,350,000				627,000				1,977,000				1,621,508				-				3,598,508				-

 

1.

The point in time value of previously deferred remuneration granted as shares/share rights and/or performance rights is based on the one day VWAP of the Company’s shares traded on the ASX on the date of vesting or lapsing/forfeiture multiplied by the number of shares/share rights and/or performance rights. The amount paid as deferred cash is the value included.

2.	Remuneration disclosed from commencement in Disclosed Executive role (1 December 2016).

3.	Paid in NZD and converted to AUD.

This table supplements, and is different to, the Statutory Remuneration table which presents the accounting expense for both vested and unvested awards in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards.

 

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2017 Statutory Remuneration — CEO and Disclosed Executives

The following table outlines the statutory remuneration disclosed in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards.

 

						Short-Term Employee Benefits																		Post-Employment
																												Retirement
										Non monetary				Total cash										Super				benefit accrued
		Financial				Cash  salary1				benefits2				incentive3				Other cash						contributions				during year4
		Year				$				$				$				$						$				$
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
S Elliott			2017				1,917,808				16,995				1,000,000				-						182,192				-
			2016				1,723,744				17,110				775,000				-						163,756				-
M Carnevgie7			2017				913,242				29,920				561,000				100,000						87,258				-
			2016				237,443				7,072				132,000				736,000						22,557				-
A George8			2017				614,521				22,468				301,290				250,000						58,107				-
D Hisco9, 10			2017				1,195,013				465,103				726,181				-						-				7,636
			2016				1,186,570				472,574				725,969				-						-				7,034
G Hodges			2017				958,904				17,753				732,600				-						91,096				4,565
			2016				958,904				17,110				589,050				-						91,096				4,522
M Jablko11			2017				913,242				15,515				739,200				268,082						87,258				-
			2016				182,648				-				132,000				-						17,352				-
F Ohlsson10, 12			2017				913,242				46,848				534,600				-						86,758				-
			2016				602,740				30,072				279,873				-						57,260				-
M Whelan13			2017				1,095,890				11,995				1,080,750				-						104,110				-
			2016				1,064,840				11,610				750,750				-						101,160				-
N Williams			2017				1,232,877				19,359				627,000				-						117,123				5,870
			2016				1,232,877				19,707				709,500				-						117,123				5,814
Former Disclosed Executive
A Currie14			2017				753,425				192,565				-				-						71,575				-
			2016				966,077				17,110				495,000				-						95,434				-

 

1.	Cash salary includes any adjustments required to reflect the use of ANZ’s Lifestyle Leave Policy.

 

2.	Non monetary benefits generally consist of company-funded benefits such as car parking and taxation services.

 

3.

The total cash incentive relates to the cash component only. The relevant amortisation of the AVR/VR deferred components is included in share-based payments and has been amortised over the vesting period. The total AVR/VR was approved by the Board on 25 October 2017. 100% of the cash component of the AVR/VR awarded for the 2016 and 2017 years vested to the Disclosed Executive in the applicable financial year.

 

4.

Accrual relates to Retirement Allowance. As a result of being employed with ANZ before November 1992, D Hisco, G Hodges and N Williams are eligible to receive a Retirement Allowance on retirement, retrenchment, death, or resignation for illness, incapacity or domestic reasons. The Retirement Allowance is calculated as three months of preserved notional salary (which is 65% of fixed remuneration) plus an additional 3% of notional salary for each year of full-time service above 10 years less the total accrual value of long service leave (including taken and untaken).

 

5.

As required by AASB 2 Share-based payments, the amortisation value includes a proportion of the fair value (taking into account market-related vesting conditions) of all equity that had not yet fully vested as at the commencement of the financial year. The fair value is determined at grant date and is allocated on a straight-line basis over the relevant vesting period. The amount included as remuneration is neither related to, nor indicative of, the benefit (if any) that the executive may ultimately realise if the equity becomes exercisable.

 

6.	Termination benefits reflect payment for accrued annual leave, long service leave and pay in lieu of notice payable on termination.

 

7.

M Carnegie commenced in a Disclosed Executive role on 27 June 2016, so 2016 remuneration reflects a partial service year. As part of M Carnegie’s employment arrangement, she received $836,000 in cash (of which $736,000 was paid in 2016 and $100,000 was paid in 2017) and $3.264 million in deferred equity vesting from November 2016 to June 2018, as compensation for bonus opportunity foregone and deferred remuneration forfeited (as disclosed in 2016).

 

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Long-Term Employee Benefits				Share-Based Payments5
				Total amortisation value of
																		Other equity
				Variable remuneration														allocations
Long service leave accrued during the year				Shares				Share rights				Performance rights						Shares				Termination benefits6				Grand total remuneration
$				$				$				$						$				$				$
31,819					1,105,401				-				1,380,645						-				-				5,634,860
113,522					1,211,322				-				1,065,203						-				-				5,069,657
15,152					225,446				-				177,089						2,794,880				-				4,903,987
3,985					14,282				-				10,496						689,853				-				1,853,688
15,405					262,448				-				120,594						-				-				1,644,833
21,319					-				669,039				757,389						533				-				3,842,213
19,566					-				865,109				788,989						710				-				4,066,521
15,910					554,318				-				610,999						-				-				2,986,145
16,203					607,475				-				587,186						-				-				2,871,546
15,152					281,374				-				221,998						952,292				-				3,494,113
3,113					11,486				-				8,340						181,983				-				536,922
15,152					162,978				299,530				331,818						533				-				2,391,459
68,843					-				333,975				163,593						469				-				1,536,825
18,182					827,073				-				661,203						-				-				3,799,203
51,210					950,540				-				442,551						-				-				3,372,661
20,455					600,960				867,287				-						-				-				3,490,931
20,511					757,057				918,106				-						-				-				3,780,695
-					212,661				343,775				504,180						-				563,015				2,641,196
16,713					538,038				151,198				783,998						-				-				3,063,568

 

8.

A George commenced in a Disclosed Executive role on 1 December 2016, so 2017 remuneration reflects a partial service year. In relation to A George’s role prior to her appointment to the Group Executive Committee, in July 2016 the Board approved a cash retention award of $500,000 with partial vesting in June 2017 ($250,000) and December 2017 ($250,000).

 

9.	D Hisco’s fixed remuneration is paid in NZD and converted to AUD. The year-on-year difference in cash salary relates to fluctuations in the exchange rate.

 

10.

D Hisco and F Ohlsson were eligible in 2016, to receive shares in relation to the Employee Share Offer. That offer provides a grant of ANZ shares in each financial year to eligible employees subject to Board approval. Refer to Note 31 Employee Share and Option Plans for further details on the Employee Share Offer.

 

11.

M Jablko commenced in a Disclosed Executive role on 18 July 2016, so 2016 remuneration reflects a partial service year. As part of M Jablko’s employment arrangement, she received $268,082 in cash and $1,657,082 in deferred equity vesting from November 2017 to February 2021, as compensation for bonus opportunity foregone and deferred remuneration forfeited (as disclosed in 2016).

 

12.	F Ohlsson commenced in a Disclosed Executive role on 1 February 2016, so 2016 remuneration reflects amounts prorated for the partial service year.

 

13.	M Whelan’s fixed remuneration was adjusted in February 2016 when he changed Disclosed Executive roles. The year-on-year difference in cash salary and superannuation contribution reflects this change.

 

14.	A Currie concluded in his role on 31 October 2016 and ceased employment on 1 July 2017. Statutory remuneration table reflects his remuneration up to his date of termination, 1 July 2017.

 

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5.3 PERFORMANCE RIGHTS VESTING OUTCOMES

Performance rights granted to the CEO and Disclosed Executives (excluding the CRO) in November 2013 reached the end of their performance period in November 2016.

 

Hurdle

Grant date

First date exercisable

ANZ TSR over three years

Median TSR over three years

% vested

Outcome

Relative TSR — Select Financial Services Comparator Group

22-Nov-13

22-Nov-16

4.07%

18.01%

0%

Performance rights lapsed

Relative TSR — ASX 50 Comparator Group

22-Nov-13

22-Nov-16

4.07%

19.14%

0%

Performance rights lapsed

It is likely that the performance rights we awarded our executives in late 2014 will also lapse when we test them in November 2017.

6. NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) REMUNERATION

The Board reviewed and determined not to increase NED fees for 2017.

NEDs receive a fee for being a Director of the Board, and additional fees for either chairing, or being a member of a Board Committee. The Chairman of the Board does not receive additional fees for serving on a Board Committee.

In setting Board and Committee fees consideration is given to: general industry practice; best principles of corporate governance; the responsibilities and risks attached to the NED role; the time commitment expected of NEDs on Group and Company matters; and fees paid to NEDs of comparable companies.

ANZ compares NED fees to a comparator group of Australian listed companies with a similar market capitalisation, with particular focus on the major financial services institutions. This is considered an appropriate group, given similarity in size, nature of work and time commitment by NEDs.

This table shows the NED fee structure for 2017 (unchanged from 2016):

 

		Board1				Audit Committee				Risk Committee				Human Resources Committee				Digital Business & Technology Committee				Environment, Sustainability & Governance Committee
Chair fee		$	825,000			$	65,000			$	62,000			$	57,000			$	35,000			$	35,000
Member fee		$	240,000			$	32,500			$	31,000			$	29,000			$	15,000			$	15,000

^1. Including superannuation.

To maintain NED independence and impartiality:

 

•

NED fees are not linked to the performance of the Group; and

 

•

NEDs are not eligible to participate in any of the Group’s variable remuneration arrangements.

The current aggregate fee pool for NEDs of $4 million was approved by shareholders at the 2012 Annual General Meeting. The annual total of NEDs’ fees, including superannuation contributions, is within this agreed limit.

We expect our NEDs to hold ANZ shares

NEDs are required:

•

to accumulate shares — over a five year period from their appointment — to the value of 100% (200% for the Chairman) of the NED fee for a Board member; and

 

•

to maintain this shareholding while they are a Director of ANZ.

All NEDs have met — or, if appointed within the last five years, are on track to meet — their minimum shareholding requirement.

 

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6. NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) REMUNERATION (continued)

 

2017 Statutory Remuneration — NEDs

 

						Short-Term NED Benefits				Post-Employment
		Financial Year				Fees1 $				Super contributions1 $				Total remuneration2 $
Current Non-Executive Directors
D Gonski			2017				805,276				19,724				825,000
			2016				805,615				19,385				825,000
I Atlas			2017				317,776				19,724				337,500
			2016				297,115				19,385				316,500
P Dwyer			2017				345,276				19,724				365,000
			2016				345,615				19,385				365,000
J Halton3			2017				241,063				18,894				259,957
H Lee			2017				315,276				19,724				335,000
			2016				315,615				19,385				335,000
G Liebelt			2017				343,151				19,724				362,875
			2016				338,615				19,385				358,000
J Macfarlane			2017				298,776				19,724				318,500
			2016				299,115				19,385				318,500
Former Non-Executive Director
I Macfarlane4			2017				68,225				4,904				73,129
			2016				330,115				19,385				349,500
Total of all Non-Executive Directors			2017				2,734,819				142,142				2,876,961
			2016				2,731,805				135,695				2,867,500

1.	Year-on-year differences in fees relate to changes in Committee memberships and changes to the superannuation maximum contribution base.

2.	Long-term benefits and share-based payments do not apply for the Non-Executive Directors. There were no non monetary benefits or termination benefits for the Non-Executive Directors in either 2016 or 2017.

3.	J Halton commenced as a Non-Executive Director on 21 October 2016, so 2017 remuneration reflects a partial service year.

4.	I Macfarlane retired as a NED on 16 December 2016. Statutory remuneration table reflects his expense up to his date of retirement.

7. REMUNERATION GOVERNANCE

7.1 THE HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) COMMITTEE

Role The HR Committee supports the Board on remuneration and other HR matters. They review the remuneration policies and practices of the Group, monitor market practice and also regulatory and compliance requirements in Australia and overseas.

The HR Committee has a strong focus on the relationship between business performance, risk management and remuneration. During the year the HR Committee met on four occasions and reviewed and approved or made recommendations to the Board on matters including:

 

•

remuneration for the CEO and other key executives (broader than those disclosed in the Remuneration Report) covered by the ANZ Remuneration Policy;

 

•

the design of significant variable remuneration plans — for example: the ANZIP;

 

•

the Group performance framework (objectives setting and assessment) and annual variable remuneration spend;

 

•

performance and reward outcomes for key senior executives;

 

•

key senior executive appointments and terminations;

 

•

the effectiveness of the ANZ Remuneration Policy;

 

•

succession plans for key senior executives; and

 

•

diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, and health and safety.

More details about the role of the HR Committee, including its Charter, can be found on our website. Go to anz.com > about us > our company > corporate governance > ANZ Human Resources Committee Charter.

 

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8. OTHER INFORMATION

8.1 EQUITY HOLDINGS

For the equity granted to the CEO and Disclosed Executives in November/December 2016, all deferred shares were purchased on the market. For deferred share rights and performance rights, we will determine our approach to satisfying awards closer to the time of vesting.

The table below sets out details of deferred shares and rights that we granted to the CEO and Disclosed Executives:

 

•

during the 2017 year; or

 

•

in prior years and that then vested, were exercised/sold or which lapsed/were forfeited during the 2017 year.

CEO and Disclosed Executives equity granted, vested, exercised/sold and lapsed/forfeited

 

								Equity fair value at grant								First								Vested												Lapsed/ Forfeited												Exercised/Sold												Vested and exer- cisable				Unexer- cisable
Name		Type of equity		Number granted1				(for 2017 grants only) $				Grant date				date exercis- able				Date of expiry				Number				%				Value2 $				Number				%				Value2 $				Number				%				Value2 $				as at 30 Sep 20173				as at 30 Sep 20174
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
S Elliott		Deferred shares			18,814								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-16				-				18,814				100				524,399				-				-				-				(18,814)				100				541,100				-				-
		Deferred shares			22,796								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-16				-				22,796				100				637,189				-				-				-				(22,796)				100				655,624				-				-
		Deferred shares			6,941				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,941
		Deferred shares			6,941				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,941
		Deferred shares			6,941				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,941
		Deferred shares			6,941				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,941
		Performance rights			36,049								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(36,049)				100				(1,008,420)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			32,916								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(32,916)				100				(920,779)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			112,862				14.01				16-Dec-16				16-Dec-19				16-Dec-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				112,862
		Performance rights			37,620				12.28				16-Dec-16				16-Dec-19				16-Dec-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				37,620
M Carnegie		Deferred shares			24,247								20-Aug-16				21-Nov-16				-				24,247				100				675,832				-				-				-				(24,247)				100				731,900				-				-
		Deferred shares			24,336								20-Aug-16				01-Jun-17				-				24,336				100				680,040				-				-				-				(24,300)				100				698,316				36				-
		Deferred shares			24,292								20-Aug-16				27-Feb-17				-				24,292				100				749,102				-				-				-				(24,292)				100				767,620				-				-
		Deferred shares			19,336								20-Aug-16				20-Aug-17				-				19,336				100				578,195				-				-				-				-				-				-				19,336				-
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Performance rights			7,309				14.14				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				7,309
		Performance rights			2,436				10.38				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				2,436
A George5
D Hisco		Deferred shares			7,000								31-Oct-08				31-Oct-11				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				(7,000)				100				211,871				-				-
		Employee Share Offer			25								04-Dec-13				04-Dec-16				-				25				100				714				-				-				-				-				-				-				25				-
		Deferred share rights			18,370								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				18,370				100				512,023				-				-				-				(18,370)				100				580,486				-				-
		Deferred share rights			21,109								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-16				18-Nov-18				21,109				100				590,035				-				-				-				(21,109)				100				667,038				-				-
		Deferred share rights			6,935				26.17				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				22-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,935
		Deferred share rights			7,386				24.57				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				22-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				7,386
		Deferred share rights			7,867				23.07				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				7,867
		Deferred share rights			8,379				21.66				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				22-Nov-22				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				8,379
		Performance rights			25,205								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(25,205)				100				(705,075)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			23,015								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(23,015)				100				(643,812)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			40,198				14.14				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				40,198
		Performance rights			13,399				10.38				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				13,399

 

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REMUNERATION REPORT (continued)

 

 

 

8. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

 

CEO and Disclosed Executives equity granted, vested, exercised/sold and lapsed/forfeited

 

								Equity fair value at grant								First								Vested												Lapsed/ Forfeited												Exercised/Sold												Vested and exer- cisable				Unexer- cisable
Name		Type of equity		Number granted1				(for 2017 grants only) $				Grant date				date exercis- able				Date of expiry				Number				%				Value2 $				Number				%				Value2 $				Number				%				Value2 $				as at 30 Sep 20173				as at 30 Sep 20174
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
G Hodges		Deferred shares			11,102								12-Nov-12				12-Nov-13				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				(11,102)				100				332,567				-				-
		Deferred shares			9,055								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-14				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				(9,055)				100				271,248				-				-
		Deferred shares			10,975								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-16				-				10,975				100				305,904				-				-				-				-				-				-				10,975				-
		Deferred shares			13,298								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-16				-				13,298				100				371,703				-				-				-				-				-				-				13,298				-
		Deferred shares			5,276				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,276
		Deferred shares			5,276				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,276
		Deferred shares			5,276				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,276
		Deferred shares			5,276				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,276
		Performance rights			18,024								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(18,024)				100				(504,196)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			16,458								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(16,458)				100				(460,390)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			32,617				14.14				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				32,617
		Performance rights			10,872				10.38				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				10,872
M Jablko		Deferred shares			20,825								20-Aug-16				27-Feb-17				-				20,825				100				642,189				-				-				-				(20,825)				100				646,941				-				-
		Deferred shares			3,153								20-Aug-16				20-Aug-17				-				3,153				100				94,283				-				-				-				-				-				-				3,153				-
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Deferred shares			1,182				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				1,182
		Performance rights			7,309				14.14				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				7,309
		Performance rights			2,436				10.38				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				2,436
F Ohlsson		Employee Share Offer			25								04-Dec-13				04-Dec-16				-				25				100				714				-				-				-				-				-				-				25				-
		Deferred share rights			7,361								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				7,361				100				205,914				-				-				-				-				-				-				7,361				-
		Deferred share rights			4,861								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				4,861				100				135,980				-				-				-				-				-				-				4,861				-
		Deferred share rights			4,406								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				4,406				100				122,808				-				-				-				-				-				-				4,406				-
		Deferred share rights			8,199								18 -Nov-15				18-Nov-16				18-Nov-18				8,199				100				229,177				-				-				-				-				-				-				8,199				-
		Deferred share rights			4,050				26.17				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				29-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				4,050
		Deferred share rights			4,314				24.57				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				29-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				4,314
		Deferred share rights			4,595				23.07				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				29-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				4,595
		Deferred share rights			4,894				21.66				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				29-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				4,894
		Performance rights			4,762								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(4,762)				100				(133,210)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			4,348								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(4,348)				100				(121,629)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			23,480				14.14				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				23,480
		Performance rights			7,826				10.38				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				7,826

 

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8. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

 

CEO and Disclosed Executives equity granted, vested, exercised/sold and lapsed/forfeited

 

								Equity fair value at grant								First								Vested												Lapsed/ Forfeited												Exercised/Sold												Vested and exer- cisable				Unexer- cisable
Name		Type of equity		Number granted1				(for 2017 grants only) $				Grant date				date exercis- able				Date of expiry				Number				%				Value2 $				Number				%				Value2 $				Number				%				Value2 $				as at 30 Sep 20173				as at 30 Sep 20174
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
M Whelan		Deferred shares			46,565								31-Oct-08				31-Oct-11				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				(46,565)				100				1,337,445				-				-
		Deferred shares			6,299								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				-				6,299				100				176,206				-				-				-				(6,299)				100				177,367				-				-
		Deferred shares			9,448								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				-				9,448				100				264,295				-				-				-				(9,448)				100				266,037				-				-
		Deferred shares			9,407								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-16				-				9,407				100				262,199				-				-				-				(9,407)				100				264,882				-				-
		Deferred shares			16,147								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-16				-				16,147				100				451,338				-				-				-				(16,147)				100				454,667				-				-
		Deferred shares			6,724				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,724
		Deferred shares			6,724				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,724
		Deferred shares			6,724				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,724
		Deferred shares			6,724				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,724
		Performance rights			7,209								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(7,209)				100				(201,662)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			6,583								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(6,583)				100				(184,150)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			41,571				14.14				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				41,571
		Performance rights			13,857				10.38				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				13,857
N Williams		Deferred shares			13,327								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-16				-				13,327				100				371,461				-				-				-				(13,327)				100				398,477				-				-
		Deferred shares			17,097								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-16				-				17,097				100				477,892				-				-				-				(17,097)				100				511,200				-				-
		Deferred shares			6,355				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,355
		Deferred shares			6,355				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,355
		Deferred shares			6,355				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,355
		Deferred shares			6,355				27.98				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				6,355
		Deferred share rights			27,603								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				27,603				100				772,155				-				-				-				(27,603)				100				825,330				-				-
		Deferred share rights			31,686				23.07				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				29-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				31,686
Former Disclosed Executive
A Currie6		Deferred shares			13,327								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-16				-				13,327				100				371,461				-				-				-				(13,327)				100				375,262				-				-
		Deferred shares			17,097								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-16				-				17,097				100				477,892				-				-				-				(17,097)				100				481,417				-				-
		Deferred share rights			4,728				26.17				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-17				29-Nov-17				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				4,728
		Deferred share rights			5,036				24.57				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-18				29-Nov-18				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,036
		Deferred share rights			5,364				23.07				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				29-Nov-19				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,364
		Deferred share rights			5,713				21.66				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-20				29-Nov-20				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,713
		Performance rights			27,036								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(27,036)				100				(756,294)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			24,687								22-Nov-13				22-Nov-16				21-Nov-18				-				-				-				(24,687)				100				(690,584)				-				-				-				-				-
		Performance rights			26,334								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-17				21-Nov-19				-				-				-				(505)				2				(14,496)				-				-				-				-				25,829
		Performance rights			24,240								21-Nov-14				21-Nov-17				21-Nov-19				-				-				-				(465)				2				(13,347)				-				-				-				-				23,775
		Performance rights			18,996								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-18				18-Nov-20				-				-				-				(6,639)				35				(190,567)				-				-				-				-				12,357
		Performance rights			18,996								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-18				18-Nov-20				-				-				-				(6,639)				35				(190,567)				-				-				-				-				12,357
		Performance rights			18,996								18-Nov-15				18-Nov-18				18-Nov-20				-				-				-				(6,639)				35				(190,567)				-				-				-				-				12,357
		Performance rights			27,409				14.14				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				(18,824)				69				(540,326)				-				-				-				-				8,585
		Performance rights			9,136				10.38				22-Nov-16				22-Nov-19				22-Nov-21				-				-				-				(6,275)				69				(180,118)				-				-				-				-				2,861

 

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8. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

 

CEO and Disclosed Executives equity granted, vested, exercised/sold and lapsed/forfeited

 

1.

Executives, for the purpose of the five highest paid executive disclosures, are defined as Disclosed Executives or other members of the Group Executive Committee. For the 2017 financial year the five highest paid executives include four Disclosed Executives and the Group Executive, International (F Faruqui). Rights granted to Disclosed Executives as remuneration in 2017 are included in the table. Rights granted to F Faruqui as remuneration in 2017 include four tranches of deferred share rights and two tranches of performance rights granted on 22 Nov 2016. (6,935 (tranche 1) deferred share rights first exercisable 22 Nov 2017, expiring 29 Nov 2017; 7,387 (tranche 2) deferred share rights first exercisable 22 Nov 2018, expiring 29 Nov 2018; 7,867 (tranche 3) deferred share rights first exercisable 22 Nov 2019, expiring 29 Nov 2019; 8,379 (tranche 4) deferred share rights first exercisable 22 Nov 2020, expiring 29 Nov 2020; 40,202 (tranche 1) and 13,400 (tranche 2) performance rights first exercisable 22 Nov 2019 subject to meeting performance hurdles, expiring 22 Nov 2021). No rights have been granted to the CEO, Disclosed Executives or the five highest paid executives since the end of 2017 up to the Directors’ Report sign-off date.

 

2.

The point in time value of shares/share rights and/or performance rights is based on the one day VWAP of the Company’s shares traded on the ASX on the date of vesting, lapsing/forfeiture or exercising/ sale/transfer out of trust, multiplied by the number of shares/share rights and/or performance rights. The exercise price for all share rights/performance rights is $0.00.

 

3.	The number vested and exercisable is the number of shares, options and rights that remain vested at the end of the reporting period. No shares, options and rights were vested and unexercisable.

 

4.	Performance rights granted in prior years (by grant date) that remained unexerciseable at 30 Sep 2017 include:

 

 

5.	Equity disclosed from commencement in Disclosed Executive role. There are no disclosable transactions since commencement.

 

6.	Equity transactions disclosed up to termination date.

NED, CEO and Disclosed Executives equity holdings

The table below sets out details of equity held directly, indirectly or beneficially by each NED, the CEO and each Disclosed Executive, including their related parties.

 

Name		Type		Opening balance at 1 Oct 2016				Granted during the year as remuneration1				Received during the year on exercise of options or rights				Resulting from any other changes during the year2				Closing balance at 30 Sep 20173, 4
Current Non-Executive Directors
D Gonski		Ordinary shares			31,488				-				-				-				31,488
I Atlas		Ordinary shares			7,360				-				-				-				7,360
P Dwyer		Ordinary shares			15,000				-				-				-				15,000
J Halton5		Ordinary shares			-				-				-				2,830				2,830
H Lee		Directors’ Share Plan			2,382				-				-				136				2,518
		Ordinary shares			8,000				-				-				-				8,000
G Liebelt		Ordinary shares			10,315				-				-				10,000				20,315
		Capital notes 1			1,500				-				-				-				1,500
		Capital notes 2			2,500				-				-				-				2,500
J Macfarlane		Ordinary shares			12,851				-				-				5,000				17,851
		Capital notes 2			2,000				-				-				-				2,000
		Capital notes 3			5,000				-				-				-				5,000
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
S Elliott		Deferred shares			66,482				27,764				-				(40,340	)			53,906
		Ordinary shares			87,993				-				-				43,686				131,679
		Performance rights			282,483				150,482				-				(68,965	)			364,000
M Carnegie		Deferred shares			144,420				4,728				-				(69,063	)			80,085
		Ordinary shares			14				-				-				-				14
		Performance rights			-				9,745				-				-				9,745

 

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8. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

 

8.2 LOANS

When we lend to NEDs, the CEO or Disclosed Executives, we do so: in the ordinary course of business; and on normal commercial terms and conditions that are no more favourable than those given to other employees or customers — this includes the term of the loan, the security required and the interest rate.

The table below sets out details of loans outstanding, to NEDs, the CEO and Disclosed Executives including their related parties, if — at any time during the year — the individual’s aggregate loan balance exceeded $100,000.

Other than the loans disclosed below, no other loans were made, guaranteed or secured by any entity in the Group to the NEDs, the CEO and Disclosed Executives, including their related parties.

NED, CEO and Disclosed Executives loan transactions

 

Name						Opening balance at 1 Oct 20161 $				Closing balance at 30 Sep 2017 $				Interest paid and payable in the reporting period2 $				Highest balance in the reporting period $
Current Non-Executive Directors
J Macfarlane							8,851,891				9,413,444				370,147				14,743,617
CEO and Current Disclosed Executives
S Elliott							2,598,510				3,095,492				84,517				3,098,510
A George							2,600,000				1,988,132				54,499				2,600,000
D Hisco							2,114,163				78,704				36,664				2,114,163
G Hodges							3,231,536				3,258,912				125,332				4,272,560
F Ohlsson							3,000,000				2,945,973				92,089				3,000,000
M Whelan							1,718,615				1,729,311				73,614				1,769,220
N Williams							39,192				45,337				122				545,337
Former Disclosed Executive
A Currie3							3,668,573				1,395,178				103,319				3,888,424
Total							27,822,480				23,950,483				940,303				36,031,831

 

1.	For KMP who commenced during the 2017 financial year, opening balances are as at date of commencement.

 

2.	Actual interest paid after taking into consideration offset accounts. The loan balance is shown gross, however the interest paid takes into account the impact of offset amounts.

 

3.	Concluding balance is based on balance as at the date of termination.

8.3 OTHER TRANSACTIONS

All other transactions involving the NEDs, the CEO and Disclosed Executives and their related parties are conducted on normal commercial terms and conditions that are no more favourable than those given to other employees or customers. Any that are on foot, are trivial or domestic in nature.

 

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INCOME STATEMENT

 

For the year ended 30 September		Note				2017 $m				2016 $m
Interest income							29,120				29,951
Interest expense							(14,248	)			(14,856	)
Net interest income			2				14,872				15,095
Other operating income1			2				3,601				3,146
Net funds management and insurance income			2				1,500				1,764
Share of associates’ profit			2				300				541
Operating income							20,273				20,546
Operating expenses1			3				(9,448	)			(10,439	)
Profit before credit impairment and income tax							10,825				10,107
Credit impairment charge			13				(1,198	)			(1,929	)
Profit before income tax							9,627				8,178
Income tax expense			4				(3,206	)			(2,458	)
Profit for the year							6,421				5,720
Comprising:
Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company							6,406				5,709
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests							15				11
Earnings per ordinary share (cents)
Basic			6				220.1				197.4
Diluted			6				210.8				189.3
Dividend per ordinary share (cents)			5				160.0				160.0

 

1.	In 2017, a change was made to the classification of certain fees payable. These items have been reclassified from other operating income to operating expenses to more accurately reflect the nature of these items. Comparatives have been restated accordingly (2016: $17 million).

The notes appearing on pages 71 to 154 form an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

For the year ended 30 September		2017 $m				2016 $m
Profit for the year			6,421				5,720
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss			26				(82	)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Foreign currency translation reserve:
Exchange differences taken to equity1			(748	)			(456	)
Exchange differences transferred to Income Statement			-				(126	)
Other reserve movements			(339	)			75
Income tax attributable to the above items			20				-
Share of associates’ other comprehensive income2			1				4
Other comprehensive income net of tax			(1,040	)			(585	)
Total comprehensive income for the year			5,381				5,135
Comprising total comprehensive income attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company			5,372				5,131
Non-controlling interests			9				4

 

1.	Includes foreign currency translation differences attributable to non-controlling interests of $6 million loss (2016: $7 million loss).

2.

Share of associates’ other comprehensive income includes an available-for-sale revaluation reserve loss of $1 million (2016: $10 million gain) and a foreign currency translation reserve gain of $2 million (2016: $nil) that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, and the remeasurement of defined benefit plans of $nil (2016: $6 million loss) that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss.

The notes appearing on pages 71 to 154 form an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BALANCE SHEET

 

As at 30 September		Note				2017                       $m				2016                      $m
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents			8				68,048				66,220
Settlement balances owed to ANZ							5,504				4,406
Collateral paid							8,987				12,723
Trading securities			9				43,605				47,188
Derivative financial instruments			10				62,518				87,496
Available-for-sale assets			11				69,384				63,113
Net loans and advances			12				574,331				575,852
Regulatory deposits							2,015				2,296
Assets held for sale			28				7,970				-
Investments in associates			25				2,248				4,272
Current tax assets							30				126
Deferred tax assets							675				623
Goodwill and other intangible assets			20				6,970				7,672
Investments backing policy liabilities			29				37,964				35,656
Premises and equipment							1,965				2,205
Other assets							5,112				5,021
Total assets							897,326				914,869
Liabilities
Settlement balances owed by ANZ							9,914				10,625
Collateral received							5,919				6,386
Deposits and other borrowings			14				595,611				588,195
Derivative financial instruments			10				62,252				88,725
Current tax liabilities							241				188
Deferred tax liabilities							257				227
Liabilities held for sale			28				4,693				-
Policy liabilities			29				37,448				36,145
External unit holder liabilities (life insurance funds)							4,435				3,333
Payables and other liabilities							8,350				8,865
Employee entitlements							530				543
Other provisions							628				666
Debt issuances			15				107,973				113,044
Total liabilities							838,251				856,942
Net assets							59,075				57,927
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary share capital			21				29,088				28,765
Reserves			21				37				1,078
Retained earnings			21				29,834				27,975
Share capital and reserves attributable to shareholders of the Company							58,959				57,818
Non-controlling interests			21				116				109
Total shareholders’ equity							59,075				57,927

The notes appearing on pages 71 to 154 form an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT

 

For the year ended 30 September		2017                       $m				2016                        $m
Profit after income tax			6,421				5,720
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:
Provision for credit impairment			1,198				1,929
Depreciation and amortisation			972				1,475
Profit on sale of premises and equipment			(114	)			(4	)
Net derivatives/foreign exchange adjustment			(3,409	)			(1,434	)
Profit on Esanda Dealer Finance divestment			-				(66	)
Impairment of investment in AmBank			-				260
Reclassification of SRCB to held for sale			231				-
Sale of Asia Retail and Wealth businesses			338				-
Other non-cash movements			(242	)			(338	)
Net(increase)/decrease in operating assets:
Collateral paid			3,533				(3,183	)
Trading securities			2,081				332
Net loans and advances			(17,838	)			(14,797	)
Investments backing policy liabilities			(2,122	)			(2,062	)
Other assets			509				(441	)
Net increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities:
Deposits and other borrowings			30,904				23,128
Settlement balances owed by ANZ			(627	)			(589	)
Collateral received			(310	)			(1,027	)
Life insurance contract policy liabilities			2,260				1,921
Other liabilities			187				17
Total adjustments			17,551				5,121
Net cash provided by operating activities1			23,972				10,841
Cash flows from investing activities
Available-for-sale assets:
Purchases			(27,220	)			(44,182	)
Proceeds from sale or maturity			19,751				23,745
Esanda Dealer Finance divestment			-				6,682
Sale of Asia Retail and Wealth businesses			(5,213	)			-
Other assets			(148	)			(655	)
Net cash (used in) investing activities			(12,830	)			(14,410	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Debt issuances:
Issue proceeds			25,128				35,381
Redemptions			(27,409	)			(28,859	)
Dividends paid			(4,210	)			(4,564	)
Share buy-back			(176	)			-
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities			(6,667	)			1,958
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			4,475				(1,611	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			66,220				69,278
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(2,647	)			(1,447	)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year			68,048				66,220

 

1.	Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities includes income taxes paid of $2,864 million (2016: $2,840 million).

The notes appearing on pages 71 to 154 form an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

		Ordinary share capital $m				Reserves1 $m				Retained earnings $m				Shareholders’ equity attributable to equity holders of the Group $m				Non- controlling interests $m				Total shareholders’ equity $m
As at 1 October 2015			28,367				1,571				27,309				57,247				106				57,353
Profit or loss			-				-				5,709				5,709				11				5,720
Other comprehensive income for the year			-				(504	)			(74	)			(578	)			(7	)			(585	)
Total comprehensive income for the year			-				(504	)			5,635				5,131				4				5,135
Transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity holders:
Dividends paid			-				-				(5,001	)			(5,001	)			(1	)			(5,002	)
Dividend income on treasury shares held within the Group’s life insurance statutory funds			-				-				24				24				-				24
Dividend reinvestment plan			413				-				-				413				-				413
Other equity movements:
Treasury shares Wealth Australia adjustment			(153	)			-				-				(153	)			-				(153	)
Group employee share acquisition scheme			138				-				-				138				-				138
Other items			-				11				8				19				-				19
As at 30 September 2016			28,765				1,078				27,975				57,818				109				57,927
Profit or loss			-				-				6,406				6,406				15				6,421
Other comprehensive income for the year			-				(1,049	)			15				(1,034	)			(6	)			(1,040	)
Total comprehensive income for the year			-				(1,049	)			6,421				5,372				9				5,381
Transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity holders:
Dividends paid			-				-				(4,609	)			(4,609	)			(1	)			(4,610	)
Dividend income on treasury shares held within the Group’s life insurance statutory funds			-				-				26				26				-				26
Dividend reinvestment plan			374				-				-				374				-				374
Group share buy-back2			(176	)			-				-				(176	)			-				(176	)
Other equity movements:
Treasury shares Wealth Australia adjustment			69				-				-				69				-				69
Group employee share acquisition scheme			56				-				-				56				-				56
Other items			-				8				21				29				(1	)			28
As at 30 September 2017			29,088				37				29,834				58,959				116				59,075

 

1.	Further information on individual reserves is disclosed in Note 21 Shareholders’ Equity to the financial statements.

2.	Following the issue of $176 million shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan for the 2017 interim dividend, the Company repurchased $176 million of shares via an on-market share buy-back.

The notes appearing on pages 71 to 154 form an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

1. ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

These are the financial statements for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (the Company) and its controlled entities (together, ‘the Group’ or ‘ANZ’) for the year ended 30 September 2017. The Company is incorporated and domiciled in Australia. The address of the Company’s registered office and its principal place of business is ANZ Centre, 833 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria, Australia 3008.

On 2 November 2017, the Directors resolved to authorise the issue of these financial statements.

In 2017, we reviewed the content and structure of the financial statements with the aim of increasing their relevance to shareholders. This review has resulted in a number of changes to the financial statements from previous years, including:

 

•

preparation of separate financial statements for the Company and removing these from the Group’s Annual Report—they are available at anz.com;

 

•

re-organising disclosures into sections with common themes that are aligned with how we manage our business;

 

•

information about the Group’s recognition and measurement policies and key judgements and estimates has been relocated and is now disclosed within the relevant notes to the financial statements;

 

•

removing immaterial disclosures; and

 

•

aggregating prior year numbers in certain disclosures.

Information in the financial statements is included only to the extent we consider it material and relevant to the understanding of the financial statements. A disclosure is considered material and relevant if, for example:

 

•

the dollar amount is significant in size (quantitative factor);

 

•

the dollar amount is significant by nature (qualitative factor);

 

•

the user cannot understand the Group’s results without the specific disclosure (qualitative factor);

 

•

the information is critical to a user’s understanding of the impact of significant changes in the Group’s business during the year – for example: business acquisitions or disposals (qualitative factor);

 

•

the information relates to an aspect of the Group’s operations that is important to its future performance (qualitative factor); and

 

•

the information is required under legislative requirements of the Corporations Act 2001, the Banking Act 1959 (Cth) or by the Group’s principal regulators, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

This section of the financial statements:

 

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outlines the basis upon which the Group’s financial statements have been prepared; and

 

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discusses any new accounting standards or regulations that directly impact financial statement disclosure requirements.

BASIS OF PREPARATION

This financial report is a general purpose (Tier 1) financial report prepared by a ‘for profit’ entity, in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASs) and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), the Corporations Act 2001, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

We present the financial statements of the Group in Australian dollars, which is the Company’s functional and presentation currency. We have rounded values to the nearest million dollars ($m), unless otherwise stated, as allowed under the ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors Report) Instrument 2016/191. We measure items included in the financial statements of each entity in the Group using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates (the functional currency).

BASIS OF MEASUREMENT

We have prepared the financial information in accordance with the historical cost basis - except the following assets and liabilities which we have stated at their fair value:

 

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derivative financial instruments and in the case of fair value hedging, a fair value adjustment is made on the underlying hedged exposure;

 

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available-for-sale financial assets;

 

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financial instruments held for trading;

 

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other financial assets and liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss; and

 

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certain other assets and liabilities held for sale where the fair value less cost of disposal is less than their carrying value (except for certain assets and liabilities held for sale which are exempt from this requirement).

In accordance with AASB 1038 Life Insurance Contracts (AASB 1038) we have measured life insurance liabilities using the Margin on Services (MoS) model. In accordance with AASB 119 Employee Benefits (AASB 119) we have measured defined benefit obligations using the Projected Unit Credit Method.

 

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BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements of the Group comprise the financial statements of the Company and all its subsidiaries. An entity, including a structured entity, is considered a subsidiary of the Group when we determine that the Company has control over the entity. Control exists when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. We assess power by examining existing rights that give the Group the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the entity. We have eliminated, on consolidation, the effect of all transactions between entities in the Group.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the relevant functional currency at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. At the reporting date, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the relevant spot rate. Any foreign currency translation gains or losses are included in profit or loss in the period they arise.

We measure translation differences on non-monetary items at fair value through profit or loss and report them as part of the fair value gain or loss on these items. We include any translation differences on non-monetary items classified as available-for-sale financial assets in the available-for-sale revaluation reserve in equity.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS THAT HAVE A FUNCTIONAL CURRENCY THAT IS NOT AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

The financial statements of our foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars for consolidation into the Group Financial Statements using the following method:

 

Foreign currency item		Exchange rate used
Assets and liabilities		The reporting date rate
Equity		The initial investment date rate
Income and expenses		The average rate for the period – but if for a significant transaction we believe
		the average rate is not reasonable, then we use the transaction date rate

Exchange differences arising from the translation of financial statements of foreign operations are recognised in the foreign currency translation reserve in equity. When we dispose of a foreign operation, the cumulative exchange differences are transferred to profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on sale.

FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES

The Group provides fiduciary services to third parties including custody, nominee, trustee, administration and investment management services predominantly through the wealth businesses. This involves the Group holding assets on behalf of third parties and making decisions regarding the purchase and sale of financial instruments.
If ANZ is not the beneficial owner or does not control the assets, then we do not recognise these transactions in
these financial statements, except when required by accounting standards or another legislative requirement.

 

				KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
		In the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies, management has made a number of judgements and applied estimates and assumptions about future events. Further information on the key judgements and estimates that we consider material to the financial statements are contained within the notes to the financial statements.

 

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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOT EARLY ADOPTED

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations have been published but are not mandatory for the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2017, and have not been applied by the Group in preparing these financial statements.

We have identified four standards where this applies to the Group and further details are set out below.

AASB 9 Financial Instruments (AASB 9)

AASB 9 was issued in December 2014. When operative, this standard will replace AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (AASB 139) and includes requirements for impairment, classification and measurement and general hedge accounting.

Impairment

AASB 9 replaces the incurred loss model under AASB 139 with a forward-looking expected loss model. This model will be applied to financial assets measured at amortised cost, debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, lease receivables, and certain loan commitments and financial guarantees. Under AASB 9, a three-stage approach is applied to measuring expected credit losses (ECL) based on credit migration between the stages as follows:

 

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Stage 1: At initial recognition, a provision equivalent to 12 months ECL is recognised.

 

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Stage 2: Where there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a provision equivalent to full lifetime ECL is required.

 

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Stage 3: Similar to the current AASB 139 requirements for individual impairment provisions, lifetime ECL is recognised for loans where there is objective evidence of impairment.

ECL are probability weighted and determined by evaluating a range of possible outcomes, taking into account the time value of money, past events, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions.

Classification and measurement

There are three measurement classifications under AASB 9: amortised cost, fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) and, for financial assets, fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI). Financial assets are classified into these measurement classifications taking into account the business model within which they are managed, and their contractual cash flow characteristics.

The classification and measurement requirements for financial liabilities under AASB 9 are largely consistent with AASB 139 with the exception that for financial liabilities designated as measured at fair value, gains or losses relating to changes in the entity’s own credit risk are included in other comprehensive income. This part of the standard was early adopted by the Group from 1 October 2013.

General hedge accounting

AASB 9 introduces general hedge accounting requirements which more closely align with risk management activities undertaken when hedging financial and non-financial risks.

Transition and impact

Other than noted above under classification and measurement, AASB 9 has a date of initial application for the Group of 1 October 2018.

The classification and measurement, and impairment requirements will be applied retrospectively by adjusting the opening balance sheet at the date of initial application, with no requirements to restate comparative periods. ANZ does not intend to restate comparatives.

AASB 9 provides an accounting policy choice to continue with AASB 139 hedge accounting given the International Accounting Standards Board’s ongoing project on macro hedge accounting. The Group’s current expectation is that it will continue to apply the hedge accounting requirements of AASB 139.

The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of the application of AASB 9 and is not yet able to reasonably estimate the impact on its financial statements.

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (AASB 15)

AASB 15 was issued in December 2014 and is not effective for the Group until 1 October 2018. AASB 15 contains new requirements for the recognition of revenue.

The standard requires identification of distinct performance obligations within a contract and allocation of the transaction price of the contract to those performance obligations. Revenue is recognised as each performance obligation is satisfied. Variable amounts of revenue can only be recognised if it is highly probable that a significant reversal of the variable amount will not be required in future periods.

Although a significant proportion of the Group’s revenue is outside the scope of AASB 15, certain revenue streams are in the scope of the standard. The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of the application of AASB 15 and is not yet able to reasonably estimate the impact on its financial statements.

AASB 15 may be applied under different transition approaches which could impact (a) revenue recognised in future periods and (b) the opening adjustment to retained earnings at the relevant date of initial application. The Group has not determined which transition approach it will adopt.

 

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AASB 16 Leases (AASB 16)

The final version of AASB 16 was issued in February 2016 and is not effective for the Group until 1 October 2019. AASB 16 requires a lessee to recognise its:

 

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right to use the underlying leased asset, as a right-of-use asset; and

 

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obligation to make lease payments as a lease liability.

AASB 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in AASB 117 Leases (AASB 117).

The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of the application of AASB 16 and is not yet able to reasonably estimate the impact on its financial statements.

AASB 17 Insurance Contracts (AASB 17)

The final version of AASB 17 was issued in July 2017 and is not effective for the Group until 1 October 2021. It will replace AASB 4 Insurance Contracts, AASB 1023 General Insurance Contracts and AASB 1038 Life Insurance Contracts. AASB 17 establishes principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance contracts.

The measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements under AASB 17 are significantly different from current accounting standards. Although the overall profit recognised in respect of insurance contracts will not change, it is expected that the timing of profit recognition will change.

The Group is not yet able to reasonably estimate the impact of AASB 17 on its financial statements.

Mandatory Application of New Accounting Standards to the Group

 

 

 

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2. OPERATING INCOME

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Net interest income
Interest income by type of financial asset
Financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss			26,790				27,621
Trading securites			1,099				1,288
Available-for-sale assets			1,223				1,028
Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss			8				14
Interest income			29,120				29,951
Interest expense by type of financial liability
Financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss			(13,839	)			(14,379	)
Securities sold short			(131	)			(166	)
Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss			(192	)			(311	)
Interest expense			(14,162	)			(14,856	)
Major bank levy			(86	)			-
Net interest income			14,872				15,095
Other operating income
i) Fee and commission income
Lending fees1			732				779
Non-lending fees and commissions2			2,993				2,928
Fee and commission income			3,725				3,707
Fee and commission expense			(1,272	)			(1,162	)
Net fee and commission income			2,453				2,545
ii) Other income
Net foreign exchange earnings and other financial instruments income			1,216				969
Impairment of AmBank			-				(260	)
Gain on cessation of equity accounting of investment in Bank of Tianjin (BoT)			-				29
Gain on the Esanda Dealer Finance divestment			-				66
Derivative CVA methodology change			-				(237	)
Derivative valuation adjustments			229				(102	)
Gain on sale of 100 Queen Street, Melbourne			114				-
Loss on sale of Asia Retail and Wealth businesses			(310	)			-
Reclassification of SRCB to held for sale			(231	)			-
Other			130				136
Other income			1,148				601
Other operating income3			3,601				3,146
Net funds management and insurance income
Funds management income			964				932
Investment income			2,471				2,350
Insurance premium income			1,703				1,562
Commission expense			(554	)			(457	)
Claims			(763	)			(734	)
Changes in policy liabilities4			(2,260	)			(1,843	)
Elimination of treasury share gain			(61	)			(46	)
Net funds management and insurance income			1,500				1,764
Share of associates’ profit			300				541
Operating income			20,273				20,546

 

1.	Lending fees exclude fees treated as part of the effective yield calculation of interest income.

2.	In 2017, a change was made to the classification of certain fees payable. These items have been reclassified from other operating income to operating expenses to more accurately reflect the nature of these items. Comparatives have been restated accordingly (2016: $17 million).

3.	Other operating income includes external dividend income of $27.3 million (2016: $27.3 million).

4.	Includes policyholder tax gross up, which represents contribution tax (recovered at 15% on the superannuation contributions made by members) debited to the policyholder account once a year in July when the policyholder annual statement is issued to members at the end of the 30 June financial year.

 

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2. OPERATING INCOME (continued)

 

 

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3. OPERATING EXPENSES

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
i) Personnel
Salaries and related costs			4,556				4,879
Superannuation costs			322				337
Other			300				325
Personnel expenses			5,178				5,541
ii) Premises
Rent			500				485
Other			411				443
Premises expenses			911				928
iii) Technology
Depreciation and amortisation1			727				1,198
Licences and outsourced services2			637				614
Other			302				355
Technology expenses			1,666				2,167
iv) Restructuring			62				278
v) Other
Advertising and public relations			254				261
Professional fees			453				413
Freight, stationery, postage and telephone			266				277
Other			658				574
Other expenses			1,631				1,525
Operating expenses			9,448				10,439

 

1.	In 2016, the Group recorded a $556 million charge for accelerated amortisation associated with a software capitalisation policy change.

2.	In 2017, certain fees payable have been reclassified from other operating income to operating expenses to more accurately reflect the nature of these items. Comparatives have been restated accordingly (2016: $17 million).

 

 

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3. OPERATING EXPENSES (continued)

 

4. INCOME TAX

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

Reconciliation of the prima facie income tax expense on pre-tax profit with the income tax expense recognised in profit or loss:

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Profit before income tax			9,627				8,178
Prima facie income tax expense at 30%			2,888				2,453
Tax effect of permanent differences:
Wealth Australia – policyholder income and contributions tax			194				152
Share of associates’ profit			(90	)			(162	)
Write-down of investment in AmBank			-				78
Reclassification of SRCB to held for sale			172				-
Tax provisions no longer required			-				(71	)
Interest on convertible instruments			69				70
Overseas tax rate differential			(37	)			(45	)
Gain on cessation of equity accounting for BoT			-				(9	)
Other			29				15
Subtotal			3,225				2,481
Income tax over provided in previous years			(19	)			(23	)
Income tax expense			3,206				2,458
Current tax expense			3,094				2,738
Adjustments recognised in the current year in relation to the current tax of prior years			(19	)			(23	)
Deferred tax expense/(income) relating to the origination and reversal of temporary differences			131				(257	)
Income tax expense			3,206				2,458
Australia			2,349				1,752
Overseas			857				706
Income tax expense			3,206				2,458
Effective tax rate			33.3%				30.1%

 

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4. INCOME TAX (continued)

 

TAX CONSOLIDATION

The Company and all its wholly owned Australian resident entities are part of a tax-consolidated group under Australian taxation law. The Company is the head entity in the tax-consolidated group. We recognise each of the following in the separate financial statements of members of the tax-consolidated group on a ‘group allocation’ basis: tax expense/income, and deferred tax liabilities/assets, that arise from temporary differences of the members of the tax-consolidated group. The Company (as head entity in the tax-consolidated group) recognises current tax liabilities and assets of the tax consolidated group.

Under a tax funding arrangement between the entities in the tax-consolidated group, amounts are recognised as payable to or receivable by the Company and each member of the tax-consolidated group in relation to the tax contribution amounts paid or payable between the Company and the other members of the tax-consolidated group.

Members of the tax-consolidated group have also entered into a tax sharing agreement that provides for the allocation of income tax liabilities between the entities were the head entity to default on its income tax payment obligations.

UNRECOGNISED DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Unrecognised deferred tax assets related to unused realised tax losses (on revenue account) total $4 million (2016: $4 million). Unrecognised deferred tax liabilities related to additional potential foreign tax costs (assuming all retained earnings in offshore branches and subsidiaries are repatriated) total $413 million (2016: $416 million).

 

 

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5. DIVIDENDS

ORDINARY SHARE DIVIDENDS

Dividends are provided for in the financial statements once determined, accordingly, the final dividend announced for the current financial year is provided for and paid in the following financial year.

 

Dividends		% of total				Amount per share				Total dividend $m
Financial Year 2016
2015 final dividend paid							95.0 cents				2,758
2016 interim dividend paid							80.0 cents				2,334
Bonus option plan adjustment											(91	)
Dividends paid during the year ended 30 September 2016											5,001
Cash			91.7%								4,588
Dividend reinvestment plan			8.3%								413
Dividends paid during the year ended 30 September 2016											5,001
Financial Year 2017
2016 final dividend paid							80.0 cents				2,342
2017 interim dividend paid							80.0 cents				2,349
Bonus option plan adjustment											(82	)
Dividends paid during the year ended 30 September 2017											4,609
Cash			91.9%								4,235
Dividend reinvestment plan			8.1%								374
Dividends paid during the year ended 30 September 2017											4,609
Dividends announced and to be paid after year-end		Payment date				Amount per share				Total dividend $m
2017 final dividend (fully franked at 30%, New Zealand imputation credits NZD 10  cents per share)			18 December 2017				80.0 cents				2,350

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN AND BONUS OPTION PLAN

Eligible shareholders can elect to reinvest their dividend entitlement into ANZ ordinary shares under the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). Eligible shareholders can elect to forgo their dividend entitlement and instead receive ANZ ordinary shares under the Company’s Bonus Option Plan (BOP). For the 2017 final dividend, DRP participation will be satisfied by an on-market purchase of shares (as approved by APRA) and BOP participation will be satisfied by an issue of ANZ ordinary shares. There will be no discount applied to the DRP and BOP price.

See Note 21 Shareholders’ Equity for details of shares the Company issued or purchased in respect of the DRP and BOP.

DIVIDEND FRANKING ACCOUNT

 

Currency

2017 $m

2016 $m

Australian franking credits available at 30% (2016: 30%) tax rate

AUD

171

118

New Zealand imputation credits available (which can be attached to our Australian  dividends but may only be used by New Zealand resident shareholders)

NZD

3,680

3,494

The above amounts represent the balances of the franking accounts as at the end of the financial year, adjusted for:

 

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franking credits that will arise from the payment of income tax payable as at the end of the financial year; and

 

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franking credits/debits from the receipt/payment of dividends that have been recognised as tax receivables/payables as at the end of the financial year.

 

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The final proposed 2017 dividend will utilise the entire balance of $171 million franking credits available at 30 September 2017. Instalment tax payments on account of the 2018 financial year which will be made after 30 September 2017 will generate sufficient franking credits to enable the final 2017 dividend to be fully franked. The extent to which future dividends will be franked will depend on a number of factors, including the level of profits generated by the Group that will be subject to tax in Australia.

RESTRICTIONS ON THE PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS

APRA’s written approval is required before paying dividends:

 

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on ordinary shares if the aggregate dividends exceed the Company’s after tax earnings (in calculating those after tax earnings, we take into account any payments we made on senior capital instruments) in the financial year to which they relate; or

 

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if the Group’s Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio falls within capital range buffers specified by APRA.

The terms of the ANZ Convertible Preference Shares limit payments of dividends on those securities if as a result of the payment the Company becomes, or is likely to become, insolvent or breaches specified capital ratios or if APRA objects to the payment.

If the Company fails to pay a dividend or distribution on its ANZ Convertible Preference Shares, ANZ Capital Notes or ANZ Capital Securities on the scheduled payment date, it may (subject to a number of exceptions) be restricted from resolving to pay or paying any dividend on ANZ ordinary shares.

6. EARNINGS PER ORDINARY SHARE

 

Earnings per ordinary share (EPS)		2017     cents				2016   cents
Basic			220.1				197.4
Diluted			210.8				189.3
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period (after eliminating treasury shares). Diluted EPS is calculated by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares.
Reconciliation of earnings used in EPS calculations		2017  $m				2016   $m
Profit for the year			6,421				5,720
Less: Profit attributable to non-controlling interests			(15)				(11)
Earnings used in calculating basic earnings per share			6,406				5,709
Add: Interest on convertible subordinated debt			288				297
Earnings used in calculating diluted earnings per share			6,694				6,006
Reconciliation of weighted average number of ordinary shares (WANOS) used in EPS calculations		2017  millions				2016   millions
WANOS before elimination of treasury shares			2,934.6				2,917.3
Less: Weighted average number of treasury shares held			(24.3)				(25.6)
WANOS used in calculating basic earnings per share			2,910.3				2,891.7
Add: Weighted average number of dilutive potential ordinary shares:
Convertible subordinated debt			253.3				273.9
Share based payments (options, rights and deferred shares)			11.9				6.8
WANOS used in calculating diluted earnings per share			3,175.5				3,172.4

 

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7. SEGMENT REPORTING

DESCRIPTION OF SEGMENTS

The Group’s six operating segments are presented on a basis that is consistent with the information provided internally to the Chief Executive Officer, who is the chief operating decision maker. This reflects the way the Group’s businesses are managed, rather than the legal structure of the Group.

We measure the performance of these segments on a cash profit basis. To calculate cash profit, we remove certain non-core items from statutory profit. Details of these items are included in the ‘Other items’ section of this note. Transactions between business units across segments within ANZ are conducted on an arm’s-length basis and disclosed as part of the income and expenses of these segments.

The reportable segments are divisions engaged in providing either different products or services or similar products and services in different geographical areas. They are as follows:

Australia

The Australia division comprises the Retail and Corporate & Commercial Banking (C&CB) business units.

 

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Retail provides products and services to consumer and private banking customers in Australia via the branch network, mortgage specialists, the contact centres, a variety of self-service channels (internet banking, phone banking, ATMs, website and digital banking) and third party brokers.

 

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C&CB provides a full range of banking services including traditional relationship banking and sophisticated financial solutions through dedicated managers focusing on privately owned small, medium and large enterprises as well as the agricultural business segment.

Institutional

The Institutional division services global institutional and business customers across three product sets: Transaction Banking, Loans & Specialised Finance and Markets.

 

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Transaction Banking provides working capital and liquidity solutions including documentary trade, supply chain financing as well as cash management solutions, deposits, payments and clearing.

 

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Loans & Specialised Finance provides loan products, loan syndication, specialised loan structuring and execution, project and export finance, debt structuring and acquisition finance, structured trade and asset finance, and corporate advisory.

 

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Markets provide risk management services on foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, commodities, debt capital markets and wealth solutions in addition to managing the Group’s interest rate exposure and liquidity position.

New Zealand

The New Zealand division comprises the Retail and Commercial business units.

 

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Retail provides a full range of banking and wealth management services to consumer, private banking and small business banking customers. We deliver our services via our internet and app-based digital solutions and network of branches, mortgage specialists, relationship managers and contact centres.

 

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Commercial provides a full range of banking services including traditional relationship banking and sophisticated financial solutions (including asset financing) through dedicated managers focusing on privately owned medium to large enterprises and the agricultural business segment.

Wealth Australia

The Wealth Australia division comprises the Insurance and Funds Management business units, which provide insurance, investment and superannuation solutions intended to make it easier for customers to manage, protect and grow their wealth.

 

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Insurance includes life insurance, general insurance and ANZ Lenders Mortgage Insurance.

 

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Funds Management includes the Pensions and Investments business and ANZ Share Investing.

Asia Retail & Pacific

The Asia Retail & Pacific division comprises the Asia Retail & Pacific business units, connecting customers to specialists for their banking needs.

 

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Asia Retail provides general banking and wealth management services to affluent and emerging affluent retail customers via relationship managers, branches, contact centres and a variety of self-service digital channels (internet and mobile banking, phone and ATMs). Core products offered include deposits, credit cards, loans, investments and insurance. Refer to Note 28 Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale for details on the sale of Asia Retail and Wealth businesses.

 

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Pacific provides products and services to retail customers, small to medium-sized enterprises, institutional customers and Governments located in the Pacific Islands. Products and services include retail products provided to customers, traditional relationship banking and sophisticated financial solutions provided to business customers through dedicated managers.

Technology, Services & Operations (TSO) and Group Centre

TSO and Group Centre provide support to the operating divisions, including technology, operations, shared services, property, risk management, financial management, strategy, marketing, human resources and corporate affairs. The Group Centre includes Group Treasury, Shareholder Functions, Enablement Functions and minority investments in Asia.

 

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7. SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

 

OPERATING SEGMENTS

During 2017, the Group made changes to the Group’s operating model for technology, operations and shared services to accelerate delivery of its technology and digital roadmap, bringing operations closer to its customers and continuing to drive operational efficiency gains. As a result of these organisational changes, divisional operations from Technology, Services & Operations (TSO) and Group Centre have been realigned to divisions. The residual TSO and Group Centre now contains Group Technology, Group Hubs, Enterprise Services and Group Property and the Group Centre.

 

Year ended 30 September 2017		Australia $m				Institutional $m				New Zealand $m				Wealth Australia $m				Asia Retail & Pacific $m				TSO and Group Centre $m				Other items1 $m				Group Total $m
Interest income			15,886				6,960				5,398				73				685				118				-				29,120
Interest expense			(7,502	)			(3,892	)			(2,879	)			(64	)			(79	)			168				-				(14,248	)
Net interest income			8,384				3,068				2,519				9				606				286				-				14,872
Other operating income			1,218				2,346				653				1,077				37				286				(216	)			5,401
Operating income			9,602				5,414				3,172				1,086				643				572				(216	)			20,273
Operating expenses			(3,423	)			(2,736	)			(1,193	)			(743	)			(651	)			(702	)			-				(9,448	)
Profit before credit impairment and income  tax			6,179				2,678				1,979				343				(8	)			(130	)			(216	)			10,825
Credit impairment (charge)/release			(897	)			(80	)			(78	)			-				(144	)			-				1				(1,198	)
Profit before income tax			5,282				2,598				1,901				343				(152	)			(130	)			(215	)			9,627
Income tax expense and non-controlling  interests			(1,587	)			(762	)			(532	)			(105	)			4				78				(317	)			(3,221	)
Profit after income tax attributable to  shareholders			3,695				1,836				1,369				238				(148	)			(52	)			(532	)			6,406
Non-cash items
Share of associates’ profit			2				(1	)			5				-				-				294				-				300
Depreciation and amortisation			(184	)			(201	)			(49	)			(77	)			(14	)			(447	)			-				(972	)
Equity-settled share based payment  expenses			(18	)			(91	)			(8	)			(5	)			(4	)			(32	)			-				(158	)
Credit impairment (charge)/release			(897	)			(80	)			(78	)			-				(144	)			-				1				(1,198	)
Financial position
Goodwill			5				1,077				1,868				1,452				45				-				-				4,447
Investments in associates			19				2				7				2				-				2,218				-				2,248
Year ended 30 September 2016
Interest income			16,153				7,079				5,627				82				810				200				-				29,951
Interest expense			(7,951	)			(3,632	)			(3,179	)			(71	)			(112	)			89				-				(14,856	)
Net interest income			8,202				3,447				2,448				11				698				289				-				15,095
Other operating income			1,206				1,733				644				1,244				478				194				(48	)			5,451
Operating income			9,408				5,180				3,092				1,255				1,176				483				(48	)			20,546
Operating expenses			(3,426	)			(2,958	)			(1,225	)			(801	)			(808	)			(1,221	)			-				(10,439	)
Profit before credit impairment and income  tax			5,982				2,222				1,867				454				368				(738	)			(48	)			10,107
Credit impairment (charge)/release			(920	)			(743	)			(120	)			-				(172	)			(1	)			27				(1,929	)
Profit before income tax			5,062				1,479				1,747				454				196				(739	)			(21	)			8,178
Income tax expense and non-controlling  interests			(1,515	)			(438	)			(479	)			(130	)			(37	)			289				(159	)			(2,469	)
Profit after income tax attributable to  shareholders			3,547				1,041				1,268				324				159				(450	)			(180	)			5,709
Non-cash items
Share of associates’ profit			3				(3	)			5				-				-				536				-				541
Depreciation and amortisation			(177	)			(198	)			(48	)			(79	)			(24	)			(949	)			-				(1,475	)
Equity-settled share based payment  expenses			(19	)			(106	)			(11	)			(7	)			(5	)			(34	)			-				(182	)
Credit impairment (charge)/release			(920	)			(743	)			(120	)			-				(172	)			(1	)			27				(1,929	)
Financial position
Goodwill			-				1,119				2,061				1,452				97				-				-				4,729
Investments in associates			17				4				6				3				-				4,242				-				4,272

 

1.	Cash profit represents ANZ’s preferred measure of the results of the segments. We remove certain other items from the statutory profit if we consider them not integral to the ongoing performance of the segment.

 

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7. SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

 

OTHER ITEMS

The table below sets out the profit after tax impact of other items which are removed from statutory profit to reflect the cash profit of each segment.

 

				Profit after tax
Item		Related segment		2017 $m				2016  $m
Treasury shares adjustment		Wealth Australia			(58	)			(44	)
Revaluation of policy liabilities		Wealth Australia and New Zealand Division			(34	)			54
Economic hedges		Institutional, TSO and Group Centre			(209	)			(102	)
Revenue hedges		TSO and Group Centre			99				(92	)
Structured credit intermediation trades		Institutional			3				4
Reclassification of SRCB to held for sale		TSO and Group Centre			(333	)			-
Total					(532	)			(180	)

SEGMENT INCOME BY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

The primary sources of our external income across all divisions are interest income and other operating income. The Australia, New Zealand, and Asia Retail & Pacific divisions derive income from products and services from retail and commercial banking. The Institutional division derives its income from institutional products and services. The Wealth Australia division derives income from funds management and insurance businesses. No single customer amounts to greater than 10% of the Group’s income.

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

The following table sets out total operating income earned and assets to be recovered in more than one year based on the geographical regions in which the Group operates. The assets consist of available-for-sale assets, net loans and advances and investments backing policy liabilities.

 

										Asia Pacific,
		Australia								Europe & Americas								New Zealand								Total
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016   $m
Total operating income			13,603				13,281				2,945				3,688				3,725				3,577				20,273				20,546
Assets to be recovered in more than one year			387,954				378,774				42,266				48,479				96,453				92,006				526,673				519,259

8. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

		2017 $m				2016   $m
Coins, notes and cash at bank			1,544				1,457
Money at call, bills receivable and remittances in transit			108				98
Securities purchased under agreements to resell in less than 3 months			21,479				21,200
Balances with central banks			24,039				25,920
Settlement balances owed to ANZ within 3 months			20,878				17,545
Cash and cash equivalents			68,048				66,220

 

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9. TRADING SECURITIES

 

 

		2017 $m				2016  $m
Government securities			28,935				28,498
Corporate and financial institution securities			9,668				11,634
Equity and other securities			5,002				7,056
Trading securities			43,605				47,188

 

 

 

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10. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Fair Value		Assets 2017 $m				Liabilities 2017 $m				Assets 2016 $m				Liabilities 2016 $m
Derivative financial instruments - held for trading			60,387				(59,602)				83,787				(85,174)
Derivative financial instruments - designated in hedging relationships			2,131				(2,650)				3,709				(3,551)
Derivative financial instruments			62,518				(62,252)				87,496				(88,725)

FEATURES

Derivative financial instruments are contracts:

 

•

whose value is derived from an underlying price index (or other variable) defined in the contract – sometimes the value is derived from more than one variable;

 

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that require little or no initial net investment; and

 

•

that are settled at a future date.

Movements in the price of the underlying variables, which cause the value of the contract to fluctuate, are reflected in the fair value of the derivative.

PURPOSE

The Group’s derivative financial instruments have been categorised as following:

 

Trading		Derivatives held in order to:
		•   Meet customer needs for managing their own risks.
		•   Manage risk in the Group’s positions that are not part of a designated hedge accounting relationship.
		•   Undertake market making and positioning activities to generate profits from short-term fluctuations in prices or margins.
Designated in Hedging  Relationships		Derivatives designated into hedge accounting relationships in order to minimise profit or loss volatility by matching movements to underlying positions relating to:
		•   Hedges of the Group’s exposures to interest rate risk, currency risk and credit risk.
		•   Hedges of other exposures relating to non-trading positions.
TYPES
The Group offers and uses four different types of derivative financial instruments:
Forwards		A contract documenting the rate of interest, or the currency exchange rate, to be paid or received on a notional principal obligation at a future date.
Futures		An exchange traded contract in which the parties agree to buy and sell an asset in the future for a price agreed on the transaction date, with a net settlement in cash paid on the future date without physical delivery of the asset.
Swaps		A contract in which one party exchanges one series of cash flows for another.
Options		A contract in which the buyer of the contract has the right - but not the obligation - to buy (known as a ‘call option’) or to sell (known as a ‘put option’) an asset or instrument at a set price on a future date. The seller has the corresponding obligation to fulfil the transaction to sell or buy the asset or instrument if the buyer exercises the option.
RISKS MANAGED
The Group offers and uses the instruments described above to manage fluctuations in the following market factors:
Interest Rate		Fixed or variable interest rates applying to money lent, deposited or borrowed.
Foreign Exchange		Currencies at current or determined rates of exchange.
Commodity		Soft commodities (that is, agricultural products such as wheat, coffee, cocoa and sugar) and hard commodities (that is, mined products such as gold, oil and gas).
Credit		Counterparty risk in the event of default.

 

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10. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – HELD FOR TRADING

The majority of the Group’s derivative financial instruments are held for trading. The fair value of derivative financial instruments held for trading are:

Fair Value		Assets 2017 $m				Liabilities 2017 $m				Assets 2016 $m				Liabilities 2016 $m
Interest rate contracts
Forward rate agreements			2				(1	)			12				(17	)
Futures contracts			102				(56	)			28				(107	)
Swap agreements			31,331				(30,814	)			57,656				(55,475	)
Options purchased			746				-				1,098				-
Options sold			-				(1,365	)			-				(2,076	)
Total			32,181				(32,236	)			58,794				(57,675	)
Foreign exchange contracts
Spot and forward contracts			15,232				(14,943	)			10,957				(10,791	)
Swap agreements			10,298				(10,374	)			10,678				(14,309	)
Options purchased			517				-				887				-
Options sold			-				(475	)			-				(802	)
Total			26,047				(25,792	)			22,522				(25,902	)
Commodity contracts			1,991				(1,398	)			2,294				(1,395	)
Credit default swaps
Structured credit derivative purchased			52				-				40				-
Other credit derivatives purchased			13				(110	)			117				(125	)
Credit derivatives purchased			65				(110	)			157				(125	)
Structured credit derivatives sold			-				(58	)			-				(50	)
Other credit derivatives sold			103				(8	)			20				(27	)
Credit derivatives sold			103				(66	)			20				(77	)
Total			168				(176	)			177				(202	)
Derivative financial instruments - held for trading			60,387				(59,602	)			83,787				(85,174	)

 

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10. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – DESIGNATED IN HEDGING RELATIONSHIPS

There are three types of hedge accounting relationships the Group utilises:

 

		Fair value hedge		Cash flow hedge		Net investment hedge
Objective of this hedging arrangement		To hedge our exposure to changes to the fair value of a recognised asset or liability or unrecognised firm commitment caused by interest rate or foreign currency movements.		To hedge our exposure to variability in cash flows of a recognised asset or liability, a foreign exchange component of a firm commitment or a highly probable forecast transaction caused by interest rate, foreign currency or other price movements.		To hedge our exposure to exchange rate differences arising from the translation of our foreign operations from their functional currency to Australian dollars.
Recognition of effective hedge portion		The following are recognised in profit or loss at the same time:   •  all changes in the fair value of the underlying item relating to the hedged risk; and   •  the change in the fair value of derivatives.		We recognise the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as a cash flow hedge in the cash flow hedge reserve.		We recognise the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument in the foreign currency translation reserve.
Recognition of ineffective hedge portion		Recognised immediately in other operating income.
If a hedging instrument expires, or is sold, terminated, or exercised; or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting		When we recognise the hedged item in profit or loss, we recognise the related unamortised fair value adjustment in profit or loss. This may occur over time if the hedged item is amortised to profit or loss as part of the effective yield over the period to maturity.		Only when we recognise the hedged item in profit or loss is the amount previously deferred in the cash flow hedge reserve transferred to profit or loss.		The amount we defer in the foreign currency translation reserve remains in equity and is transferred to profit or loss only when we dispose of, or partially dispose of, the foreign operation.
Hedged item sold or repaid		We recognise the unamortised fair value adjustment immediately in profit or loss.		Amounts accumulated in equity are transferred immediately to profit or loss.		The gain or loss, or applicable proportion, we recognise in equity is transferred to profit or loss on disposal or partial disposal of a foreign operation.

The fair value of derivative financial instruments designated in hedging relationships are:

 

Fair Value		Hedge accounting type		Assets 2017 $m				Liabilities 2017 $m				Assets 2016 $m				Liabilities 2016 $m
Foreign exchange swap agreements		Fair value			1				-				2				-
Interest rate swap agreements		Fair value			1,366				(2,114	)			2,661				(2,616	)
Interest rate futures contracts		Fair value			80				-				5				(12	)
Interest rate swap agreements		Cash flow			638				(476	)			1,038				(920	)
Foreign exchange swap agreements		Cash flow			35				(49	)			-				-
Foreign exchange spot and forward contracts		Cash flow			-				(5	)			-				-
Foreign exchange spot and forward contracts		Net investment			11				(6	)			3				(3	)
Derivative financial instruments - designated in hedging relationships					2,131				(2,650	)			3,709				(3,551	)

 

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10. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

The impact recognised in profit or loss arising from derivative financial instruments designated in hedge accounting relationships, is as follows:

 

		Hedge accounting type				2017 $m				2016 $m
Gain/(loss) recognised in other operating income
Hedged item			Fair value				122				469
Hedging instrument			Fair value				(128	)			(428	)
Ineffective portion of hedged instrument			Cash flow				(18	)			5

 

 

 

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11. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE ASSETS

 

 

										2017																2016
										Corporate																Corporate
										and				Equity												and				Equity
										financial				and												financial				and
		Security				Government				institution				other								Government				institution				other
Period		type				securities				securities				securities				Total				securities				securities				securities				Total
						$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m
Less than 3 months							6,745				1,201				-				7,946				3,760				1,457				-				5,217
Between 3 and 12 months							5,576				2,738				-				8,314				2,483				2,729				-				5,212
Between 1 and 5 years							19,302				12,960				403				32,665				9,762				14,045				592				24,399
Greater than 5 years							17,085				493				2,134				19,712				23,461				884				3,085				27,430
No maturity							-				-				747				747				-				-				855				855
Available-for-sale-assets							48,708				17,392				3,284				69,384				39,466				19,115				4,532				63,113

During the year, the Group recognised a net gain (before tax) in respect of available-for-sale (AFS) assets of $15 million (2016: $48 million) in other operating income.

The carrying value of AFS equity securities is $747 million (2016: $855 million). This includes the Group’s $676 million (2016: $795 million) investment in the Bank of Tianjin (BoT) that ceased being classified as an associate in March 2016.

 

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12. NET LOANS AND ADVANCES

The following table provides details of net loans and advances for the Group:

 

		2017  $m				2016   $m
Overdrafts			7,345				8,153
Credit cards			11,009				11,846
Commercial bills			11,068				12,592
Term loans – housing			337,309				323,144
Term loans – non-housing			213,308				219,198
Other			3,405				4,011
Subtotal			583,444				578,944
Unearned income			(411)				(544)
Capitalised brokerage/mortgage origination fees			1,058				1,064
Customer liability for acceptances1			-				571
Gross loans and advances (including assets classified as held for sale)			584,091				580,035
Provision for credit impairment (refer to Note 13)			(3,798)				(4,183)
Net loans and advances (including assets classified as held for sale)			580,293				575,852
Less: Net loans and advances classified as held for sale (refer to Note 28)			(5,962)				-
Net loans and advances			574,331				575,852
Residual contractual maturity:
Within one year			108,555				116,135
After more than one year			465,776				459,717
Net loans and advances			574,331				575,852
Carried on Balance Sheet at:
Amortised cost			574,175				575,440
Fair value through profit or loss (designated on initial recognition)			156				397
Fair value through profit or loss (held for trading)			-				15
Net loans and advances			574,331				575,852

 

1.	Customer liability for acceptances has been recognised in other assets from 30 September 2017.

 

 

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13. PROVISION FOR CREDIT IMPAIRMENT

PROVISION FOR CREDIT IMPAIRMENT - BALANCE SHEET

 

		Net loans and         advances								Off-balance sheet credit     related commitments								Total
Provision for credit impairment		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Individual provision
Balance at start of year			1,278				1,038				29				23				1,307				1,061
New and increased provisions			2,068				2,435				1				10				2,069				2,445
Write-backs			(501	)			(311	)			-				-				(501	)			(311	)
Bad debts written off (excluding recoveries)			(1,693	)			(1,722	)			-				-				(1,693	)			(1,722	)
Other1			(34	)			(162	)			(12	)			(4	)			(46	)			(166	)
Total individual provision			1,118				1,278				18				29				1,136				1,307
Collective provision
Balance at start of year			2,245				2,279				631				677				2,876				2,956
Charge/(release) to profit or loss			(76	)			49				(66	)			(32	)			(142	)			17
Other2			(51	)			(83	)			(21	)			(14	)			(72	)			(97	)
Total collective provision			2,118				2,245				544				631				2,662				2,876
Total provision for credit impairment			3,236				3,523				562				660				3,798				4,183

 

1.	Other individual provision includes the Esanda Dealer Finance divestment, an adjustment for exchange rate fluctuations, and the impact of discount unwind on individual provisions.

2.	Other collective provision includes the Esanda Dealer Finance divestment, Asia Retail and Wealth business divestment and an adjustment for exchange rate fluctuations.

CREDIT IMPAIRMENT CHARGE - INCOME STATEMENT

 

Credit impairment charge		2017 $m				2016 $m
New and increased provisions			2,069				2,445
Write-backs			(501	)			(311	)
Recoveries of amounts previously written-off			(228	)			(222	)
Individual credit impairment charge			1,340				1,912
Collective credit impairment charge/(release)			(142	)			17
Total credit impairment charge			1,198				1,929

 

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13. PROVISION FOR CREDIT IMPAIRMENT (continued)

 

 

 

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14. DEPOSITS AND OTHER BORROWINGS

 

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Certificates of deposit			55,222				61,429
Term deposits			193,371				192,147
On demand and short term deposits			250,392				235,101
Deposits not bearing interest			22,913				20,892
Deposits from banks and securities sold under repurchase agreements			59,292				57,759
Commercial paper and other borrowings1			18,979				20,867
Deposits and other borrowings (including liabilities held for sale)			600,169				588,195
Less: Deposits and other borrowings classified as held for sale (refer to Note 28)			(4,558	)			-
Deposits and other borrowings			595,611				588,195
Residual contractual maturity:
- to be settled within 1 year			577,495				567,567
- to be settled after 1 year			18,116				20,628
Deposits and other borrowings			595,611				588,195
Carried on Balance Sheet at:
Amortised cost			592,114				583,002
Fair value through profit or loss (designated on initial recognition)			3,497				5,193
Deposits and other borrowings			595,611				588,195

 

1.

Other borrowings related to secured investments of the consolidated subsidiary UDC Finance Limited (UDC) of NZD 1.0 billion (September 2016: NZD 1.6 billion) and the accrued interest thereon which are secured by a security interest over all the assets of UDC NZD 3.0 billion (September 2016: NZD 2.7 billion).

 

 

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15. DEBT ISSUANCES

The Group uses a variety of funding programmes to issue senior debt (including covered bonds and securitisations) and subordinated debt. The difference between senior debt and subordinated debt is that holders of senior debt take priority over holders of subordinated debt owed by the relevant issuer and subordinated debt will be repaid by the relevant issuer only after the repayment of claims of depositors, other creditors and the senior debt holders.

 

		2017   $m				2016     $m
Senior debt			68,852				70,041
Covered bonds			19,859				21,039
Securitisation			1,552				-
Total unsubordinated debt			90,263				91,080
Subordinated debt
- Additional Tier 1 capital			8,452				9,493
- Tier 2 capital			9,258				12,471
Total subordinated debt			17,710				21,964
Total debt issued			107,973				113,044

TOTAL DEBT ISSUED BY CURRENCY

The table below shows the Group’s issued debt by currency of issue, which broadly represents the debt holders’ base location.

 

				2017   $m				2016     $m
USD		United States Dollars			45,799				44,536
EUR		Euro			22,507				25,141
AUD		Australian Dollars			23,194				24,083
NZD		New Zealand Dollars			6,361				6,972
JPY		Japanese Yen			3,233				4,069
CHF		Swiss Francs			2,248				2,074
GBP		Pounds Sterling			854				1,744
HKD		Hong Kong Dollars			1,136				1,188
Other		Chinese Yuan, Norwegian Kroner, Turkish Lira, Singapore Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Mexican Peso and South African Rand			2,641				3,237
Total debt issued					107,973				113,044
Residual contractual maturity:
- to be settled within 1 year					13,458				23,348
- to be settled after 1 year					92,159				87,177
- no maturity date (instruments in perpetuity)					2,356				2,519
Total debt issued					107,973				113,044

SUBORDINATED DEBT

Subordinated debt qualifies as regulatory capital for the Group and is classified as either Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital or Tier 2 capital for APRA’s capital adequacy purposes depending on their terms and conditions:

 

•

AT1 capital - perpetual capital instruments such as:

 

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ANZ Convertible Preference Shares (ANZ CPS);

 

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ANZ Capital Notes (ANZ CN);

 

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ANZ Capital Securities (ANZ CS); and

 

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ANZ NZ Capital Notes (ANZ NZ CN).

 

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Tier 2 capital - all other perpetual or term subordinated notes.

 

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AT1 CAPITAL

All outstanding AT1 capital instruments (other than CPS3) are Basel III fully compliant instruments (refer to Note 22 Capital Management for further information about Basel III). For CPS3, APRA has granted the Group transitional Basel III capital treatment until 1 September 2019. CPS3, and each of the ANZ CN and ANZ CS rank equally with each other.

Distributions on the AT1 capital instruments are non-cumulative and subject to the issuer’s absolute discretion and certain payment conditions (including regulatory requirements). Distributions on CPS3 and ANZ CN are franked in line with the franking applied to ANZ ordinary shares.

Where specified, the AT1 capital instruments provide the issuer with an early redemption or conversion option on a specified date and in certain other circumstances (such as a tax or regulatory event). This option is subject to APRA’s and, in respect of the ANZ NZ CN, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) prior written approval.

Where specified, the AT1 capital instruments will immediately convert into a variable number of ANZ ordinary shares (based on the average market price of the shares immediately prior to conversion less a 1% discount, subject to a maximum conversion number) if:

 

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ANZ’s or, in the case of the ANZ NZ CN, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited’s (ANZ NZ) Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio is equal to or less than 5.125% - known as a Common Equity Capital Trigger Event; or

 

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APRA notifies the Company that, without the conversion or write-off of certain securities or a public sector injection of capital (or equivalent support), it considers that the Company would become non-viable or, in the case of the ANZ NZ CN, the RBNZ directs ANZ NZ to convert or write-off the notes or a statutory manager is appointed to ANZ NZ and decides that ANZ NZ must convert or write-off the notes – known as a Non-Viability Trigger Event.

The AT1 capital instruments (other than the ANZ CS) mandatorily convert into a variable number of ANZ ordinary shares (based on the average market price of the shares immediately prior to conversion less a 1% discount):

 

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on a specified date; or

 

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on an earlier date under certain circumstances.

However the mandatory conversion is deferred for a specified period if certain conversion tests are not met.

The tables below show the key details of the Group’s AT1 capital instruments on issue at 30 September in both the current and prior year:

 ANZ Convertible Preference Shares (ANZ CPS)

 

		CPS2		CPS3
Issuer		ANZ		ANZ
Issue date		17 December 2009		28 September 2011
Issue amount		$1,968 million		$1,340 million
		On 27 September 2016, ANZ bought back and cancelled $900 million of CPS2, and reinvested the proceeds into CN4. The remaining CPS2 was bought back and cancelled on 15 December 2016.		On 28 September 2017, ANZ bought back and cancelled $767 million of CPS3, and either reinvested the proceeds into CN5 or returned the cash proceeds to investors.
Face value		$100		$100
Dividend frequency		Quarterly in arrears		Semi-annually in arrears
Dividend rate		Floating rate: (90 day Bank Bill rate +3.1%)x (1-Australian corporate tax rate)		Floating rate: (180 day Bank Bill rate +3.1%)x(1-Australian corporate tax rate)
Issuer’s early redemption or  conversion option		No		1 March 2018 and each subsequent semi-annual dividend payment date
Mandatory conversion date		N/A		1 September 2019
Common equity capital trigger event		No		Yes
Non-viability trigger event		No		No
Cash dividend payments treated  as interest expense		$8 million (2016: $75 million)		$47 million (2016: $51 million)
Carrying value 2017 (net of issue costs)		$nil million (2016: $1,068 million)		$573 million (2016: $1,340 million)

 

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ANZ Capital Notes (ANZ CN)

 

		CN1		CN2		CN3
Issuer		ANZ		ANZ		ANZ, acting through its New Zealand branch
Issue date		7 August 2013		31 March 2014		5 March 2015
Issue amount		$1,120 million		$1,610 million		$970 million
Face value		$100		$100		$100
Distribution frequency		Semi-annually in arrears		Semi-annually in arrears		Semi-annually in arrears
Distribution rate		Floating rate: (180 day Bank Bill rate +3.4%)x(1-Australian corporate tax rate)		Floating rate: (180 day Bank Bill rate +3.25%)x(1-Australian corporate tax rate)		Floating rate: (180 day Bank Bill rate +3.6%)x(1-Australian corporate tax rate)
Issuer’s early redemption or conversion option		1 September 2021		24 March 2022		24 March 2023
Mandatory conversion date		1 September 2023		24 March 2024		24 March 2025
Common equity capital trigger event		Yes		Yes		Yes
Non-viability trigger event		Yes		Yes		Yes
Carrying value 2017 (net of issue costs)		$1,116 million (2016: $1,115 million)		$1,604 million (2016: $1,602 million)		$963 million (2016: $962 million)
				CN4		CN5
Issuer				ANZ		ANZ
Issue date				27 September 2016		28 September 2017
Issue amount				$1,622 million		$931 million
Face value				$100		$100
Distribution frequency				Quarterly in arrears		Quarterly in arrears
Distribution rate				Floating rate: (90 day Bank Bill rate +4.7%)x(1-Australian corporate tax rate)		Floating rate: (90 day Bank Bill rate +3.8%)x(1-Australian corporate tax rate)
Issuer’s early redemption or conversion option				20 March 2024		20 March 2025
Mandatory conversion date				20 March 2026		20 March 2027
Common equity capital trigger event				Yes		Yes
Non-viability trigger event				Yes		Yes
Carrying value 2017 (net of issue costs)				$1,608 million (2016: $1,604 million)		$925 million (2016: $0 million)

 

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 ANZ Capital Securities (ANZ CS)

 

Issuer		ANZ, acting through its London branch
Issue date		15 June 2016
Issue amount		USD 1,000 million
Face value		Minimum denomination of USD 200,000 and an integral multiple of USD 1,000 above that
Interest frequency		Semi-annually in arrears
Interest rate		Fixed at 6.75% p.a. until 15 June 2026. Reset on 15 June 2026 and each 5 year anniversary to a floating rate: 5 year USD mid-market swap rate + 5.168%
Issuer’s early redemption option		15 June 2026 and each 5 year anniversary
Common equity capital trigger event		Yes
Non-viability trigger event		Yes
Carrying value 2017 (net of issue costs)		$1,206 million (2016: $1,329 million)
ANZ NZ Capital Notes (ANZ NZ CN)
Issuer		ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (ANZ NZ)
Issue date		31 March 2015
Issue amount		NZD 500 million
Face value		NZD 1
Interest frequency		Quarterly in arrears
		Fixed at 7.2% p.a. until 25 May 2020. Resets in May 2020 to a floating rate: New Zealand 3 month bank bill rate + 3.5%
Interest rate
		Interest payments are subject to ANZ NZ’s absolute discretion and certain payment conditions (including APRA and RBNZ requirements)
Issuer’s early redemption option		25 May 2020
Mandatory conversion date		25 May 2022
Common equity capital trigger event		Yes
Non-viability trigger event		Yes
Carrying value 2017 (net of issue costs)		$457 million (2016: $473 million)

 

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TIER 2 CAPITAL

The convertible term subordinated notes are Basel III fully compliant instruments. If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs, the convertible term subordinated notes will immediately convert into ANZ ordinary shares (based on the average market price of the shares immediately prior to conversion less a 1% discount, subject to a maximum conversion number).

APRA has granted transitional Basel III capital treatment for:

 

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all other term subordinated notes until their first call date;

 

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the USD 300 million perpetual subordinated notes until the end of the transitional period (December 2021); and

 

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the NZD 835 million perpetual subordinated notes until the April 2018 call date.

The table below shows the Tier 2 capital subordinated notes the Group holds at 30 September in both the current and prior year:

 

Currency		Face value		Maturity		Next optional call date –subject         to APRA’s prior approval				Interest rate				Non- Viability Trigger Event				2017 $m				2016 $m
Basel III transitional subordinated notes (perpetual)
USD		300m		Perpetual			Each semi-annual interest payment date				Floating				No				382				394
NZD		835m1		Perpetual			2018				Fixed				No				768				796
Basel III transitional subordinated notes (term)
EUR		750m		2019			N/A				Fixed				No				1,205				1,224
AUD		500m		2022			2017				Floating				No				-				499
AUD		1,509m		2022			2017				Floating				No				-				1,507
USD		750m		2022			2017				Fixed				No				-				978
AUD		750m		2023			2018				Floating				No				747				749
Total Basel III transitional subordinated notes																			3,102				6,147
Basel III fully compliant convertible subordinated notes (term)
AUD		750m		2024			2019				Floating				Yes				750				750
USD		800m		2024			N/A				Fixed				Yes				1,061				1,158
CNY		2,500m		2025			2020				Fixed				Yes				478				491
SGD		500m		2027			2022				Fixed				Yes				478				493
AUD		200m		2027			2022				Fixed				Yes				199				199
JPY		20,000m		2026			N/A				Fixed				Yes				226				264
AUD		700m		2026			2021				Floating				Yes				699				700
USD		1,500m		2026			N/A				Fixed				Yes				1,817				2,011
JPY		10,000m		2026			2021				Fixed				Yes				112				129
JPY		10,000m		2028			2023				Fixed				Yes				111				129
AUD		225m		2032			2027				Fixed				Yes				225				-
Total Basel III fully compliant subordinated notes																			6,156				6,324
Total Tier 2 capital																			9,258				12,471

 

1.	Call is subject to prior RBNZ and APRA approval.

 

 

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16. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND MODEL

INTRODUCTION

The use of financial instruments is fundamental to the Group’s businesses of providing banking and other financial services to our customers. The associated financial risks (primarily credit, market, and liquidity risks) are a significant portion of the Group’s principal risks.

We disclose details of all principal risks impacting the Group, and further information on the Group’s risk management activities, in the Governance and Risk Management section.

This note details the Group’s financial risk management policies, processes and quantitative disclosures in relation to the key financial risks:

 

Principal financial risks		Key sections applicable to this risk
Overview		•  An overview of our Risk Management Framework
Credit risk Credit risk is the risk of financial loss from a customer, or counterparty, failing to meet their financial obligations – including the whole and timely payment of principal, interest, collateral, and other receivables.		•  Credit risk overview, management and control responsibilities   •  Maximum exposure to credit risk   •  Credit quality   •  Concentrations of credit risk   •  Collateral management
Market risk Market risk is the risk of loss arising from potential adverse changes in the value of the Group’s assets and liabilities and other trading positions from fluctuations in market variables. These variables include, but are not limited to interest rates, foreign exchange, equity prices, commodity prices, credit spreads, implied volatilities, and asset correlations.		•  Market risk overview, management and control responsibilities   •  Measurement of market risk   •  Traded and Non-traded market risk   •  Equity securities classified as Available-for-sale   •  Foreign currency risk – structural exposures
Liquidity and funding risk Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group is unable to meet its payment obligations when they fall due; or does not have the appropriate amount, tenor and composition of funding and liquidity to fund increases in its assets.   Refer to Note 29 Life Insurance Business for details of the insurance and funds management risk management.		•  Liquidity risk overview, management and control responsibilities   •  Key areas of measurement for liquidity risk   •  Funding position   •  Residual contractual maturity analysis of the Group’s liabilities

 

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OVERVIEW

AN OVERVIEW OF OUR RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

This overview is provided to aid the users of the financial statements to understand the context of the financial disclosures required under AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures. It should be read in conjunction with the Governance and Risk Management section.

The Board is responsible for establishing and overseeing the Group’s Risk Management Framework (RMF). The Board has delegated authority to the Board Risk Committee (BRC) to develop and monitor compliance with the Group’s risk management policies. The BRC reports regularly to the Board on its activities.

The Board approves the strategic objectives of the Group including:

 

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the Risk Appetite Statement (RAS), sets out the Board’s expectations regarding the degree of risk that ANZ is prepared to accept in pursuit of its strategic objectives and business plan; and

 

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the Risk Management Strategy (RMS), which describes ANZ’s strategy for managing risks and the key elements of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) that gives effect to this strategy. This includes a description of each material risk, and an overview of how the RMF addresses each risk, with reference to the relevant policies, standards and procedures. It also includes information on how ANZ identifies measures, evaluates, monitors, reports and controls or mitigates material risks.

The Group, through its training and management standards and procedures, aims to maintain a disciplined and robust control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations. At ANZ, risk is everyone’s responsibility.

The Group has an independent risk management function, headed by the Chief Risk Officer who:

 

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is responsible for overseeing the risk profile and the risk management framework;

 

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can effectively challenge activities and decisions that materially affect ANZ’s risk profile; and

 

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has an independent reporting line to the BRC to enable the appropriate escalation of issues of concern.

The Internal Audit Function reports directly to the Board Audit Committee (BAC). Internal Audit provides:

 

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an independent evaluation of the Group’s RMF annually and undertakes a comprehensive review every three years;

 

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assurance on the appropriateness, effectiveness and adequacy of the risk management framework, which includes assurance the framework is operating effectively; and

 

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recommendations to improve the framework and/or work practices to strengthen the effectiveness of day to day operations.

 

 

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CREDIT RISK

CREDIT RISK OVERVIEW, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES

Granting credit facilities to customers is one of the Group’s major sources of income. As this activity is also a principal risk, the Group dedicates considerable resources to its management. The Group assumes credit risk in a wide range of lending and other activities in diverse markets and in many jurisdictions. Credit risks arise from traditional lending to customers as well as from inter-bank, treasury, trade finance and capital markets activities around the world.

Our credit risk management framework ensures we apply a consistent approach across the Group when we measure, monitor and manage the credit risk appetite set by the Board. The Board is assisted and advised by the BRC in discharging its duty to oversee credit risk. The BRC:

 

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sets the credit risk appetite and credit strategies; and

 

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approves credit transactions beyond the discretion of executive management.

We quantify credit risk through an internal credit rating system (masterscales) to ensure consistency across exposure types and to provide a consistent framework for reporting and analysis. The system uses models and other tools to measure the following for customer exposures:

 

Probability of Default (PD)		Expressed by a Customer Credit Rating (CCR), reflecting the Group’s assessment of a customer’s ability to service and repay debt.
Exposure at Default (EAD)		The expected amount of loan outstanding at the time of default.
Loss in the Event of Default (LGD)		Expressed by a Security Indicator (SI) ranging from A to G. The SI is calculated by reference to the percentage of loan covered by security which the Group can realise if a customer defaults. The A-G scale is supplemented by a range of other SIs which cover such factors as cash cover and sovereign backing. For some customers, we group exposures into large homogenous pools - and the LGD is assigned at the pool level.

Our specialist credit risk teams develop and validate the Group’s PD and LGD rating models. The outputs from these models drive our day-to-day credit risk management decisions including origination, pricing, approval levels, regulatory capital adequacy, economic capital allocation, and credit provisioning.

All customers with whom ANZ has a credit relationship are assigned a CCR at origination via either of the following assessment approaches:

 

Large and more complex lending		Retail and some small business lending
Rating models provide a consistent and structured assessment, with judgement required around the use of out-of-model factors. We handle credit approval on a dual approval basis, jointly with the business writer and an independent credit officer.		Automated assessment of credit applications using a combination of scoring (application and behavioural), policy rules and external credit reporting information. If the application does not meet the automated assessment criteria, then it is referred out for manual assessment.

We use the Group’s internal CCRs to manage the credit quality of financial assets neither past due nor impaired. To enable wider comparisons, the Group’s CCRs are mapped to external rating agency scales as follows:

 

Internal Rating		ANZ Customer Requirements		Moody’s Rating		Standard & Poors Rating
Strong credit profile		Demonstrated superior stability in their operating and financial performance over the long-term, and whose capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.		Aaa - Baa3		AAA - BBB-
Satisfactory risk		Demonstrated sound operational and financial stability over the medium to long-term — even though some may be susceptible to cyclical trends or variability in earnings.		Ba1 - Ba3		BB+ - BB-
Sub-standard but not past due nor impaired		Demonstrated some operational and financial instability, with variability and uncertainty in profitability and liquidity projected to continue over the short and possibly medium term.		B1 - Caa		B+ - CCC

 

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CREDIT RISK (continued)

MAXIMUM EXPOSURE TO CREDIT RISK

For financial assets recognised on the balance sheet, the maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying amount. In certain circumstances there may be differences between the carrying amounts reported on the balance sheet and the amounts reported in the tables below. Principally, these differences arise in respect of financial assets that are subject to risks other than credit risk, such as equity instruments which are primarily subject to market risk, or bank notes and coins.

For undrawn facilities, this maximum exposure to credit risk is the full amount of the committed facilities. For contingent exposures, the maximum exposure to credit risk is the maximum amount the group would have to pay if the instrument is called upon.

The table below shows our maximum exposure to credit risk of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions before taking account of any collateral held or other credit enhancements.

 

		Reported								Excluded1/Other2								Maximum exposure to credit risk
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
On-balance sheet positions
Net loans and advances2			580,293				575,852				(562	)			(660	)			580,855				576,512
Other financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			68,048				66,220				1,544				1,457				66,504				64,763
Settlement balances owed to ANZ			5,504				4,406				5,504				4,406				-				-
Collateral paid			8,987				12,723				-				-				8,987				12,723
Trading securities			43,605				47,188				4,713				6,597				38,892				40,591
Derivative financial instruments			62,518				87,496				-				-				62,518				87,496
Available-for-sale assets			69,384				63,113				747				855				68,637				62,258
Regulatory deposits			2,015				2,296				-				-				2,015				2,296
Investments backing policy liabilities			37,964				35,656				37,964				35,656				-				-
Other financial assets3			3,764				3,541				-				-				3,764				3,541
Total other financial assets			301,789				322,639				50,472				48,971				251,317				273,668
Subtotal			882,082				898,491				49,910				48,311				832,172				850,180
Off-balance sheet positions
Undrawn and contingent facilities2, 4			232,162				245,189				562				660				231,600				244,529
Total			1,114,244				1,143,680				50,472				48,971				1,063,772				1,094,709

 

1.

Excluded comprises bank notes and coins and cash at bank within liquid assets, equity securities within available-for-sale financial assets and investments relating to the insurance business where the credit risk is passed onto the policy holder. In 2017, equity securities and precious metal exposures recognised as trading securities and trade dated assets recognised as settlement balances owed to ANZ have been excluded as they do not carry credit risk. Comparatives have been restated accordingly.

2.

Other relates to the transfer of individual and collective provisions related to off-balance sheet facilities held in net loans and advances. The provisions are transferred for the purposes of showing the maximum exposure to credit risk by relevant facility type in this and the following tables. Net loans and advances include loans and advances held for sale.

3.	Other financial assets mainly comprise accrued interest, insurance receivables and acceptances.

4.	Undrawn facilities and contingent facilities includes guarantees, letters of credit and performance related contingencies.

 

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CREDIT RISK (continued)

CREDIT QUALITY

The table below provides an analysis of the credit quality of the maximum exposure to credit risk split by:

 

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neither past due nor impaired financial assets by credit quality;

 

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past due but not impaired assets by ageing; and

 

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restructured and impaired assets presented as gross amounts and net of individual provisions.

 

		Net loans and advances								Other financial assets								Off-balance sheet credit related commitments								Total
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Neither past due nor impaired
Strong credit profile			409,119				432,049				246,774				268,744				189,811				200,510				845,704				901,303
Satisfactory risk1			138,018				110,861				4,429				4,567				39,765				41,500				182,212				156,928
Sub-standard but not past due or impaired			17,517				18,182				114				343				1,943				2,438				19,574				20,963
Subtotal			564,654				561,092				251,317				273,654				231,519				244,448				1,047,490				1,079,194
Past due but not impaired
³ 1 < 30 days			8,790				7,966				-				-				-				-				8,790				7,966
³ 30 < 60 days			2,143				1,910				-				-				-				-				2,143				1,910
³ 60 < 90 days			1,148				1,070				-				-				-				-				1,148				1,070
³ 90 days			2,953				2,703				-				-				-				-				2,953				2,703
Subtotal			15,034				13,649				-				-				-				-				15,034				13,649
Restructured and impaired
Impaired loans			2,118				2,646				-				-				-				-				2,118				2,646
Restructured items2			167				403				-				-				-				-				167				403
Non-performing commitments and contingencies			-				-				-				-				99				110				99				110
Other			-				-				-				14				-				-				-				14
Gross impaired financial assets			2,285				3,049				-				14				99				110				2,384				3,173
Individual provisions			(1,118	)			(1,278	)			-				-				(18	)			(29	)			(1,136	)			(1,307	)
Subtotal restructured and net impaired			1,167				1,771				-				14				81				81				1,248				1,866
Total			580,855				576,512				251,317				273,668				231,600				244,529				1,063,772				1,094,709

1.	Movement in credit profile in 2017 was due to the implementation of ANZ’s revised Capital Mortgage model, which re-rated the Australian mortgage portfolio.

2.

Restructured items are facilities in which the original contractual terms have been modified for reasons related to the financial difficulties of the customer. Restructuring may consist of reduction of interest, principal or other payments legally due, or an extension in maturity materially beyond those typically offered for new facilities with similar risk.

 

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CREDIT RISK (continued)

CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK

Credit risk becomes concentrated when a number of customers are engaged in similar activities, have similar economic characteristics, or have similar activities within the same geographic region – therefore, they may be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. The Group monitors its credit portfolio to manage risk concentration and rebalance the portfolio. The Group also applies single customer counterparty limits to protect against unacceptably large exposures to one single customer.

Composition of financial instruments that give rise to credit risk by industry group are presented below:

 

		Loans and advances								Other financial assets								Off-balance sheet credit related commitments								Total
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining			35,592				37,003				773				1,045				16,093				17,090				52,458				55,138
Business services			8,413				7,846				182				240				7,251				7,420				15,846				15,506
Construction			6,965				7,265				84				120				6,419				6,668				13,468				14,053
Electricity, gas and water supply			6,472				6,388				1,186				2,007				6,103				5,900				13,761				14,295
Entertainment, leisure and tourism			12,462				11,972				447				615				3,650				3,629				16,559				16,216
Financial, investment and insurance			39,741				39,094				162,198				191,081				29,640				22,207				231,579				252,382
Government and official institutions			2,307				2,224				73,904				65,295				2,733				3,084				78,944				70,603
Manufacturing			21,107				22,913				2,691				3,475				38,872				45,597				62,670				71,985
Personal lending			352,841				346,922				1,902				2,428				62,090				70,156				416,833				419,506
Property services			42,514				41,487				838				1,402				13,057				14,611				56,409				57,500
Retail trade			13,375				13,331				321				451				6,506				6,748				20,202				20,530
Transport and storage			11,884				13,148				1,163				1,685				6,998				6,942				20,045				21,775
Wholesale trade			14,178				14,799				2,817				2,680				20,501				25,630				37,496				43,109
Other			15,593				15,123				2,811				1,144				12,249				9,507				30,653				25,774
Gross total			583,444				579,515				251,317				273,668				232,162				245,189				1,066,923				1,098,372
Provision for credit impairment			(3,236	)			(3,523	)			-				-				(562	)			(660	)			(3,798	)			(4,183	)
Subtotal			580,208				575,992				251,317				273,668				231,600				244,529				1,063,125				1,094,189
Unearned income			(411	)			(544	)			-				-				-				-				(411	)			(544	)
Capitalised brokerage/mortgage origination fees			1,058				1,064				-				-				-				-				1,058				1,064
Maximum exposure to credit risk			580,855				576,512				251,317				273,668				231,600				244,529				1,063,772				1,094,709

 

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CREDIT RISK (continued)

COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT

We use collateral for on and off-balance sheet exposures to mitigate credit risk if a counterparty cannot meet its repayment obligations from its expected cashflows. For some products, the collateral provided by customers is fundamental to the product’s structuring, so it is not strictly the secondary source of repayment - for example, lending secured by trade receivables is typically repaid by the collection of those receivables.

The nature of collateral or security held for the relevant classes of financial assets is as follows:

 

Loans – housing and personal		Housing loans are secured by mortgage(s) over property and additional security may take the form of guarantees and deposits.   Personal lending (including credit cards and overdrafts) is predominantly unsecured. If we take security, then it is restricted to eligible vehicles, motor homes and other assets.
Loans – business		Business loans may be secured, partially secured or unsecured. Typically, we take security by way of a mortgage over property and/or a charge over the business or other assets.   If appropriate, we may take other security to mitigate the credit risk – for example: guarantees, standby letters of credit or derivative protection.
Trading securities, Available- for-sale assets, Derivatives and Other financial assets		For trading securities, we do not seek collateral directly from the issuer or counterparty. However, the collateral may be implicit in the terms of the instrument (for example, with an asset-backed security). The terms of debt securities may include collateralisation.   For derivatives, we typically terminate all contracts with the counterparty and settle on a net basis at market levels current at the time of a counterparty default under International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreements.   Our preferred practice is to use a Credit Support Annex (CSA) to the ISDA so that open derivative positions with the counterparty are aggregated and cash collateral (or other forms of eligible collateral) is exchanged daily. The collateral is provided by the counterparty when their position is out of the money (or provided to the counterparty by ANZ when our position is out of the money).

The table below shows the estimated value of collateral we hold and the net unsecured portion of credit exposures:

 

		Credit exposure								Total value of collateral								Unsecured portion of credit exposure
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Net loans and advances			580,855				576,512				474,746				461,271				106,109				115,241
Other financial assets			251,317				273,668				25,429				30,968				225,888				242,700
Off-balance sheet positions			231,600				244,529				46,083				49,786				185,517				194,743
Total			1,063,772				1,094,709				546,258				542,025				517,514				552,684

 

 

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MARKET RISK

MARKET RISK OVERVIEW, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES

Market risk stems from ANZ’s trading and balance sheet management activities, the impact of changes and correlation between interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads and volatility in bond, commodity or equity prices.

The BRC delegates responsibility for day-to-day management of both market risks and compliance with market risk policies to the Credit & Market Risk Committee (CMRC) and the Group Asset & Liability Committee (GALCO).

Within overall strategies and policies established by the BRC, business units and risk management have joint responsibility for the control of market risk at the Group level. The Market Risk team (a specialist risk management unit independent of the business) allocates market risk limits at various levels and monitors and reports on them daily. This detailed framework allocates individual limits to manage and control exposures using risk factors and profit and loss limits.

Management, measurement and reporting of market risk, the management of market risk is undertaken in two broad categories:

 

Traded Market Risk		Non-Traded Market Risk
Risk of loss from changes in the value of financial instruments due to movements in price factors for both physical and derivative trading positions. Principal risk categories monitored are:		Risk of loss associated with the management of non-traded interest rate risk, liquidity risk and foreign exchange exposures. This includes interest rate risk in the banking book. This risk of loss arises from adverse changes in the overall and relative level of interest rates for different tenors, differences in the actual versus expected net interest margin, and the potential valuation risk associated with embedded options in financial instruments and bank products.
1. Currency risk – potential loss arising from changes in foreign exchange rates or their implied volatilities.
2. Interest rate risk – potential loss from changes in market interest rates or their implied volatilities.
3. Credit spread risk – potential loss arising from a movement in margin or spread relative to a benchmark.
4. Commodity risk – potential loss arising from changes in commodity prices or their implied volatilities.
5. Equity risk – potential loss arising from changes in equity prices.

MEASUREMENT OF MARKET RISK

We primarily manage and control market risk using Value at Risk (VaR), sensitivity analysis and stress testing.

VaR gauges the Group’s possible daily loss based on historical market movements.

The Group’s VaR approach for both traded and non-traded risk is historical simulation. We use historical changes in market rates, prices and volatilities over:

 

•

the previous 500 business days, to calculate standard VaR; and

 

•

a 1-year stressed period, to calculate stressed VaR.

We calculate traded and non-traded VaR using one-day and ten-day holding periods. For stressed VaR, we use a ten-day period. Back testing is used to ensure our VaR models remain accurate.

ANZ measures VaR at a 99% confidence interval which means there is a 99% chance that a loss will not exceed the VaR on any given day.

 

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MARKET RISK (continued)

TRADED AND NON-TRADED MARKET RISK

Traded market risk

The table below shows the traded market risk VaR on a diversified basis by risk categories:

 

		30 September 2017																30 September 2016
		As at $m				High for year $m				Low for year $m				Average for year $m				As at $m				High for year $m				Low for year $m				Average for year $m
Traded value at risk 99% confidence
Foreign exchange			4.2				10.5				2.5				5.1				4.0				11.4				2.2				5.2
Interest rate			6.3				21.3				5.1				7.9				4.7				20.1				4.1				9.1
Credit			4.4				5.4				2.0				3.4				3.3				4.6				2.2				3.2
Commodity			2.2				3.8				1.4				2.1				2.5				2.8				1.1				1.7
Equity			-				0.5				-				0.2				0.5				2.0				0.1				0.2
Diversification benefit1			(7.6	)			n/a				n/a				(7.7	)			(6.8	)			n/a				n/a				(6.2	)
Total VaR			9.5				24.9				6.9				11.0				8.2				25.4				6.1				13.2

 

1.

The diversification benefit reflects risks that offset across categories. The high and low VaR figures reported for each factor did not necessarily occur on the same day as the high and low VaR reported for the Group as a whole. Consequently, a diversification benefit for high and low would not be meaningful and is therefore omitted from the table.

Non-traded market risk

Balance sheet risk management

The principal objectives of balance sheet risk management are to maintain acceptable levels of interest rate and liquidity risk to mitigate the negative impact of movements in interest rates on the earnings and market value of the Group’s banking book, while ensuring the Group maintains sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations as they fall due.

Interest rate risk management

Non-traded interest rate risk relates to the potential adverse impact of changes in market interest rates on the Group’s future net interest income. This risk arises from two principal sources, namely mismatches between the repricing dates of interest bearing assets and liabilities; and the investment of capital and other non-interest bearing liabilities in interest bearing assets. Interest rate risk is reported using VaR and scenario analysis (based on the impact of a 1% rate shock). The table below shows VaR figures for non-traded interest rate risk for the combined Group as well as Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific, Europe and Americas (APEA) geographies which are calculated separately.

 

		30 September 2017																30 September 2016
		As at $m				High for year $m				Low for year $m				Average for year $m				As at $m				High for year $m				Low for year $m				Average for year $m
Non-traded value at risk 99% confidence
Australia			31.6				37.5				25.9				31.3				38.4				40.6				28.0				33.7
New Zealand			11.8				15.1				11.1				12.4				11.4				11.4				8.8				10.0
APEA			14.6				19.0				14.3				15.9				14.7				17.3				14.4				15.8
Diversification benefit1			(20.6	)			n/a				n/a				(19.7	)			(24.0	)			n/a				n/a				(22.9	)
Total VaR			37.4				44.0				33.5				39.9				40.5				44.7				31.3				36.6

 

1.

The diversification benefit reflects the historical correlation between the regions. The high and low VaR figures reported for the region did not necessarily occur on the same day as the high and low VaR reported for the Group as a whole. Consequently, a diversification benefit for high and low would not be meaningful and is therefore omitted from the table.

 

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MARKET RISK (continued)

We undertake scenario analysis to stress test the impact of extreme events on the Group’s market risk exposures. We model an 1% overnight parallel positive shift in the yield curve to determine the potential impact on our net interest income over the next 12 months. This is a standard risk measure which assumes the parallel shift is reflected in all wholesale and customer rates.

The table below shows the outcome of this risk measure for the current and previous financial years, expressed as a percentage of reported net interest income. A positive number signifies that a rate increase is positive for net interest income over the next 12 months.

 

		2017				2016
Impact of 1% rate shock
As at period end			0.52%				0.37%
Maximum exposure			0.65%				0.48%
Minimum exposure			0.01%				0.00%
Average exposure (in absolute terms)			0.28%				0.21%

EQUITY SECURITIES CLASSIFIED AS AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE

Our available-for-sale financial assets contain equity investment holdings which predominantly comprise investments we hold for longer-term strategic reasons. The market risk impact on these equity investments is not captured by the Group’s VaR processes for traded and non-traded market risks. Therefore, the Group regularly reviews the valuations of the investments within the portfolio and assesses whether the investments are impaired based on the recognition and measurement policies set out in Note 11 Available-for-sale Assets.

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK – STRUCTURAL EXPOSURES

Our investment of capital in foreign operations — for example, branches, subsidiaries or associates with functional currencies other than the Australian Dollar — exposes the Group to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates. Variations in the value of these foreign operations arising as a result of exchange differences are reflected in the foreign currency translation reserve in equity.

Where it is considered appropriate, the Group takes out economic hedges against larger foreign exchange denominated revenue streams (primarily New Zealand Dollar, US Dollar and US Dollar correlated). The primary objective of hedging is to ensure that, if practical, the consolidated capital ratios are neutral to the effect of changes in exchange rates. During the current and prior years, we had selective hedges in place. Further detail on the Group’s hedging relationships is disclosed in Note 10 Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING RISK

LIQUIDITY RISK OVERVIEW, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group is either:

 

•

unable to meet its payment obligations (including repaying depositors or maturing wholesale debt) when they fall due; or

 

•

does not have the appropriate amount, tenor and composition of funding and liquidity to support its assets.

Management of liquidity and funding risks are overseen by GALCO. The Group’s liquidity and funding risks are governed by a set of principles approved by the BRC and include:

 

•

maintaining the ability to meet all payment obligations in the immediate term;

 

•

ensuring that the Group has the ability to meet ‘survival horizons’ under a range of ANZ specific, and general market, liquidity stress scenarios, at the site and Group-wide level, to meet cash flow obligations over the short to medium term;

 

•

maintaining strength in the Group’s balance sheet structure to ensure long term resilience in the liquidity and funding risk profile;

 

•

ensuring the liquidity management framework is compatible with local regulatory requirements;

 

•

preparing daily liquidity reports and scenario analysis to quantify the Group’s positions;

 

•

targeting a diversified funding base to avoid undue concentrations by investor type, maturity, market source and currency;

 

•

holding a portfolio of high quality liquid assets to protect against adverse funding conditions and to support day-to-day operations; and

 

•

establishing detailed contingency plans to cover different liquidity crisis events.

KEY AREAS OF MEASUREMENT FOR LIQUIDITY RISK

Scenario modelling of funding sources

ANZ’s liquidity risk appetite is defined by a range of regulatory and internal liquidity metrics mandated by the Board. The metrics cover a range of scenarios of varying duration and level of severity.

A key component of this framework is the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), which is a severe short term liquidity stress scenario mandated by banking regulators including APRA. As part of meeting LCR requirements, the Group has a Committed Liquidity Facility (CLF) with the Reserve Bank of Australia. The CLF has been established to offset the shortage of available High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) in Australia and provides an alternative form of contingent liquidity. The total amount of the CLF available to a qualifying Australian Deposit-taking Institution is set annually by APRA. From 1 January 2017, ANZ’s CLF is $43.8 billion (2016 calendar year end: $50.3 billion).

Liquid assets

The Group holds a portfolio of high quality (unencumbered) liquid assets to protect the Group’s liquidity position in a severely stressed environment, to meet regulatory requirements. HQLA comprise three categories consistent with Basel III LCR requirements:

 

•

HQLA1 – Cash and highest credit quality government, central bank or public sector securities eligible for repurchase with central banks to provide same-day liquidity.

 

•

HQLA2 – High credit quality government, central bank or public sector securities, high quality corporate debt securities and high quality covered bonds eligible for repurchase with central banks to provide same-day liquidity.

 

•

Alternative liquid assets (ALA) – Assets qualifying as collateral for the CLF and eligible securities listed by Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ).

 

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LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING RISK (continued)

 

		Average for year1
		2017 $bn				2016 $bn
Market values post discount
HQLA12			127.8				118.5
HQLA2			4.5				3.7
Internal Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (Australia)2			32.0				35.2
Internal Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (New Zealand)3			0.9				1.3
Other ALA4			15.3				18.1
Total liquid assets			180.5				176.8
Cash flows modelled under stress scenario
Cash outflows			173.6				181.9
Cash inflows			39.7				41.1
Net cash outflows			133.9				140.8
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (%)5			135%				126%

 

1.	Average for year is calculated as prescribed by APRA Prudential Regulatory Standard (APS 210 Liquidity) and consistent with APS 330 requirements.

 

2.	RBA open repo arrangement netted down from CLF, with a corresponding increase in HQLA.

 

3.	New Zealand LCR surplus is excluded from NZ internal Residential Mortgage Backed Securities, consistent with APS 330 treatment.

 

4.	Comprised of assets qualifying as collateral for the CLF, excluding internal RMBS, up to approved facility limit; and any liquid assets contained in the RBNZ’s Liquidity Policy – Annex: Liquidity Assets – Prudential Supervision Department Document BS13A12.

 

5.	All currency Level 2 LCR.

Liquidity crisis contingency planning

The Group maintains APRA-endorsed liquidity crisis contingency plans for analysing and responding to a liquidity threatening event at a country and Group-wide level. Key liquidity contingency crisis planning requirements and guidelines include:

 

Ongoing business management		Early signs/mild stress		Severe Stress
•  Establish crisis/severity levels		•  Monitoring and review		•  Activate contingency funding plans
•  Liquidity limits		•  Management actions not requiring business rationalisation		•  Management actions for altering asset and liability behaviour
•  Early warning indicators
Assigned responsibility for internal and external communications and the appropriate timing to communicate.

Since the precise nature of any stress event cannot be known in advance, we design the plans to be flexible to the nature and severity of the stress event with multiple variables able to be accommodated in any plan.

Group funding

The Group monitors the composition and stability of its funding so that it remains within the Group’s funding risk appetite. This approach ensures that an appropriate proportion of the Group’s assets are funded by stable funding sources, including customer deposits; longer-dated wholesale funding (with a remaining term exceeding one year); and equity.

 

Funding plans prepared		Considerations in preparing funding plans
•  3 year strategic plan prepared annually   •  Annual funding plan as part of budgeting process   •  Forecasting in light of actual results as a calibration to the annual plan		•  Customer balance sheet growth   •  Changes in wholesale funding including: targeted funding volumes; markets; investors; tenors; and currencies for senior, secured, subordinated, hybrid transactions and market conditions

 

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LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING RISK (continued)

FUNDING POSITION

During the year ended 30 September 2017, the Group issued $22.0 billion of term wholesale debt (excluding Additional Tier 1 Capital) with a remaining term greater than one year (2016: $32.1 billion). The weighted average tenor of new term debt was 5.3 years (2016: 5.5 years).

The following tables represent the Group’s funding composition at 30 September:

 

			2017 $m				2016 $m
Customer deposits and other liabilities1
Customer deposits			467,630				449,623
Other funding liabilities2,3			12,838				14,049
Total customer liabilities (funding)			480,468				463,672
Wholesale funding4
Debt issuances			107,973				113,044
Certificates of deposit			55,222				61,429
Commercial paper			18,023				19,349
Other wholesale borrowings2,5,6			65,441				65,924
Total wholesale funding			246,659				259,746
Shareholders’ equity			59,075				57,927
Total funding			786,202				781,345
			2017 $m				2016 $m
Funded assets
Other short term assets & trade finance assets7			58,576				65,800
Liquids6			169,317				161,302
Short term funded assets			227,893				227,102
Lending & fixed assets8			558,309				554,243
Total funded assets			786,202				781,345
Funding liabilities4,6
Other short term liabilities2			46,021				49,288
Short term funding			62,119				69,028
Term funding < 12 months			18,872				23,668
Other customer and central bank deposits1,2,9			78,652				79,115
Total short term funding liabilities			205,664				221,099
Stable customer deposits1,10			421,172				402,146
Term funding > 12 months			91,840				90,708
Shareholders’ equity and hybrid debt			67,526				67,392
Total stable funding			580,538				560,246
Total funding			786,202				781,345

 

1.	Includes term deposits, other deposits and an adjustment to eliminate Wealth Australia investments in ANZ deposit products.

2.	Securitites sold under repurchase agreements reclassified to align with current period presentation.

3.	Includes interest accruals, payables and other liabilities, provisions and net tax provisions, excluding other liabilities in Wealth Australia.

4.	Excludes liability for acceptances as they do not provide net funding.

5.	Includes borrowings from banks, securitites sold under repurchase agreements, net derivative balances, special purpose vehicles and other borrowings.

6.	Includes RBA open-repo arrangement netted down by the exchange settlement account cash balance.

7.	Includes short-dated assets such as trading securities, available-for-sale securities, trade dated assets and trade finance loans.

8.	Excludes trade finance loans.

9.	Total customer liabilities (funding) plus central bank deposits less stable customer deposits.

10.	Stable customer deposits represent operational type deposits or those sourced from retail/business/corporate customers and the stable component of other funding liabilities.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING RISK (continued)

RESIDUAL CONTRACTUAL MATURITY ANALYSIS OF THE GROUP’S LIABILITIES

The tables below provides residual contractual maturity analysis of financial liabilities at 30 September within relevant maturity groupings. All outstanding Debt Issuance and Subordinated Debt is profiled on the earliest date on which the Group may be required to pay. All at-call liabilities are reported in the “Less than 3 month” category. Any other items without a specified maturity date are included in the “After 5 years” category. The amounts represent principal and interest cash flows - so they may differ from equivalent amounts reported on balance sheet.

It should be noted that this is not how the Group manages its liquidity risk. The management of this risk is detailed on page 112.

 

2017		Less than 3 months $m				3 to 12 months $m				1 to 5 years $m				After 5 years $m				Total $m
Settlement balances owed by ANZ			9,914				-				-				-				9,914
Collateral received			5,919				-				-				-				5,919
Deposits and other borrowings			490,282				94,449				19,003				145				603,879
Policy liabilities			37,075				2				19				352				37,448
External unit holder liabilities (life insurance funds)			4,435				-				-				-				4,435
Liability for acceptances			614				-				-				-				614
Debt issuances1,2			4,673				15,290				75,732				24,131				119,826
Derivative liabilities (trading)3			51,556				-				-				-				51,556
Derivative assets and liabilities (balance sheet management)
- Funding
Receive leg			(18,598	)			(20,058	)			(82,876	)			(29,295	)			(150,827	)
Pay leg			18,374				19,830				83,827				29,659				151,690
- Other balance sheet management
Receive leg			(28,031	)			(8,685	)			(14,900	)			(5,021	)			(56,637	)
Pay leg			28,246				9,152				17,024				5,552				59,974
2016		Less than 3 months $m				3 to 12 months $m				1 to 5 years $m				After 5 years $m				Total $m
Settlement balances owed by ANZ			10,625				-				-				-				10,625
Collateral received			6,386				-				-				-				6,386
Deposits and other borrowings			483,364				86,442				21,426				464				591,696
Policy liabilities			35,910				1				29				205				36,145
External unit holder liabilities (life insurance funds)			3,333				-				-				-				3,333
Liability for acceptances			569				-				-				-				569
Debt issuances1,2			11,057				20,348				68,963				25,406				125,774
Derivative liabilities (trading)3			73,592				-				-				-				73,592
Derivative assets and liabilities (balance sheet management)
- Funding
Receive leg			(35,443	)			(26,506	)			(85,478	)			(31,163	)			(178,590	)
Pay leg			35,927				25,920				84,703				31,221				177,771
- Other balance sheet management
Receive leg4			(22,629	)			(9,685	)			(14,534	)			(6,610	)			(53,458	)
Pay leg4			22,820				10,321				16,436				8,168				57,745

 

1.	Any callable wholesale debt instruments have been included at their next call date.

 

2.	Includes subordinated debt instruments that may be settled in cash or in equity, at the option of the Company, and perpetual investments at next call date.

 

3.	The full mark-to-market of derivative liabilities held for trading purposes is included in the ‘less than 3 months’ category.

 

4.	Prior year’s profile has been restated to ensure comparability.

At 30 September 2017, $191,323 million (2016: $207,410 million) of the Group’s undrawn facilities and $40,839 million (2016: $37,779 million) of its issued guarantees mature in less than 1 year, based on the earliest date on which the Group may be required to pay.

 

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17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

The Group carries a significant number of financial instruments on the balance sheet at fair value. The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

VALUATION OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Group has an established control framework, including an appropriate segregation of duties, to ensure that fair values are accurately determined, reported and controlled. The framework includes the following features:

 

•

products are approved for transacting with external customers and counterparties only where fair values can be appropriately determined;

 

•

when using quoted market prices to value an instrument, these are independently verified from external sources;

 

•

fair value methodologies and inputs are evaluated and approved by a function independent of the party that undertakes the transaction;

 

•

movements in fair values are independently monitored and explained by reference to underlying factors relevant to the fair value; and

 

•

valuation adjustments (such as FVA, CVA and bid-offer) are independently validated and monitored.

If the Group holds offsetting risk positions, then the Group uses the portfolio exemption in AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement (AASB 13) to measure the fair value of such groups of financial assets and financial liabilities. We measure the portfolio based on the price that would be received to sell a net long position (an asset) for a particular risk exposure, or to transfer a net short position (a liability) for a particular risk exposure.

FAIR VALUE APPROACH AND VALUATION TECHNIQUES

We use valuation techniques to estimate the fair value of financial assets and liabilities for recognition, measurement and disclosure purposes where no quoted market price for the instrument exists. For those purposes, we use the following approaches:

 

Financial Asset or Liability		Fair Value Approach
Financial instruments classified as:   - trading securities   - securities short sold   - derivative financial assets and liabilities   - available-for-sale assets, and   - investments backing policy liabilities		In instances where there is no quoted market price, modelled valuation techniques are used that incorporate observable market inputs for securities with similar credit risk, maturity and yield characteristics; and/or current market yields for similar instruments.
Net loans and advances, deposits and other borrowings and debt issuances		Discounted cash flow techniques in which contractual future cash flows of the instrument are discounted using discount rates incorporating wholesale market rates, or market borrowing rates, for debt with similar maturities or with a yield curve appropriate for the remaining term to maturity.
Life investment contract liabilities and external unit holder liabilities (life insurance funds)		Valuation based on the fair value of the asset backing policy liabilities using observable inputs. Refer to Note 29 Life Insurance Business.
Non-financial instrument component of assets held for sale		Valuation based on the agreed foreign currency sales price combined with the applicable foreign exchange rate less an estimate of the costs to dispose of the assets.

 

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17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (continued)

 

CLASSIFICATION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

The following tables set out the classification of financial asset and liability categories according to measurement bases together with their carrying amounts as reported on the balance sheet.

 

							2017												2016
			Fair value details refer to Note				At amortised cost $m				At fair value $m				Total $m				At amortised cost $m				At fair value $m				Total $m
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents							68,048				-				68,048				66,220				-				66,220
Settlement balances owed to ANZ							5,504				-				5,504				4,406				-				4,406
Collateral paid							8,987				-				8,987				12,723				-				12,723
Trading securities			9				-				43,605				43,605				-				47,188				47,188
Derivative financial instruments			10				-				62,518				62,518				-				87,496				87,496
Available-for-sale assets			11				-				69,384				69,384				-				63,113				63,113
Net loans and advances			12				574,175				156				574,331				575,440				412				575,852
Regulatory deposits							2,015				-				2,015				2,296				-				2,296
Assets held for sale1							5,966				-				5,966				-				-				-
Investments backing policy liabilities			29				-				37,964				37,964				-				35,656				35,656
Other financial assets							4,364				-				4,364				4,198				-				4,198
Total							669,059				213,627				882,686				665,283				233,865				899,148
Financial liabilities
Settlement balances owed by ANZ							9,914				-				9,914				10,625				-				10,625
Collateral received							5,919				-				5,919				6,386				-				6,386
Deposits and other borrowings			14				592,114				3,497				595,611				583,002				5,193				588,195
Derivative financial instruments			10				-				62,252				62,252				-				88,725				88,725
Liabilities held for sale1							4,635				-				4,635				-				-				-
Policy liabilities2			29				342				37,106				37,448				190				35,955				36,145
External unit holder liabilities (life insurance funds)3							-				4,435				4,435				-				3,333				3,333
Payables and other liabilities							6,458				1,892				8,350				6,485				2,380				8,865
Debt issuances							106,221				1,752				107,973				110,852				2,192				113,044
Total							725,603				110,934				836,537				717,540				137,778				855,318

1.	Assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale include only the components of assets or liabilities held for sale which are financial instruments.

2.	Policy liabilities includes:

•

life insurance contract liabilities of $342 million (2016: $190 million) measured in accordance with AASB 1038 Life Insurance Contracts; and

•

life investment contract liabilities of $37,106 million (2016: $35,955 million) which have been designated at fair value through profit or loss under AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. None of the fair value is attributable to changes in the credit risk of the life investment contract liabilities.

3.	External unit holder liabilities are designated on initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss.

FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE ON THE BALANCE SHEET

The Group categorises financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value into a fair value hierarchy as required by AASB 13 based on the observability of inputs used to measure the fair value:

 

•

Level 1 – valuations based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

•

Level 2 – valuations using inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for a similar asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

•

Level 3 – valuations using inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

 

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17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (continued)

 

The table below summarises the attribution of financial instruments carried at fair value to the fair value hierarchy:

 

			Fair value measurements
			Quoted market price (Level 1)								Using observable inputs (Level 2)								Using unobservable inputs (Level 3)								Total
			2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Financial assets
Trading securities1			40,435				44,856				3,170				2,332				-				-				43,605				47,188
Derivative financial instruments			433				453				61,996				86,934				89				109				62,518				87,496
Available-for-sale assets1			61,694				55,294				7,479				7,580				211				239				69,384				63,113
Net loans and advances (measured at fair value)			-				-				156				397				-				15				156				412
Investments backing policy liabilities1			27,308				24,270				10,306				10,879				350				507				37,964				35,656
Assets held for sale2			-				-				1,748				-				-				-				1,748				-
Total			129,870				124,873				84,855				108,122				650				870				215,375				233,865
Financial liabilities
Deposits and other borrowings (designated at fair value)			-				-				3,497				5,193				-				-				3,497				5,193
Derivative financial instruments			275				408				61,900				88,215				77				102				62,252				88,725
Policy liabilities3			-				-				37,106				35,955				-				-				37,106				35,955
External unit holder liabilities (life insurance funds)			-				-				4,435				3,333				-				-				4,435				3,333
Payables and other liabilities (measured at fair value)4			1,726				2,294				166				86				-				-				1,892				2,380
Debt issuances (designated at fair value)			-				-				1,752				2,192				-				-				1,752				2,192
Total			2,001				2,702				108,856				134,974				77				102				110,934				137,778

 

1.	During the period we transferred:

•

$713 million (2016: $495 million) from Level 1 to Level 2 following reduced trading activity in the associated securities; and

•

$44 million (2016: $53 million) from Level 2 to Level 1 following increased trading activity to support the quoted prices.

We deem transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 to have occurred as at the beginning of the reporting period in which the transfer occurred.

2.	The amount classified as Assets held for sale relates to non-financial instruments required to be measured at fair value less costs to sell in accordance with AASB 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations.

3.	Policy liabilities relate only to life investment contract liabilities, as we designate these at fair value through profit or loss.

4.	Payables and other liabilities relates to securities short sold, which we classify as held for trading and measured at fair value through profit or loss.

Level 3 fair value measurements

The net balance of Level 3 financial instruments is an asset of $573 million (2016: $768 million). The financial instruments which incorporate significant unobservable inputs primarily include:

 

•

structured credit products for which credit spreads and default probabilities relating to the reference assets and derivative counterparties cannot be observed;

 

•

other derivatives, including reverse mortgage swaps for which the mortality rate cannot be observed;

 

•

asset backed securities and illiquid corporate bonds for which the effect on the fair value of issuer credit cannot be directly or indirectly observed in the market; and

 

•

investments in illiquid or suspended managed funds that are not currently redeemable.

The movement in Investments backing policy liabilities classified as Level 3 is predominantly due to sales of assets in this category. Aside from this movement, there have been no significant movements or changes in the composition of the balance of Level 3 instruments that the Group carries at fair value during the current or prior periods.

 

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17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (continued)

 

Sensitivity to Level 3 data inputs

If we make assumptions due to significant inputs not being directly observable in the market place (Level 3 inputs), then changing these assumptions changes the Group’s estimate of the instrument’s fair value. The majority of transactions in this category are ‘back-to-back’ in nature — that is, the Group either acts as a financial intermediary or hedges the market risks. As a result, changes in the Level 3 inputs generally have minimal impact on net profit and net assets of the Group.

Deferred fair value gains and losses

If we use unobservable data that is significant to the fair value of a financial instrument at initial recognition then we do not immediately recognise the difference between the transaction price and the amount we determine based on the valuation technique (day one gain or loss) in profit or loss. After initial recognition, we recognise the day one gain or loss in profit or loss over the life of the transaction on a straight line basis or until all inputs become observable.

The day one gains and losses we defer are not significant. They predominately relate to derivative financial instruments. This is consistent with the low level of derivative transactions that the Group enters into which incorporate significant unobservable inputs.

Fair value designation

We designate certain loans and advances and certain deposits and other borrowings and debt issuances as fair value through profit or loss:

 

•

where they contain a separable embedded derivative which may significantly modify the instruments’ cash flow; or

 

•

in order to eliminate an accounting mismatch which would arise if the asset or liabilities were otherwise carried at amortised cost. This mismatch arises as we measure the derivative financial instruments (which we acquired to mitigate interest rate risk of the assets or liabilities) at fair value through profit or loss.

Our approach ensures that we recognise the fair value movements on the assets or liabilities in profit or loss in the same period as the movement on the associated derivatives.

We may also designate certain loans and advances and certain deposits and other borrowings and debt issuances as fair value through profit or loss where they are managed on a fair value basis to align the measurement with how the instruments are managed.

FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES NOT MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE

The following sets out the Group’s basis of estimating fair values of the above financial instruments carried at amortised cost:

 

Financial Asset and Liability		Fair Value Approach
Net loans and advances to banks		Discounted cash flows using prevailing market rates for loans with similar credit quality.
Net loans and advances to customers		Present value of future cash flows, discounted using a curve that incorporates changes in wholesale market rates, the Group’s cost of wholesale funding and the customer margin, as appropriate.
Deposit liability without a specified maturity or at call		The amount payable on demand at the reporting date. We do not adjust the fair value for any value we expect the Group to derive from retaining the deposit for a future period.
Interest bearing fixed maturity deposits and other borrowings and acceptances with quoted market rates		Market borrowing rates of interest for debt with a similar maturity are used to discount contractual cash flows to derive the fair value.
Debt issuances		Calculated based on quoted market prices or observable inputs as applicable. If quoted market prices are not available, we use a discounted cash flow model using a yield curve appropriate for the remaining term to maturity of the debt instrument. The fair value reflects adjustments to credit spreads applicable to ANZ for that instrument.

 

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17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (continued)

 

The financial assets and financial liabilities listed in the table below are carried at amortised cost on the Group’s Balance Sheet. While this is the value at which we expect the assets will be realised and the liabilities settled, the Group provides an estimate of the fair value of the financial assets and financial liabilities at balance date in the table below.

 

		At amortised cost								Categorised into fair value hierarchy																								Fair value (total)
										Quoted market price (Level 1)								Using observable inputs (Level 2)								With significant non- observable inputs (Level 3)
		2017				2016				2017				2016				2017				2016				2017				2016				2017				2016
		$M				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m
Financial assets
Net loans and advances1			580,137				575,440				-				-				558,013				551,575				22,310				24,649				580,323				576,224
Total			580,137				575,440				-				-				558,013				551,575				22,310				24,649				580,323				576,224
Financial liabilities
Deposits and other borrowings1			596,672				583,002				-				-				596,862				583,420				-				-				596,862				583,420
Debt issuances			106,221				110,852				45,836				47,186				61,663				64,332				-				-				107,499				111,518
Total			702,893				693,854				45,836				47,186				658,525				647,752				-				-				704,361				694,938

^1. Net loans and advances and deposits and other borrowings include amounts reclassified to assets and liabilities held for sale (refer Note 28 Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale).

 

KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
The Group evaluates the material accuracy of the valuations incorporated in the financial statements as they can involve a high degree of judgement and estimation in determining the carrying values of financial assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date.   The majority of valuation models the Group uses employ only observable market data as inputs. However, for certain financial instruments, we may use data that is not readily observable in current markets. If we use unobservable market data, then we need to exercise more judgement to determine fair value depending on the significance of the unobservable input to the overall valuation. Generally, we derive unobservable inputs from other relevant market data and compare them to observed transaction prices where available.   When establishing the fair value of a financial instrument using a valuation technique, the Group considers valuation adjustments in determining the fair value. We may apply adjustments (such as bid/offer spreads, credit valuation adjustments and funding valuation adjustments – refer Note 10 Derivative Financial Instruments) to the techniques used to reflect the Group’s assessment of factors that market participants would consider in setting fair value.

 

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18. ASSETS CHARGED AS SECURITY FOR LIABILITIES AND COLLATERAL ACCEPTED AS SECURITY FOR ASSETS

 

The following disclosure excludes the amounts presented as collateral paid and received in the Balance Sheet that relate to derivative liabilities and derivative assets respectively. The terms and conditions of those collateral agreements are included in the standard Credit Support Annex that forms part of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement.

ASSETS CHARGED AS SECURITY FOR LIABILITIES

Assets charged as security for liabilities include the following types of instruments:

 

•

Securities provided as collateral for repurchase transactions. These transactions are governed by standard industry agreements.

 

•

UDC Secured Investments are secured by a security interest granted under a trust deed over all of UDC’s present and future assets and undertakings, to Trustees Executors Limited, as supervisor. The assets subject to the security interest comprise mainly loans to UDC’s customers and certain plant and equipment. The security interest secures all amounts payable by UDC on the UDC Secured Investments and all other monies payable by UDC under the trust deed.

 

•

Specified residential mortgages provided as security for notes and bonds issued to investors as part of ANZ’s covered bond programs.

 

•

Collateral provided to central banks.

 

•

Collateral provided to clearing houses.

The amortised cost of assets pledged as security are as follows:

 

		2017				2016
		$m				$m
Securities sold under arrangements to repurchase1			36,242				26,637
Assets pledged as collateral for UDC Secured Investments			2,746				2,541
Covered bonds			29,353				31,790
Other			3,140				2,948

¹. The amounts disclosed as securities sold under arrangements to repurchase include both:

    • assets pledged as security which continue to be recognised on the Group’s balance sheet; and

    • assets repledged, which are included in the disclosure below.

COLLATERAL ACCEPTED AS SECURITY FOR ASSETS

ANZ has received collateral associated with various financial instruments. Under certain transactions ANZ has the right to sell, or to repledge, the collateral received. These transactions are governed by standard industry agreements.

The fair value of collateral we have received and that which we have sold or repledged is as follows:

 

		2017				2016
		$m				$m
Fair value of assets which can be sold or repledged			30,085				31,646
Fair value of assets sold or repledged			19,965				14,428

 

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19. OFFSETTING

We offset financial assets and liabilities in the balance sheet (in accordance with AASB 132 Financial Instruments: Presentation) when there is:

 

•

a current legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts in all circumstances; and

 

•

an intention to settle the asset and liability on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

If the above conditions are not met, the financial assets and liabilities are presented on a gross basis.

The Group does not have any arrangements that satisfy the conditions necessary to offset financial assets and financial liabilities within the balance sheet. The following table identifies financial assets and financial liabilities which have not been offset but are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and the related amounts not offset in the balance sheet. We have not taken into account the effect of over collateralisation.

 

										Amount subject to master netting agreement or similar
2017		Total amounts recognised in the Balance Sheet $m				Amounts not subject to master netting agreement or similar $m				Total $m				Financial instruments $m				Financial collateral (received)/ pledged $m				Net amount $m
Derivative assets			62,518				(3,226	)			59,292				(49,243	)			(5,185	)			4,864
Reverse repurchase, securities borrowing and similar agreements1			28,966				(5,289	)			23,677				(819	)			(22,858	)			-
Total financial assets			91,484				(8,515	)			82,969				(50,062	)			(28,043	)			4,864
Derivative financial liabilities			(62,252	)			3,662				(58,590	)			49,243				6,517				(2,830	)
Repurchase, securities borrowing and similar agreements2			(34,536	)			9,590				(24,946	)			819				24,127				-
Total financial liabilities			(96,788	)			13,252				(83,536	)			50,062				30,644				(2,830	)
										Amount subject to master netting agreement or similar
2016		Total amounts recognised in the Balance Sheet $m				Amounts not subject to master netting agreement or similar $m				Total $m				Financial instruments $m				Financial collateral (received)/ pledged $m				Net amount $m
Derivative assets			87,496				(3,944	)			83,552				(71,394	)			(5,259	)			6,899
Reverse repurchase, securities borrowing and similar agreements1			30,160				(11,320	)			18,840				(707	)			(18,133	)			-
Total financial assets			117,656				(15,264	)			102,392				(72,101	)			(23,392	)			6,899
Derivative financial liabilities			(88,725	)			3,693				(85,032	)			71,394				9,486				(4,152	)
Repurchase, securities borrowing and similar agreements2			(25,049	)			11,661				(13,388	)			707				12,681				-
Total financial liabilities			(113,774	)			15,354				(98,420	)			72,101				22,167				(4,152	)

 

1.	Reverse repurchase agreements:

•

with less than 90 days to maturity are presented in the Balance Sheet within cash and cash equivalents; or

•

with 90 days or more to maturity are presented in the Balance Sheet within net loans and advances.

2.	Repurchase agreements are presented in the Balance Sheet within deposits and other borrowings.

 

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20. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

 

		Goodwill1								Software								Other Intangibles2								Total
		2017				2016				2017				2016				2017				2016				2017				2016
		$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m				$m
Balance at start of year			4,729				4,597				2,202				2,893				741				822				7,672				8,312
Additions			5				-				404				431				-				1				409				432
Amortisation expense3			-				-				(567	)			(1,056	)			(73	)			(83	)			(640	)			(1,139	)
Impairment expense			(3	)			-				(17	)			(27	)			-				-				(20	)			(27	)
Impairment on reclassification of Retail Asia and Wealth businesses to held for sale			(50	)			-				(154	)			-				-				-				(204	)			-
Derecognised on disposal			-				-				-				-				-				(3	)			-				(3	)
Transferred to held for sale (refer to Note 28)			(122	)			-				-				-				-				-				(122	)			-
Foreign currency exchange difference			(112	)			132				(8	)			(39	)			(5	)			4				(125	)			97
Balance at end of year			4,447				4,729				1,860				2,202				663				741				6,970				7,672
Cost			4,447				4,729				6,092				6,022				1,358				1,396				11,897				12,147
Accumulated amortisation/impairment			n/a				n/a				(4,232	)			(3,820	)			(695	)			(655	)			(4,927	)			(4,475	)
Carrying amount			4,447				4,729				1,860				2,202				663				741				6,970				7,672

 

1.	Goodwill excludes notional goodwill in equity accounted investments.

2.	Other intangible assets comprises: aligned advisor relationships, distribution agreements and management fee rights, acquired portfolio of Insurance and Investment business and other intangibles.

3.	In 2016, we made a $556 million charge for accelerated amortisation associated with a change in the software capitalisation policy.

GOODWILL ALLOCATED TO CASH–GENERATING UNITS (CGUs)

An annual assessment is made as to whether the current carrying value of goodwill is impaired. For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated at the date of acquisition to a CGU. Goodwill is considered to be impaired if the carrying amount of the relevant CGU exceeds its recoverable amount.

To estimate the recoverable amount of the CGU to which each goodwill component is allocated, we use a fair value less cost of disposal assessment approach for each segment, with the exception of Wealth Australia, for which the Group applied a value-in-use approach for the year ended 30 September 2017.

FAIR VALUE LESS COST OF DISPOSAL

For those CGUs where the impairment assessment was undertaken using a market multiple approach, the Group has determined that the result represents the fair value less costs of disposal of each CGU, and is primarily based on observable price earnings multiples reflecting the businesses and markets in which each CGU operates plus a control premium. The earnings are based on the current forecast earnings of the divisions. As at 30 September 2017, our impairment testing did not result in any material impairment being identified.

For each of ANZ’s CGUs with goodwill, the price earnings multiples applied were as follows:

 

Division		2017				2016
Australia			17.3				16.1
Institutional			15.4				13.7
New Zealand			17.0				16.1
Wealth Australia			n/a				20.8
Asia Retail & Pacific1			17.3				13.7

 

1.	In 2017, goodwill in this segment consists of amounts attributable to Pacific only.

VALUE-IN-USE – WEALTH AUSTRALIA

Due to various strategic options being considered for certain components of the Wealth Australia CGU, we have undertaken a value-in-use assessment excluding ANZ Lenders Mortgage Insurance, ANZ Share Investing and ANZ Financial Planning businesses and compared this to the net assets of the CGU. The value-in-use is in excess of the net asset value and confirms our conclusion that the goodwill is not impaired.

The valuation is based on the embedded value which represents the present value of future profits and releases of capital arising from the business in-force at the valuation date, and adjusted net assets. It is determined using best estimate assumptions with franking credits included at 70% of face value. Projected cash flows have been discounted using capital asset pricing model risk discount rates of 7.75% and 9.50%.

 

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RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT
The table below details how we recognise and measure different intangible assets:
Intangible		Goodwill		Software		Other Intangible Assets
Definition		Excess amount the Group has paid in acquiring a business over the fair value less costs of disposal of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired.		Purchases of off the shelf software assets are capitalised as assets.   Internal and external costs incurred in building software and computer systems costing greater than $20 million. Those less than $20 million are expensed in the year in which the costs are incurred.		Acquired portfolios of insurance and investment business, management fee rights and aligned advisor relationships.
Carrying value		Cost less any accumulated impairment losses.   Allocated to the cash generating unit to which the acquisition relates.		Initially, measured at cost.   Subsequently, carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses.   Costs incurred in planning or evaluating software proposals or in maintaining systems after implementation are not capitalised.		Initially, measured at fair value at acquisition.   Subsequently, carried at fair value less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses.
Useful life		Indefinite.   Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at least annually or when there is an indication of impairment.		Except for major core infrastructure, amortised over periods between 3-5 years.   Major core infrastructure amortised over periods between 7 or 10 years.		Acquired portfolios of insurance and investment business are amortised over periods between 15 and 23 years.   Management fee rights with a finite life are amortised over periods up to 7 years. Those with an indefinite life are reviewed for impairment at least annually or where there is an indication of impairment.   Aligned advisor relationships are amortised over periods up to 8 years.
Depreciation method		Not applicable.		Straight-line method.		Straight-line method.

 

KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES

Management judgement is used to assess the recoverable value of goodwill, and other intangible assets, and the useful economic life of an asset (or if an asset has an indefinite life). We reassess the recoverability of the carrying value at each reporting date.   The carrying amount of goodwill is based on judgements including the basis of assumptions and forecasts used for determining cash flows for CGUs, headroom availability, and sensitivities of the forecasts to reasonably possible changes in assumptions. The Group undertakes an annual assessment to evaluate whether the carrying value of goodwill on balance sheet is impaired. The level at which goodwill is allocated for testing, the estimation of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates or earnings multiples applied requires significant judgement.   At each balance sheet date, software and other intangible assets are assessed for indicators of impairment. In addition, software and intangible assets not ready for use are tested annually for impairment. In the event that an asset’s carrying amount is determined to be greater than its recoverable amount, the carrying value of the asset is written down immediately.

 

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21. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY - SUMMARY

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Ordinary share capital			29,088				28,765
Reserves
Foreign currency translation reserve			(196	)			544
Share option reserve			87				79
Available-for-sale revaluation reserve			38				149
Cash flow hedge reserve			131				329
Transactions with non-controlling interests reserve			(23	)			(23	)
Total reserves			37				1,078
Retained earnings			29,834				27,975
Share capital and reserves attributable to shareholders of the Company			58,959				57,818
Non-controlling interests			116				109
Total shareholders’ equity			59,075				57,927

ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL

The table below details the movement in ordinary shares for the period.

 

		2017								2016
		Number of shares				$m				Number of shares				$m
Balance at start of the year			2,927,476,660				28,765				2,902,714,361				28,367
Bonus option plan			2,880,009				-				3,516,214				-
Dividend reinvestment plan			13,159,331				374				15,916,983				413
Group share option scheme			-				-				18,062				-
Group employee share acquisition scheme1			-				56				5,311,040				138
Share buy-back			(6,100,673	)			(176	)			-				-
Treasury shares in Wealth Australia2			-				69				-				(153	)
Balance at end of year			2,937,415,327				29,088				2,927,476,660				28,765

 

1.

The Company issued 7.5 million shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Bonus Option Plan for the 2017 interim dividend (8.6 million shares for the 2016 final dividend; 9.7 million shares for the 2016 interim dividend) and nil shares to satisfy obligations under the Group’s Employee share acquisition plans during 2017 (2016: 5.3 million shares). Following the provision of 7.5 million shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Bonus Option Plan for the 2017 interim dividend, the Company repurchased 6.1 million of shares via an on-market share buy-back resulting in 6.1 million shares being cancelled.

2.	Treasury shares in ANZ Wealth Australia (AWA) are shares held in statutory funds as assets backing policy holder liabilities. AWA Treasury shares outstanding as at 30 September 2017 were 15,386,741 (2016: 17,705,880).

 

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21. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

 

RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT
Ordinary shares		Ordinary shares have no par value. They entitle holders to receive dividends, or proceeds available on winding up of the Company, in proportion to the number of fully paid ordinary shares held. They are recognised at the amount paid per ordinary share net of directly attributable costs. Every holder of fully paid ordinary shares present at a meeting in person, or by proxy, is entitled to:
		•		on a show of hands, one vote; and
		•		on a poll, one vote, for each share held.
Treasury shares		Treasury shares are shares in the Company which:
		•		the ANZ Employee Share Acquisition Plan purchases on market and have not yet distributed, or
		•		the Company issues to the ANZ Employee Share Acquisition Plan and have not yet been distributed, or
		•		the life insurance business purchases and holds to back policy liabilities in the statutory funds.
		Treasury shares are deducted from share capital and excluded from the weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the earnings per share calculations.
Reserves:
Foreign currency translation reserve		Includes differences arising on translation of assets and liabilities into Australian dollars when the functional currency of a foreign operation (including subsidiaries and branches) is not Australian dollars. In this reserve, we reflect any offsetting gains or losses on hedging these exposures, together with any tax effect.
Cash flow hedge reserve		Includes fair value gains and losses associated with the effective portion of designated cash flow hedging instruments, net of deferred taxes to be realised when the position is settled.
Available-for-sale reserve		Includes the changes in fair value and exchange differences on our revaluation of available-for-sale financial assets, net of deferred taxes to be realised upon disposal of the asset.
Share option reserve		Includes amounts which arise on the recognition of share-based compensation expense.
Transactions with non- controlling interests reserve		Includes the impact of transactions with non-controlling shareholders in their capacity as shareholders.
Non-controlling interests		Share in the net assets of controlled entities attributable to equity interests which the Company does not own directly or indirectly.

 

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22. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

 

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

ANZ’s capital management strategy aims to protect the interests of depositors, creditors and shareholders. We achieve this through an Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) whereby ANZ conducts detailed strategic and capital planning over a 3 year time horizon. The process involves:

 

•

forecasting economic variables, financial performance of ANZ’s divisions and the financial impact of new strategic initiatives to be implemented during the planning period;

 

•

performing stress tests under different economic scenarios to determine the level of additional capital (‘stress capital buffer’) needed to absorb losses that may be experienced under an economic downturn;

 

•

reviewing capital ratios and targets across various classes of capital against ANZ’s risk profile; and

 

•

developing a capital plan, taking into account capital ratio targets, current and future capital issuances requirements and options around capital products, timing and markets to execute the capital plan under differing market and economic conditions.

The capital plan is approved by the Board and updated as required. The Board and senior management are provided with regular updates of ANZ’s capital position. Any actions required to ensure ongoing prudent capital management are submitted to the Board for approval. Throughout the year, the Group maintained compliance with all the regulatory requirements related to Capital Adequacy in the jurisdictions in which it operates.

REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

Australia

As ANZ is an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) in Australia, it is primarily regulated by APRA under the Banking Act 1959 (Cth). ANZ must comply with the minimum regulatory capital requirements, prudential capital ratios and specific reporting levels that APRA sets and which are consistent with the global Basel III capital framework. This is the common framework for determining the appropriate level of bank regulatory capital as set by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”). APRA requirements are summarised below:

 

Regulatory Capital Definition
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) Capital		Tier 1 Capital		Tier 2 Capital		Total Capital
Shareholders’ equity adjusted for specific items.		CET1 Capital plus certain securities with complying loss absorbing characteristics known as Additional Tier 1 Capital.		Subordinated debt instruments which have a minimum term of 5 years at issue date.		Tier 1 plus Tier 2 Capital.
Minimum Prudential Capital Ratios (PCRs)
CET1 Ratio		Tier 1 Ratio		Total Capital Ratio
CET1 Capital divided by total risk weighted assets must be at least 4.5%.		Tier 1 Capital divided by total risk weighted assets must be at least 6.0%.		Total Capital divided by total risk weighted assets must be at least 8.0%.
Reporting Levels
Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
The ADI on a stand-alone basis (that is the Company and specified subsidiaries which are consolidated to form the ADI’s Extended Licensed Entity).		The consolidated Group less certain subsidiaries and associates that are excluded under prudential standards.		A conglomerate Group at the widest level.

ANZ reports to APRA on a Level 1 and Level 2 basis, and measures capital adequacy monthly on a Level 1 and Level 2 basis, and is not yet required to maintain capital on a Level 3 basis until at least 2019 (APRA have yet to conclude required timing for Level 3 reporting).

Life Insurance and Funds Management

As required by APRA’s Prudential Standards, insurance and funds management activities are:

 

•

de-consolidated for the purposes of calculating capital adequacy; and

 

•

excluded from the risk based capital adequacy framework.

We deduct the investment in these controlled entities 100% from CET1 capital, and if we include any profits from these activities in the Group’s results, then we exclude them from the determination of CET1 capital to the extent they have not been remitted to the Company.

 

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22. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (continued)

 

Outside Australia

In addition to APRA, the Company’s branch operations and major banking subsidiary operations are also overseen by local regulators such as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the US Federal Reserve, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the China Banking Regulatory Commission. They may impose minimum capitalisation levels on operations in their individual jurisdictions.

CAPITAL ADEQUACY

The following table provides details of the Group’s capital adequacy ratios at 30 September:

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Qualifying capital
Tier 1
Shareholders’ equity and non-controlling interests			59,075				57,927
Prudential adjustments to shareholders’ equity			(481	)			(481	)
Gross Common Equity Tier 1 capital			58,594				57,446
Deductions			(17,258	)			(18,179	)
Common Equity Tier 1 capital			41,336				39,267
Additional Tier 1 capital			7,988				9,018
Tier 1 capital			49,324				48,285
Tier 2 capital			8,669				10,328
Total qualifying capital			57,993				58,613
Capital adequacy ratios
Common Equity Tier 1			10.6%				9.6%
Tier 1			12.6%				11.8%
Tier 2			2.2%				2.5%
Total			14.8%				14.3%
Risk weighted assets			391,113				408,582

 

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23. PARENT ENTITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (the Company) has prepared a separate set of financial statements to satisfy the requirements of its Australian Financial Services License it holds with ASIC. These separate Company financial statements are available on the ANZ website at anz.com and have been lodged with ASIC.

Selected financial information of the Company is provided as follows:

SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Income statement information for the financial year
Profit after tax for the year			6,234				5,687
Total comprehensive income for the year			5,915				5,002
Balance sheet information as at the end of the financial year
Cash and cash equivalents			63,399				61,994
Net loans and advances			452,424				446,531
Total assets			797,379				823,962
Deposits and other borrowings			494,235				479,963
Total liabilities			745,531				773,703
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary share capital			29,416				29,162
Reserves			36				344
Retained earnings			22,396				20,753
Total shareholders’ equity			51,848				50,259
PARENT ENTITY’S CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS   PROPERTY RELATED COMMITMENTS
		2017 $m				2016 $m
Property capital expenditure
Contracts for outstanding capital expenditure			98				103
Total capital expenditure commitments for property			98				103
Lease rentals
Land and buildings			1,818				2,044
Furniture and equipment			145				144
Total lease rental commitments1			1,963				2,188
Due within 1 year			394				403
Due later than 1 year but not later than 5 years			908				982
Due later than 5 years			661				803
Total lease rental commitments1			1,963				2,188

 

1.	Total future minimum sublease payments we expect to receive under non-cancellable subleases at 30 September 2017 is $91 million (2016: $114 million). During the year, we received sublease payments of $28 million (2016: $22 million) and netted them against rent expense.

CREDIT RELATED COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Contract amount of:
Undrawn facilities			150,339				161,178
Guarantees and letters of credit			18,062				15,633
Performance related contingencies			18,890				17,710
Total			187,291				194,521

 

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23. PARENT ENTITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)

 

PARENT ENTITY GUARANTEES

The Company has issued letters of comfort and guarantees in respect of certain of its subsidiaries in the normal course of business. Under these letters and guarantees, the Company undertakes to ensure that those subsidiaries continue to meet their financial obligations - subject to certain conditions including that the entity remains a controlled entity of the Company. Further information is outlined in Note 32 Related Party Disclosures.

24. CONTROLLED ENTITIES

 

The ultimate parent of the Group is Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited		Incorporated in Australia				Nature of Business Banking
All controlled entities are 100% owned, unless otherwise noted.
The material controlled entities of the Group are:
ANZ Bank (Lao) Limited1			Laos				Banking
ANZ Bank (Taiwan) Limited1			Taiwan				Banking
ANZ Bank (Vietnam) Limited1			Vietnam				Banking
ANZ Capel Court Limited			Australia				Securitisation Manager
ANZ Commodity Trading Pty Ltd			Australia				Finance
ANZ Funds Pty. Ltd.			Australia				Holding Company
ANZ Bank (Europe) Limited1			United Kingdom				Banking
ANZ Bank (Kiribati) Limited1 (75% ownership)			Kiribati				Banking
ANZ Bank (Samoa) Limited1			Samoa				Banking
ANZ Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited1			Thailand				Banking
ANZcover Insurance Private Ltd1			Singapore				Captive-Insurance
ANZ Holdings (New Zealand) Limited1			New Zealand				Holding Company
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited1			New Zealand				Banking
ANZ Investment Services (New Zealand) Limited1			New Zealand				Funds Management
ANZ New Zealand (Int’l) Limited1			New Zealand				Finance
ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust1, 4			New Zealand				Finance
ANZ Wealth New Zealand Limited1			New Zealand				Holding Company
ANZ New Zealand Investments Limited1			New Zealand				Funds Management
OnePath Life (NZ) Limited1			New Zealand				Insurance
UDC Finance Limited1			New Zealand				Finance
ANZ International (Hong Kong) Limited1			Hong Kong				Holding Company
ANZ Asia Limited1			Hong Kong				Banking
ANZ Bank (Vanuatu) Limited2			Vanuatu				Banking
ANZ International Private Limited1			Singapore				Holding Company
ANZ Singapore Limited1			Singapore				Merchant Banking
ANZ Royal Bank (Cambodia) Limited1 (55% ownership)			Cambodia				Banking
Votraint No. 1103 Pty Limited			Australia				Investment
ANZ Lenders Mortgage Insurance Pty. Limited			Australia				Mortgage Insurance
ANZ Residential Covered Bond Trust4			Australia				Finance
ANZ Wealth Australia Limited			Australia				Holding Company
OnePath Custodians Pty Limited			Australia				Trustee
OnePath Funds Management Limited			Australia				Funds Management
OnePath General Insurance Pty Limited			Australia				Insurance
OnePath Life Australia Holdings Pty Limited			Australia				Holding Company
OnePath Life Limited			Australia				Insurance
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (PNG) Limited1			Papua New Guinea				Banking
Australia and New Zealand Bank (China) Company Limited1			China				Banking
Chongqing Liangping ANZ Rural Bank Company Limited1			China				Banking
Citizens Bancorp3			Guam				Holding Company
ANZ Guam Inc3			Guam				Banking
ANZ Finance Guam, Inc.3			Guam				Finance
ACN 003 042 082 Limited			Australia				Holding Company
Share Investing Limited			Australia				Online Stockbroking
PT Bank ANZ Indonesia1 (99% ownership)			Indonesia				Banking

 

1.	Audited by overseas KPMG firms — either as part of the Group audit, or for standalone financial statements as required.

2.	Audited by Law Partners.

3.	Audited by Deloitte Guam.

4.	Not owned by the Group. Control exists as the Group retains substantially all the risks and rewards of the operations.

 

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24. CONTROLLED ENTITIES (continued)

 

ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED ENTITIES

We did not acquire, or dispose of, any material entities during the year ended 30 September 2017 or the year ended 30 September 2016. ANZ Capital Hedging Pty Ltd (listed as a material entity for the year ended 30 September 2016) has been removed as a material entity for the year ended 30 September 2017 as its operations have been transferred to other parts of the Group and it is in the process of being liquidated.

 

		RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT
		The Group’s subsidiaries are those entities it controls through:
		•  being exposed to, or having rights to, variable returns from the entity; and
		•  being able to affect those returns through its power over the entity.
		The Group assesses whether it has power over those entities by examining the Group’s existing rights to direct the relevant activities of the entity.
		If the Group sells or acquires subsidiaries during the year, it includes their operating results in the Group results to the date of disposal or from the date of acquisition. When the Group’s control ceases, it derecognises the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary, any related non-controlling interest and other components of equity.
		When the Group ceases to control a subsidiary, it:
		•  measures any retained interest in the entity at fair value; and
		•  recognises any resulting gain or loss in profit or loss.
		If the Group’s ownership interest in a subsidiary changes in a way that does not result in a loss of control, then the Group accounts for that as a transaction with equity holders in their capacity as equity holders.
		All transactions between Group entities are eliminated on consolidation.

25. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

Significant associates of the Group are:

 

				Ordinary share interest								Carrying amount $m
Name of entity		Principal activity		2017				2016				2017				2016
AMMB Holdings Berhad		Banking and insurance			24%				24%				1,185				1,198
PT Bank Pan Indonesia		Consumer and business bank			39%				39%				1,033				997
Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank1		Rural commercial bank			20%				20%				-				1,955
Aggregate other individually immaterial associates1,2					n/a				n/a				30				122
Total carrying value of associates													2,248				4,272

 

1.	During 2017, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SRCB) and Metrobank Card Corporation (MCC) were reclassified as held for sale. Refer to Note 28 Assets and Liabilities Held For Sale for further details.

2.

On 30 March 2016, the Bank of Tianjin (BoT) completed a capital raising and initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As a result, the Group’s equity interest reduced from 14% to 12% and the Group ceased equity accounting the investment due to losing the ability to appoint directors to the Board of BoT at this date. From 31 March 2016, the investment was classified as an available for sale asset.

 

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25. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES (continued)

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATES

Set out below is the summarised financial information of each associate that is significant to the Group. The summarised financial information is based on the associates’ IFRS financial information.

 

		AMMB Holdings Berhad								PT Bank Pan Indonesia								Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank
Principal place of business and country of incorporation		Malaysia								Indonesia								People’s Republic of China
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Summarised results
Operating income			2,469				2,698				930				960				-				3,390
Profit for the year			415				414				253				160				-				1,338
Other comprehensive income/(loss)			(1	)			(8	)			22				2				-				59
Total comprehensive income			414				406				275				162				-				1,397
Less: Total comprehensive income attributable to non–controlling interests			(19	)			(26	)			(10	)			(11	)			-				(36	)
Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of associate			395				380				265				151				-				1,361
Summarised financial position
Total assets1			41,304				41,442				20,216				19,692				-				129,081
Total liabilities1			36,004				36,092				17,298				16,873				-				119,027
Total Net assets1			5,300				5,350				2,918				2,819				-				10,054
Less: Non–controlling interests of associate			(320	)			(312	)			(259	)			(252	)			-				(281	)
Net assets attributable to owners of associate			4,980				5,038				2,659				2,567				-				9,773
Reconciliation to carrying amount of Group’s interest in associate2
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year			1,198				1,424				997				904				1,955				1,981
Group’s share of total comprehensive income			95				90				103				59				58				273
Dividends received from associate			(38	)			(35	)			-				-				-				(41	)
Group’s share of other reserve movements of associate and foreign currency translation reserve adjustments			(70	)			(21	)			(67	)			34				(46	)			(258	)
Impairment charge			-				(260	)			-				-				(219	)			-
Less: Carrying value transferred to assets held for sale (Note 28)			-				-				-				-				(1,748	)			-
Carrying amount at the end of the year			1,185				1,198				1,033				997				-				1,955
Market value of Group’s investment in associate3			943				929				1,009				779				n/a				n/a

 

1.	Includes market value adjustments (including goodwill) the Group made at the time of acquisition (and adjustments for any differences in accounting policies).

2.	For SRCB this includes movements up to the cessation of equity accounting.

3.	Applies to those investments in associates with published price quotations. Market Value is based on a price per share and does not include any adjustments for the size of our holding.

 

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25. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES (continued)

 

IMPAIRMENT ASSESSMENT

On 3 January 2017, the Group announced that it had agreed to sell its 20% stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SRCB). On 18 September 2017 the Group announced a revision to the 3 January arrangement in which Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Bao) replaced Shanghai SinoPoland Enterprise Management Development Corporation Limited to join China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (COSCO) to acquire ANZ’s 20% stake in SRCB. Under the updated arrangement, COSCO and Bao will each acquire a 10% stake in SRCB. The key financial terms of the revised sale agreement are unchanged from the transaction announced previously. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed by late 2017. Based on the agreed purchase price less costs of disposal, an impairment of $219 million was recorded against the carrying value to reflect the recoverable amount of the investment which has been transferred to held for sale assets (refer to Note 28 Assets and Liabilities Held For Sale). This impairment and subsequent foreign exchange translation adjustments have been recognised in other operating income (refer to Note 2 Operating Income).

As at 30 September 2017, for AMMB Holdings Berhad (AmBank) and PT Bank Pan Indonesia (PT Panin), the market value (based on share price) was below the respective carrying values of these investments. The Group performed value-in-use (VIU) calculations to assess whether the carrying value of the investments was impaired. The VIU calculations supported the carrying value for both AmBank (2016: $260 million impairment recognised in other operating income) and PT Panin (2016: nil impairment).

 

		RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT
		An associate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence over its operating and financial policies but does not control. The Group accounts for associates using the equity method. Its investments in associates are carried at cost plus the post-acquisition share of changes in the associate’s net assets less accumulated impairments. Dividends the Group receives from associates are recognised as a reduction in the carrying amount of the investment. The Group includes goodwill relating to the associate in the carrying amount of the investment. It does not individually test for impairment the goodwill incorporated in the associates carrying amount.
		At least at each reporting date, the Group reviews investments in associates for any indication of impairment. If an indication of impairment exists, then the Group determines the recoverable amount of the associate using the higher of:
		•  the associate’s fair value less cost of disposal; and
		•  its value-in-use.
		We use a discounted cash flow methodology, and other methodologies (such as capitalisation of earnings methodology), to determine the recoverable amount.

 

		KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
		The value-in-use calculation is sensitive to a number of key assumptions requiring management judgement, including: future profitability levels, capital levels, long term growth rates and discount rates. A change in any of the key assumptions below could have an adverse effect on the recoverable amount of the investments. The key assumptions used in the value-in-use calculation are outlined below:
		As at 30 September 2017		AMMB				PT Panin
		Post-tax discount rate			9.6%				13.3%
		Terminal growth rate			4.8%				5.4%
		Expected NPAT growth (compound annual growth rate – 5 years)			4.5%				9.9%
		Core Equity Tier 1 rate			10.5% - 13.3%				11.3%

 

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26. STRUCTURED ENTITIES

 

A Structured Entity (SE) is an entity that has been designed such that voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in deciding who controls the entity, such as when any voting rights relate to administrative tasks only and the relevant activities (being those that significantly affect the entity’s returns) are directed by means of contractual arrangement. A SE often has some or all of the following features or attributes:

 

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restricted activities;

 

•

a narrow and well defined objective;

 

•

insufficient equity to permit the SE to finance its activities without subordinated financial support; and

 

•

financing in the form of multiple contractually linked instruments to investors that create concentrations of credit or other risks (tranches).

The Group is involved with both consolidated and unconsolidated SEs which may be established by the Group or by a third party. SEs are classified as subsidiaries and consolidated when control exists. If the Group does not control a SE, then it will not be consolidated (an unconsolidated SE). This note provides information on both consolidated and unconsolidated SEs.

The Group’s involvement with SEs is as follows:

 

Type		Details
Securitisation		The Group uses SEs to securitise customer loans and advances that it has originated, in order to diversify sources of funding for liquidity management. Such transactions involve transfers to an internal securitisation (bankruptcy remote) vehicle which we create for the purpose of structuring assets that are eligible for repurchase under agreements with the applicable central bank (these are known as ‘Repo eligible’). The Group’s internal securitisation SEs are consolidated. Refer to Note 27 Transfers of Financial Assets for further details.
		The Group also establishes SEs on behalf of customers to securitise their loans or receivables. The Group may manage these securitisation vehicles or provide liquidity or other support. Additionally, the Group may acquire interests in securitisation vehicles set up by third parties through holding securities issued by such entities. In limited circumstances, where control exists, these SEs are consolidated.
Covered bond issuances		Certain loans and advances have been assigned to bankruptcy remote SEs to provide security for issuances of debt securities by the Group. The Group retains control over these SEs and therefore they are consolidated. Refer to Note 27 Transfers of Financial Assets for further details.
Structured finance arrangements		The Group is involved with SEs established:   •  in connection with structured lending transactions to facilitate debt syndication and/or to ring-fence collateral; and   •  to own assets that are leased to customers in structured leasing transactions.   The Group may manage the SE, hold minor amounts of the SE’s capital, or provide risk management products (derivatives) to the SE.   In most instances, the Group does not control these SEs. Further, the Group’s involvement typically does not establish more than a passive interest in decisions about the relevant activities of the SE, and accordingly we do not consider that interest disclosable.
Funds management activities		The Group’s Wealth Australia and New Zealand businesses conduct investment management and other fiduciary activities as a responsible entity, trustee, custodian or manager for investment funds and trusts – including superannuation funds and wholesale and retail trusts (collectively ‘Investment Funds’). The Investment Funds are financed through the issue of puttable units to investors and the Group considers them to be SEs. The Group’s exposure to Investment Funds includes holding units and receiving fees for services. When the Group invests in Investment Funds on behalf of policyholders, then those funds are consolidated if control is deemed to exist.

 

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26. STRUCTURED ENTITIES (continued)

 

CONSOLIDATED STRUCTURED ENTITIES

Financial or Other Support Provided to Consolidated Structured Entities

The Group provides financial support to consolidated SEs as outlined below. As these are intra-group transactions, they are eliminated on consolidation:

 

Securitisation and covered bond issuances		The Group provides lending facilities, derivatives and commitments to these SEs and/or holds debt instruments that they have issued.
Structured finance arrangements		The assets held by these SEs are normally pledged as collateral for financing provided. Certain consolidated SEs are financed entirely by the Group while others are financed by syndicated loan facilities in which the Group is a participant. The financing provided by the Group includes lending facilities where the Group’s exposure is limited to the amount of the loan and any undrawn amount. Additionally, the Group has provided Letters of Support to these consolidated SEs confirming that the Group will not demand repayment of the financing provided for the ensuing 12 month period.

The Group did not provide any non-contractual support to consolidated SEs during the year (2016: nil). Other than as disclosed above, the Group does not have any current intention to provide financial or other support to consolidated SEs.

UNCONSOLIDATED STRUCTURED ENTITIES

Group’s Interest in Unconsolidated Structured Entities

An ‘interest’ in an unconsolidated SE is any form of contractual or non-contractual involvement with an SE that exposes the Group to variability of returns from the performance of that SE. These interests include, but are not limited to: holdings of debt or equity securities; derivatives that pass-on risks specific to the performance of the SE; lending; loan commitments; financial guarantees; and fees from funds management activities.

For the purpose of disclosing interests in unconsolidated SEs:

 

•

no disclosure is made if the Group’s involvement is not more than a passive interest - for example: when the Group’s involvement constitutes a typical customer-supplier relationship. On this basis, exposures to unconsolidated SEs that arise from lending, trading and investing activities are not considered disclosable interests - unless the design of the structured entity allows the Group to participate in decisions about the relevant activities (being those that significantly affect the entity’s returns).

 

•

‘interests’ do not include derivatives intended to expose the Group to market-risk (rather than performance risk specific to the SE) or derivatives through which the Group creates, rather than absorbs, variability of the unconsolidated SE (such as purchase of credit protection under a credit default swap).

The table below sets out the Group’s interests in unconsolidated SEs together with the maximum exposure to loss that could arise from those interests:

 

		Securitisation and structured finance								Investment funds								Total
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
On-balance sheet interests:
Available-for-sale assets			2,532				3,591				-				-				2,532				3,591
Investments backing policy liabilities			-				-				21				156				21				156
Loans and advances			7,130				7,269				-				-				7,130				7,269
Total on-balance sheet			9,662				10,860				21				156				9,683				11,016
Off-balance sheet interests:
Commitments (facilities undrawn)			4,371				2,588				-				-				4,371				2,588
Total off-balance sheet			4,371				2,588				-				-				4,371				2,588
Maximum exposure to loss			14,033				13,448				21				156				14,054				13,604

In addition to the interests above, the Group earned funds management fees from unconsolidated SEs of $493 million (2016: $524 million) during the year.

 

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26. STRUCTURED ENTITIES (continued)

 

The Group’s maximum exposure to loss represents the maximum amount of loss that the Group could incur as a result of its involvement with unconsolidated SEs if loss events were to take place – regardless of the probability of occurrence. This does not in any way represent the actual losses expected to be incurred. Instead, the maximum exposure to loss is contingent in nature – for example, it may arise: on the bankruptcy of an issuer of securities, or a debtor; or if liquidity facilities or guarantees were to be called on. Furthermore, the maximum exposure to loss is stated gross of the effects of hedging and collateral arrangements entered into to mitigate ANZ’s exposure to loss.

For each type of interest, the maximum exposure to loss has been determined as follows:

 

•

available-for-sale assets and investments backing policy liabilities – carrying amount; and

 

•

loans and advances – carrying amount plus the undrawn amount of any commitments.

Information about the size of the unconsolidated SEs that the Group is involved with is as follows:

 

•

Securitisation and structured finance: size is indicated by total assets which vary by SE with a maximum value of approximately $2.1 billion (2016: $1.7 billion); and

 

•

Investment funds: size is indicated by Funds Under Management which vary by SE with a maximum value of approximately $35.9 billion (2016: $35.0 billion).

The Group did not provide any non-contractual support to unconsolidated SEs during the year (2016: nil): nor does it have any current intention to provide financial or other support to unconsolidated SEs.

SPONSORED UNCONSOLIDATED STRUCTURED ENTITIES

The Group may also sponsor unconsolidated SEs in which it has no disclosable interest.

For the purposes of this disclosure, the Group considers itself the ‘sponsor’ of an unconsolidated SE if it is the primary party involved in the design and establishment of that SE and:

 

•

the Group is the major user of that SE; or

 

•

the Group’s name appears in the name of that SE, or on its products; or

 

•

the Group provides implicit or explicit guarantees of that SE’s performance.

The Group has sponsored the ANZ PIE Fund in New Zealand, which invests only in deposits with ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited. The Group does not provide any implicit or explicit guarantees of the capital value or performance of investments in the ANZ PIE Fund. There was no income received from, nor assets transferred to, this entity during the year.

 

		KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
		Significant judgement is required in assessing whether control exists over Structured Entities involved in securitisation activities and structured finance transactions, and investment funds. Judgement is required in relation to the existence of:
		•  power over the relevant activities (being those that significantly affect the entity’s returns); and
		•  exposure to variable returns of that entity

 

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27. TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

In the normal course of business the Group enters into transactions where it transfers financial assets directly to third parties or to SEs. These transfers may give rise to the Group fully, or partially, derecognising those financial assets—depending on the Group’s exposure to the risks and rewards or control over the transferred assets. If the Group retains substantially all of the risk and rewards of a transferred asset, the transfer does not qualify for derecognition and the asset remains on the Group’s balance sheet in its entirety.

SECURITISATIONS

Net loans and advances include residential mortgages securitised under the Group’s securitisation programs which are assigned to bankruptcy remote SEs to provide security for obligations payable on the notes issued by the SEs. This includes mortgages that are held for potential repurchase agreements (Repos) with central banks. The holders of the issued notes have full recourse to the pool of residential mortgages which have been securitised and the Group cannot otherwise pledge or dispose of the transferred assets.

In some instances the Group is also the holder of the securitised notes. In addition, the Group is entitled to any residual income of the SEs and sometimes enters into derivatives with the SEs. The Group retains the majority of the risks and rewards of the residential mortgages and continues to recognise the mortgages as financial assets. The obligation to pay this amount to the SE is recognised as a financial liability of the Group.

The Group is exposed to variable returns from its involvement with these securitisation SEs and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the SEs activities. The SEs are therefore consolidated by the Group.

COVERED BONDS

The Group operates various global covered bond programs to raise funding in its primary markets. Net loans and advances include residential mortgages assigned to bankruptcy remote SEs associated with these covered bond programs. The mortgages provide security for the obligations payable on the issued covered bonds.

The covered bond holders have dual recourse to the issuer and the cover pool of assets. The issuer cannot otherwise pledge or dispose of the transferred assets, however, subject to legal arrangements it may repurchase and substitute assets as long as the required cover is maintained.

The Group is required to maintain the cover pool at a level sufficient to cover the bond obligations. In addition the Group is entitled to any residual income of the covered bond SEs and enters into derivatives with the SEs. The Group retains the majority of the risks and rewards of the residential mortgages and continues to recognise the mortgages as financial assets. The obligation to pay this amount to the SEs is recognised as a financial liability of the Group.

The Group is exposed to variable returns from its involvement with the covered bond SEs and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the SEs activities. The SEs are therefore consolidated by the Group. The covered bonds issued externally are included within debt issuances.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

If the Group sells securities subject to repurchase agreements under which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remain with the Group, then those assets are considered to be transferred assets that do not qualify for derecognition. An associated liability is recognised for the consideration received from the counterparty.

STRUCTURED FINANCE ARRANGEMENTS

The Group arranges funding for certain customer transactions through structured leasing and commodity prepayment arrangements. At times, other financial institutions participate in the funding of these arrangements. This participation involves a proportionate transfer of the rights to the lease receivable or financing arrangement. The participating banks have limited recourse to the leased assets or financed commodity and related proceeds. In some circumstances the Group continues to be exposed to some of the risks of the transferred lease receivable or financing arrangement through a derivative or other continuing involvement. When this occurs, the Group does not derecognise the lease receivable or loan. Instead, the Group recognises an associated liability representing its obligations to the participating financial institutions.

 

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27. TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS (continued)

 

The table below sets out the balance of assets transferred that do not qualify for derecognition, along with the associated liabilities:

 

		Securitisations1,2								Covered bonds								Repurchase agreements								Structured finance arrangements
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Current carrying amount of assets transferred			1,520				-				29,353				31,790				36,242				26,637				98				275
Carrying amount of associated liabilities			1,552				-				19,859				21,039				34,536				25,049				91				266

 

1.	Does not include transfers to internal structured entities where there are no external investors.

2.	The securitisation noteholders have recourse only to the pool of residential mortgages which have been securitised. The carrying value of securitised assets and the associated liabilities approximates their fair value.

28. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE

The Group announced the following strategic divestments in line with the Group’s strategy to simplify the businesses and improve capital efficiency. Accordingly, they are presented as assets and liabilities held for sale.

 

•

Asia Retail & Wealth Businesses

The Group announced that it had agreed to sell Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Indonesia to Singapore’s DBS Bank on 31 October 2016, and its Retail business in Vietnam to Shinhan Bank Vietnam on 21 April 2017. During the September 2017 half, the Group successfully completed the sales in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Subject to regulatory approval, the sales in Vietnam, Taiwan, and Indonesia are expected to complete in late 2017 and early 2018 and these remaining countries form part of the assets and liabilities held for sale. These businesses are part of the Asia Retail & Pacific division.

 

•

UDC Finance

On 11 January 2017, the Group announced it had agreed to sell UDC Finance to HNA Group. The sale is subject to certain conditions (including regulatory approvals) and we are working with HNA Group towards completion of the sale. This business is part of the New Zealand division.

 

•

Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank

On 3 January 2017, the Group announced that it had agreed to sell its 20% stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SRCB). On 18 September 2017 the Group announced a revision to the 3 January arrangement in which Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Bao) replaced Shanghai Sino-Poland Enterprise Management Development Corporation Limited to join China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (COSCO) to acquire ANZ’s 20% stake in SRCB. Under the updated arrangement, COSCO and Bao will each acquire a 10% stake in SRCB. The key financial terms of the revised sale agreement are unchanged from the transaction announced previously. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to complete late 2017. This asset is part of the TSO and Group Centre Division.

 

•

Metrobank Card Corporation

On 18 October 2017, the Group announced it had entered into an agreement with its joint venture partner Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) in relation to its 40% stake in the Philippines based Metrobank Card Corporation (MCC). The Group has agreed to sell 20% of its stake, and entered into a put option to sell the remaining 20% stake, exercisable in the fourth quarter of 2018 on the same terms for the same consideration. The asset has been classified as held for sale at 30 September 2017 as sale negotiations were well progressed at that time, and it was highly probable the sale transaction would complete within 12 months. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. This asset is part of the TSO and Group Centre Division.

INCOME STATEMENT IMPACT RELATING TO ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE

During the September 2017 full year, the Group recognised the following impacts in relation to assets and liabilities held for sale:

 

•

$310 million loss relating to the reclassification and partial completion of the Asia Retail and Wealth sale comprising of $222 million of software, goodwill and other assets impairment charges and $88 million of various other charges net of recoveries and sale premium.

 

•

$333 million loss relating to the Group’s investment in SRCB comprising of a $219 million impairment to the investment, $12 million of foreign exchange losses, and $102 million of tax expenses.

The net result of these impacts is included in ‘Other income’ and ‘Income tax expense’ (refer to Note 2 Operating Income and Note 4 Income Tax).

 

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28. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE (continued)

 

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE

At 30 September 2017, assets and liabilities held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs of disposal, except for assets such as deferred tax assets, financial assets and contractual rights under insurance contracts, which are specifically exempt from this requirement.

 

As at 30 September 2017		Asia Retail & Wealth Businesses $m				UDC Finance $m				Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank $m				Metrobank Card Corporation $m				Total $m
Net loans and advances			3,283				2,679				-				-				5,962
Investments in associates			-				-				1,748				120				1,868
Goodwill and other intangible assets			-				122				-				-				122
Other assets			-				18				-				-				18
Total assets held for sale			3,283				2,819				1,748				120				7,970
Deposits and other borrowings			3,602				956				-				-				4,558
Current tax liabilities			-				22				-				-				22
Deferred tax liabilities			-				(8	)			-				-				(8	)
Payables and other liabilities			47				30				-				-				77
Provisions			43				1				-				-				44
Total liabilities held for sale			3,692				1,001				-				-				4,693

 

		KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
A significant level of judgement is used by the Group to determine:
•  whether an asset or group of assets is classified and presented as held for sale or as a discontinued operation; and
•  the fair value of the assets and liabilities classified as being held for sale.
Any impairment we record is based on the best available evidence of the fair value compared to the carrying value before the impairment. The final sale price the Group may achieve will depend on a number of factors and may be different to the fair value we estimate when recording the impairment. We expect that the sales will complete within 12 months after balance date, subject to the relevant regulatory approvals and customary terms of sale for such assets.

 

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29. LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS

The Group conducts Life Insurance and Funds Management business (the Life Insurance Business) in Australia and New Zealand. The following information summarises the statutory Life insurance business transactions contained in the Group financial statements and the underlying methods and assumptions used in their calculations.

LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS PROFIT ANALYSIS

The net shareholder profit after tax in the regulated insurance entities represents the net profit after tax of OnePath Life Limited and OnePath Life (NZ) Limited.

 

		Life insurance contracts								Life investment contracts								Total
		2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m				2017 $m				2016 $m
Net shareholder profit after tax of regulated insurance entities			158				335				55				81				213				416
Represented by:
Emergence of planned profit margin			186				208				36				65				222				273
Difference between actual and assumed experience			(58	)			45				16				5				(42	)			50
Reversal of previous losses on groups of related products			1				1				-				-				1				1
Investment earnings on retained profits and capital			29				81				3				11				32				92

LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS LIABILITIES

Policy Liabilities are the Group’s liabilities to compensate policyholders. Policy liabilities include both Life Insurance Contract Liabilities and Life Investment Contract Liabilities.

 

Policy Liabilities		2017 $m				2016 $m
Life insurance contract liabilities			342				190
Life investment contract liabilities (at fair value through profit or loss)			37,106				35,955
Total policy liabilities			37,448				36,145
Residual contractual maturity:
- due within 12 months			37,077				35,911
- due after 12 months			29				44
- no maturity specified			342				190
Total policy liabilities			37,448				36,145

LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS

Life insurance contracts are insurance contracts regulated under the Australian Life Insurance Act 1995 and similar contracts issued by entities operating outside Australia.

Life insurance contracts are contracts through which the:

 

•

insurer accepts significant insurance risk from the policyholder; and

 

•

policyholder is compensated if a future uncertain event negatively impacts the policyholder — for example, death or disability.

We purchase reinsurance either to reduce the impact of large claims, or for capital relief.

 

Life Insurance Contracts		2017 $m				2016 $m
Life insurance contract liabilities
Best estimate liabilities:
Value of future policy benefits			10,107				10,811
Value of future expenses			2,290				2,483
Value of future premium			(15,310	)			(16,544	)
Unreleased future profit margin			2,471				2,631
Other			26				32
Total life insurance contract liabilities (net of reinsurance)			(416	)			(587	)
Unvested policyholder benefits			40				40
Liabilities ceded under reinsurance contracts (other assets)			718				737
Total life insurance contract liabilities			342				190

 

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29. LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS (continued)

 

Life investment contracts are contracts written by a registered life insurer that do not meet the definition of an insurance contract. The amounts received from these contracts comprise of two components:

 

•

the amount we receive from policyholders - which we recognise as a liability; and

 

•

the amounts policyholders pay for investment management services - which we recognise as funds management income.

The table below provides a reconciliation of life investment contract liabilities, the related assets backing the policy liabilities and the external unit holders liabilities included in the Group’s balance sheet.

 

Life Investment Contracts		2017 $m				2016 $m
Life investment contract liabilities
Capital guaranteed element			800				1,230
Investment performance guarantee			495				668
Other - not subject to any guarantees			35,811				34,057
Total life investment contract liabilities			37,106				35,955
Related assets
Residual contractual maturity:
- due within 12 months			30,191				28,798
- due after 12 months			7,773				6,858
Investments backing policy liabilities			37,964				35,656
Add: Amounts removed due to elimination of intercompany balances and treasury shares			4,570				4,670
Less: Assets backing life insurance contract liabilities (available-for-sale)			(993	)			(1,038	)
Total assets backing life investment contract liabilities (at fair value through profit or loss)			41,541				39,288
Less: External unit holder liabilities (at fair value through profit or loss)			(4,435	)			(3,333	)
Net assets backing life investment contract liabilities			37,106				35,955

LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS RISK

Insurance risk is the risk of loss due to unexpected changes in current and future insurance claims rates. The changes primarily arise due to claims payments, mortality (death) or morbidity (illness or injury) rates being greater than expected.

We control and minimise the key risks of the life insurance business in the following ways:

 

•

Insurance risks – We use underwriting procedures including strategic decisions, limits to delegated authorities and signing powers. We analyse reinsurance arrangements using analytical modelling tools to achieve the desired type of reinsurance and retention levels;

 

•

Financial risks – We select appropriate assets to back contract liabilities. If possible, we segregate policyholders funds from shareholders’ funds and we set investment mandates that are appropriate for each.

 

•

Market risks – For liabilities to policyholders which are guaranteed and for Life investment contracts where the investment management services fees earned are directly impacted by the value of the underlying assets. We monitor assets for market risk on a regular basis.

 

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29. LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS (continued)

 

		RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT
		Life insurance contract liabilities
		We calculate Life insurance contract Liabilities under the Margin on Service (MoS) model using a projection method through which we determine the liability as the present value of:
		•   expected future cashflows (premiums, expenses, and benefit payments); plus
		•   planned profit margin to be released in future periods.
		We discount these cashflows at the risk-free discount rate. We calculate the Life insurance contract liabilities across portfolios of contracts using recognised actuarial principles and standards (e.g. Life Insurance Prudential Standard 340 Valuation of Policy Liabilities issued by APRA). This methodology takes into account the risks and uncertainties of the particular portfolio.
		Liabilities ceded under reinsurance contracts
		We account for reinsurance on the same basis as the underlying direct insurance contracts for which we purchased the reinsurance.
		Unvested policyholder benefits
		We issue participating contracts to policyholders where the policyholder is entitled to a share of the profits as they are exposed to the performance of specific assets in addition to a guaranteed benefit. This profit sharing is governed by the Life Act and the life insurance company’s constitution. If any benefits remain payable at the end of the reporting period, then we recognise them as unvested policyholder benefits.
		Life investment contract liabilities
		A life investment contract liability is measured at fair value and is directly linked to the fair value of the assets that back it. We determine the liability as the fair value of those assets after tax. For guaranteed policies, we determine the liability as the net present value of expected cash flows, subject to a minimum of current surrender value.
		External unit holder liabilities
		The life insurance business includes controlling interests in investment funds which we aggregate. When we aggregate a controlled investment fund, we recognise the external unit holder liabilities as a liability and include them on the balance sheet in external unit holder liabilities.
		Investments backing policy liabilities
		Investments backing policy liabilities include:
		•   Assets backing investment contract liabilities - being the assets held in regulated insurance entities that are not segregated and managed under a distinct shareholder investment mandate. We also call these policyholder assets.
		•   Assets backing life insurance contract liabilities - being the assets held in regulated insurance entities that are managed under a distinct shareholder mandate. We also call these shareholder assets.
		Our determination of fair value of the policyholder and shareholder assets involves the same judgement as other financial assets as described in Note 17 Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities.

 

		KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
		The key factors that affect how we estimate life insurance liabilities and related assets are:
		•   the cost of providing benefits and administering contracts;
		•   mortality and morbidity experience, which includes enhancements to policyholder benefits;
		•   discontinuance experience, which affects the Group’s ability to recover the cost of acquiring new business over the lives of the contracts; and
		•   the amounts credited to policyholders’ accounts compared to the returns on invested assets through asset-liability management and strategic and tactical asset allocation.
		Our estimates of life insurance liabilities are affected by: regulation, competition, interest rates, inflation, taxes and general economic conditions.
		We have performed sensitivity analysis on key variables influencing insurance liabilities and assets — namely: interest, inflation, mortality,morbidity and discontinuance risk. We have determined that there would be no material impact to the Group for a reasonable change in any of these variables.

 

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30. SUPERANNUATION AND POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS

 

Set out below is a summary of amounts recognised in the Balance Sheet in respect of the defined benefit superannuation schemes:

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Defined benefit obligation and scheme assets
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation			(1,406	)			(1,509	)
Fair value of scheme assets			1,496				1,567
Total			90				58
As represented in the Balance Sheet
Net liabilities arising from defined benefit obligations included in payables and other liabilities			(32	)			(51	)
Net assets arising from defined benefit obligations included in other assets			122				109
Total			90				58
Weighted average duration of the benefit payments reflected in the defined benefit obligation (years)			16.8				16.8

As at the most recent reporting dates of the schemes, the aggregate deficit of net market value of assets over the value of accrued benefits on a funding basis was $18 million (2016: $52 million). In 2017, the Group made defined benefit contributions totalling $5 million (2016: $55 million). It expects to make around $3 million next financial year.

GOVERNANCE OF THE SCHEMES AND FUNDING OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT SECTIONS

The main defined benefit superannuation schemes in which the Group participates operate under trust law and are managed and administered on behalf of the members in accordance with the terms of the relevant trust deed and rules and all relevant legislation. These schemes have corporate trustees, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Group. The trustees are the legal owners of the assets, which are held separately from the assets of the Group, and are responsible for setting investment policy and agreeing funding requirements with the employer through the triennial actuarial valuation process.

The Group has defined benefit arrangements in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan and United Kingdom. The defined benefit section of the ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme, the ANZ UK Staff Pension Scheme and the ANZ National Retirement Scheme in New Zealand are the three largest plans. They have been closed to new members since 1987, 2004 and 1991 respectively. None of the schemes had a material deficit, or surplus, at the last full valuation. The Group has no present liability under any of the schemes’ trust deeds to fund a deficit (measured on a funding basis). A contingent liability of the Group may arise if any of the schemes were wound up.

 

		RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT
		Defined benefit superannuation schemes
		The Group operates a small number of defined benefit schemes. Independent actuaries calculate the liability and expenses related to providing benefits to employees under each defined benefit scheme. They use the Projected Unit Credit Method to value the liabilities. The balance sheet includes:
		•   a defined benefit liability if the obligation is greater than the fair value of the schemes assets; and
		•   an asset (capped to its recoverable amount) if the fair value of the assets is greater than the obligation.
		In each reporting period, the movements in the net defined benefit liability are recognised as follows:
		•   the net movement relating to the current period’s service cost, net interest on the defined benefit liability, past service costs and other costs (such as the effects of any curtailments and settlements) as operating expenses;
		•   remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (which comprise actuarial gains and losses and return on scheme assets, excluding interest income included in net interest) directly in retained earnings through other comprehensive income; and
		•   contributions of the Group directly against the net defined benefit position.
		Defined contribution superannuation schemes
		The Group operates a number of defined contribution schemes. It also contributes (according to local law, in the various countries in which it operates) to Government and other plans that have the characteristics of defined contribution plans. The Group’s contributions to these schemes are recognised as personnel expenses when they are incurred.

 

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30. SUPERANNUATION AND POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

		KEY JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
		The main assumptions we use in valuing defined benefit assets and liabilities are listed in the table below. A change to any assumptions, or applying different assumptions, could have a significant effect on the income statement, statement of other comprehensive income and balance sheet.
												Sensitivity analysis
												change in significant		Increase/(decrease) in
												assumptions		defined benefit obligation
		Assumptions		2017				2016						2017 $m				2016 $m
		Discount rate (% p.a.)			2.5 - 3.8				2.2 - 3.0			0.5% increase			(112	)			(140	)
		Future salary increases (% p.a.)			1.6 - 3.7				1.5 - 3.6
		Future pension indexation
		In payment (% p.a.)/In deferment (% p.a.)			1.7 - 3.0/2.2				1.5 - 2.9/2.1			0.5% increase			95				118
		Life expectancy at age 60 for current pensioners										1 year increase			50				63
		– Males (years)			25.4 - 28.9				22.6 - 28.8
		– Females (years)			28.6 - 31.0				26.3 - 30.8

31. EMPLOYEE SHARE AND OPTION PLANS

ANZ operates a number of employee share and option schemes under the ANZ Employee Share Acquisition Plan and the ANZ Share Option Plan.

ANZ EMPLOYEE SHARE ACQUISITION PLAN

ANZ Employee Share Acquisition Plan schemes that operated during the 2016 and 2017 years were the Employee Share Offer and the Deferred Share Plan.

 

Employee Share Offer
Eligibility		Most permanent employees employed in either Australia or New Zealand with three years continuous service for the most recent financial year.
Grant		Up to AUD1,000 in Australia (and AUD800 in New Zealand) ANZ shares each financial year, subject to Board approval.
Allocation value		One week Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of ANZ shares traded on the ASX in the week leading up to and including the date of grant.
Australia		ANZ ordinary shares are granted to eligible employees for nil consideration. The shares vest on grant and are held in trust for three years from grant date, after which time they may remain in trust, be transferred to the employee’s name or sold. Dividends are automatically reinvested in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
New Zealand		Shares are granted to eligible employees on payment of NZD one cent per share. Shares vest subject to satisfaction of a three year service period, after which they may remain in trust, be transferred to the employee’s name or sold. Unvested shares are forfeited if the employee resigns or is dismissed for serious misconduct. Dividends are either paid in cash or reinvested into the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Expensing value (fair value)		In Australia, the fair value of the shares is expensed in the year shares are granted, as they are not subject to forfeiture.   In New Zealand, the fair value is expensed on a straight-line basis over the three year vesting period.   The expense is recognised as a share-based compensation expense with a corresponding increase in share capital.
FY 2017		Zero shares were granted in the 2017 financial year.
FY 2016		626,121 shares were granted on 3 December 2015 at an issue price of $27.60.

 

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Deferred Share Plan
i) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Group Executive Committee (ExCo)
Eligibility		Group CEO and ExCo.
Grant		50% of the CEO’s Annual Variable Remuneration (AVR) and 33% of ExCo’s Variable Remuneration (VR) received as deferred shares.
Conditions		Deferred evenly over four years from grant date.
ii) ANZ Employee Reward Scheme1 (ANZERS) and Business Unit Incentive Plans (BUIPs)
Eligibility		Employees participating in ANZ’s standard Short Term Incentive (STI) arrangements.
Grant		Half of all incentive amounts exceeding AUD100,000 (subject to a minimum deferral amount of AUD25,000) received as deferred shares.
Conditions		Deferred evenly over two years from grant date.
iii) Total Incentives Performance Plan1 (TIPP)
Eligibility		Employees participating in the Institutional TIPP.
Grant		60% of incentive amounts exceeding AUD80,000 (subject to a minimum deferral amount of AUD18,000) received as deferred shares.
Conditions		Deferred evenly over three years from grant date.
iv) Long Term Incentives (LTIs)
Eligibility		Selected employees.
Grant		100% deferred shares.
Conditions		Vest three years from grant date.
v) Exceptional circumstances
Remuneration forgone		In exceptional circumstances, we grant deferred shares to certain employees when they start with ANZ to compensate them for remuneration they have forgone from their previous employer. The vesting period generally aligns with the remaining vesting period of the remuneration they have forgone, and therefore varies between grants.
Retention		We may grant deferred shares to high performing employees who are regarded as a significant retention risk to ANZ.
vi) Further information
Downward adjustment		Deferred shares remain at risk and the Board can adjust the number of deferred shares downwards to zero at any time before the vesting date. ANZ’s downward adjustment provisions are detailed in section 3.3.4 of the 2017 Remuneration Report.
Cessation		Unless the Board decides otherwise, employees forfeit their unvested deferred shares if they resign, are terminated on notice, or are dismissed for serious misconduct. The deferred shares may be held in trust beyond the deferral period.
Dividends		Dividends are paid in cash or reinvested in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Instrument		Deferred share rights may be granted instead of deferred shares in some countries as locally appropriate (see deferred share rights section).
Allocation value		All deferred shares are issued based on the VWAP of ANZ shares traded on the ASX in the week leading up to and including the date of grant.
Expensing value (fair value)		We expense the fair value of deferred shares on a straight-line basis over the relevant vesting period and we recognise the expense as a share-based compensation expense with a corresponding increase in share capital.
FY 2017 grants		2,016,835 deferred shares were granted with a weighted average grant price of $ 28.03. No deferred shares were adjusted downward to zero, based on Board discretion.
FY 2016 grants		5,797,450 deferred shares were granted with a weighted average grant price of $ 26.15. Board discretion was exercised to adjust downward 9,397 deferred shares to zero.

 

1.	Allocations under the ANZ Incentive Plan (ANZIP) in November 2017 will be disclosed in the 2018 Annual Report. See Section 3.3 of the 2017 Remuneration Report for details on the ANZIP.

 

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Expensing of the ANZ Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Expensing value (fair value)		The fair value of shares we granted during 2017 under the Employee Share Offer and the Deferred Share Plan, measured as at the date of grant of the shares, is $56.7 million (2016: $171.3 million) based on 2,016,835 shares (2016: 6,423,571) at VWAP of $28.09 (2016: $26.67).
ANZ SHARE OPTION PLAN
Allocation		We may grant selected employees options/rights which entitle them to acquire fully paid ordinary ANZ shares at a fixed price at the time the options/rights vest. Voting and dividend rights will be attached to the ordinary shares allocated on exercise of the options/rights.
		Each option/right entitles the holder to one ordinary share subject to the terms and conditions imposed on grant. Exercise price of options, determined in accordance with the rules of the plan, is generally based on the VWAP of the shares traded on the ASX in the week leading up to and including the date of grant. For rights, the exercise price is nil.
Rules		Prior to the exercise of the option/right if ANZ changes its share capital due to a bonus share issue, pro-rata new share issue or reorganisation the following adjustments are required:
		•  Issue of bonus shares - When the holder exercises their option, they are also entitled to be issued the number of bonus shares they would have been entitled to had they held the underlying shares at the time of the bonus issue;
		•  Pro-rata share offer - We will adjust the exercise price of the option in the manner set out in the ASX Listing Rules; and
		•  Reorganisation - In respect of rights, if there is a bonus issue or reorganisation of ANZ’s share capital, then the Board may adjust the number of rights or the number of underlying shares so that there is no advantage or disadvantage to the holder.
		Holders otherwise have no other entitlements to participate:
		•  in any new issue of ANZ securities before they exercise their options/rights; or
		•  in a share issue of a body corporate other than ANZ (such as a subsidiary).
		For equity grants made after 1 November 2012, any portion of the award which vests may, at the Board’s discretion, be satisfied by a cash equivalent payment rather than shares.
Expensing		We expense the fair value of options/rights on a straight-line basis over the relevant vesting period and we recognise the expense as a share-based compensation expense with a corresponding increase in share options reserve.
Cessation		The provisions that apply if the employee’s employment ends are in section 7.2 of the 2017 Remuneration Report.
Downward adjustment		ANZ’s downward adjustment provisions are detailed in section 3.3.4 of the 2017 Remuneration Report.
Option Plans that operated during 2017 and 2016
i) Performance Rights
Allocation		We grant performance rights to selected employees as part of ANZ’s incentive plans. Performance rights provide the holder with the right to acquire ANZ shares at nil cost, subject to a three year vesting period and Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance hurdles.
FY 2017 and FY 2016 grants		During the 2017 year, we granted 944,419 performance rights (2016: 1,570,627). No performance rights were adjusted downward to zero in 2017 and 2016, based on Board discretion.

 

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31. EMPLOYEE SHARE AND OPTION PLANS (continued)

 

ii) Deferred Share Rights (no performance hurdles)
Allocation		Deferred share rights provide the holder with the right to acquire ANZ shares at nil cost after a specified vesting period. We adjust the fair value of rights for the absence of dividends during the restriction period.
Satisfying vestings		Any portion of the award of share rights may be satisfied by a cash equivalent payment rather than shares at the Board’s discretion. All share rights were satisfied through a share allocation, other than 67,573 deferred share rights (2016: 5,297) for which Board discretion was exercised.
Downward adjustment		Board discretion was also exercised to adjust downward 3,835 deferred share rights to zero in 2017 and 4,583 in 2016.
FY 2017 and FY 2016 grants		During the 2017 year 2,547,377 deferred share rights (no performance hurdles) were granted (2016: 1,211,021).

Options, Deferred Share Rights and Performance Rights on Issue

As at 2 November 2017, there were 1,292 holders of 3,652,926 deferred share rights on issue and 174 holders of 3,425,497 performance rights on issue.

Options/Rights Movements

This table shows the options/rights over unissued ANZ shares and their related weighted average (WA) exercise prices as at the beginning and end of 2017 and the movements during 2017:

 

		Opening balance 1 Oct 2016				Options/ rights granted				Options/ rights forfeited1				Options/ rights expired				Options/ rights exercised				Closing balance 30 Sep 2017
Number of options/rights			6,424,117				3,491,796				(1,815,732	)			(629	)			(985,768	)			7,113,784
WA exercise price			$0.00				$0.00				$0.00				$0.00				$0.00				$0.00
WA closing share price																							$29.50
WA remaining contractual life																							2.4 years
WA exercise price of all exercisable options/rights outstanding																							$0.00
Outstanding exercisable options/rights																							143,839

This table shows the options/rights over unissued ANZ shares and their related weighted average exercise prices as at the beginning and end of 2016 and the movements during 2016:

 

		Opening balance 1 Oct 2015				Options/ rights granted				Options/ rights forfeited1				Options/ rights expired				Options/ rights exercised				Closing balance 30 Sep 2016
Number of options/rights			6,241,157				2,781,648				(1,440,051	)			–				(1,158,637	)			6,424,117
WA exercise price			$0.07				$0.00				$0.00				–				$0.37				$0.00
WA closing share price																							$25.31
WA remaining contractual life																							3 years
WA exercise price of all exercisable options/rights outstanding																							$0.00
Outstanding exercisable options/rights																							163,244

 

1.	Refers to any circumstance where equity can be forfeited (for example on cessation, downward adjustment and performance conditions not met).

Of the shares issued as a result of the exercise of options/rights during 2016, 18,062 were issued at an exercise price of $23.71 per share. The balance and those issued in 2017 were issued at a nil exercise price.

As at the date of the signing of the Directors’ Report on 2 November 2017:

 

•

no options/rights over ordinary shares have been granted since the end of 2017; and

 

•

shares issued as a result of the exercise of options/rights since the end of 2017 are 16,489 all with nil exercise prices.

 

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31. EMPLOYEE SHARE AND OPTION PLANS (continued)

 

Fair Value Assumptions

When determining the fair value, we apply the standard market techniques for valuation, including Monte Carlo and/or Black Scholes pricing models. We do so in accordance with the requirements of AASB 2 Share-based Payments. The models take into account early exercise of vested equity, non-transferability and internal/external performance hurdles (if any).

The table below shows the significant assumptions we used as inputs into our fair value calculation of instruments granted during the period. We present the values as weighted averages, but the specific values we use for each allocation are the ones we use for the fair value calculation.

 

		2017								2016
		Deferred								Deferred
		Share				Performance				Share				Performance
		Rights				Rights				Rights				Rights
Exercise price ($)			0.00				0.00				0.00				0.00
Share closing price at grant date ($)			27.95				28.18				26.62				26.73
Expected volatility of ANZ share price (%)1			24.9				25.0				20.2				20.5
Equity term (years)			2.3				5.0				3.9				5.0
Vesting period (years)			2.1				3.0				1.9				3.0
Expected life (years)			2.1				3.0				1.9				3.0
Expected dividend yield (%)			6.49				6.46				6.28				6.28
Risk free interest rate (%)			1.76				1.86				2.10				2.08
Fair value ($)			24.59				13.73				23.67				9.12

 

1.

Expected volatility represents a measure of the amount by which ANZ’s share price is expected to fluctuate over the life of the rights. The measure of volatility used in the model is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the historical share price over a deferred period of time preceding the date of grant. This historical average annualised volatility is then used to estimate a reasonable expected volatility over the expected life of the rights.

SATISFYING EQUITY AWARDS

All shares underpinning equity awards may be purchased on market, reallocated or be newly issued shares, or a combination.

The equity we purchased on market during the 2017 financial year (either under the ANZ Employee Share Acquisition Plan and the ANZ Share Option Plan, or to satisfy options or rights) for all employees amounted to 2,704,206 shares at an average price of $27.83 per share (2016: 1,344,200 shares at an average price of $26.14 per share).

32. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

Key Management Personnel (KMP) are defined as all directors and those executives who report directly to the CEO:

 

•

with responsibility for the strategic direction and management of a major income generating division; or

 

•

who control material income and expenses.

KMP compensation included within total personnel expenses in Note 3 Operating Expenses is as follows:

 

		2017 $‘000				20161 $‘000
Short-term benefits			21,002				21,362
Post-employment benefits			1,046				1,216
Other long-term benefits			169				314
Termination benefits			563				2,418
Share-based payments			14,926				19,382
Total			37,706				44,692

 

1.	Prior period includes the former Group CEO and former disclosed executives until the end of their employment.

 

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32. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (continued)

 

KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL LOAN TRANSACTIONS

Loans made to KMP are made in the ordinary course of business and on normal commercial terms and conditions that are no more favourable than those given to other employees or customers, including: the term of the loan, security required and the interest rate. The aggregate of loans made, guaranteed or secured to KMP, including their related parties, were as follows:

 

		2017 $‘000				2016 $‘000
Loans advanced1			23,950				50,892
Interest charged2			940				2,091

 

1.	Balances are at the balance sheet date (for KMP in office at balance sheet date) and at termination date (for KMP no longer in office at balance sheet date).

2.	Interest is for all KMP’s during the period.

KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HOLDINGS OF ANZ SECURITIES

KMP, including their related parties, held subordinated debt, shares, share rights and options over shares in the Company directly, indirectly or beneficially as shown below:

 

		2017 Number1				2016 Number1
Shares, options and rights			2,233,182				4,174,363
Subordinated debt			17,152				15,850

 

1.	For KMP that are no longer in office at balance sheet date, the balances are calculated as at their termination date.

OTHER TRANSACTIONS OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES

All other transactions with KMP and their related parties are made on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s length transactions. These transactions generally involve providing financial and investment services, including services to eligible international assignees ensuring they are neither financially advantaged nor disadvantaged by their relocation. All such transactions that have occurred with KMP and their related parties have been trivial or domestic in nature. In this context, we disclose only those transactions considered of interest to the users of the financial report in making and evaluating decisions about the allocation of scarce resources.

ASSOCIATES

We disclose significant associates in Note 25 Investments in Associates. During the course of the financial year, transactions conducted with all associates were on terms equivalent to those made on an arm’s length basis:

 

		2017 $‘000				2016 $‘000
Amounts receivable from associates			77,350				59,111
Amounts payable to associates			2,481				8,409
Interest income from associates			2,817				1,677
Interest expense to associates			35				77
Other expenses paid to associates			23,078				25,880
Dividend income from associates			42,317				94,400
Costs recovered from associates			748				3,105

There have been no material guarantees given or received. No outstanding amounts have been written down or recorded as allowances, as they are considered fully collectible.

 

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33. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT ASSETS

 

PROPERTY RELATED COMMITMENTS

 

		2017 $m				2016 $m
Property capital expenditure
Contracts for outstanding capital expenditure			104				111
Total capital expenditure commitments for property			104				111
Lease rentals
Land and buildings			1,760				2,001
Furniture and equipment			251				218
Total lease rental commitments1			2,011				2,219
Due within 1 year			461				486
Due later than 1 year but not later than 5 years			1,042				1,114
Due later than 5 years			508				619
Total lease rental commitments1			2,011				2,219

1.	Total future minimum sublease payments we expect to receive under non-cancellable subleases at 30 September 2017 is $91 million (2016: $114 million). During the year, sublease payments we received amounted to $31 million (2016: $25 million) and were netted against rent expense.

CREDIT RELATED COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Credit related commitments and contingencies		2017 $m				2016 $m
Contract amount of:
Undrawn facilities			191,323				207,410
Guarantees and letters of credit			20,009				18,056
Performance related contingencies			20,830				19,723
Total			232,162				245,189

UNDRAWN FACILITIES

The majority of undrawn facilities are subject to customers maintaining specific credit and other requirements or conditions. Many of these facilities are expected to be only partially used, and others may never be used at all. As such, the total of the nominal principal amounts is not necessarily representative of future liquidity risks or future cash requirements. Based on the earliest date on which the Group may be required to pay, the total undrawn facilities of $191,323 million (2016: $207,410 million) mature within 12 months.

GUARANTEES, LETTERS OF CREDIT AND PERFORMANCE CONTINGENCIES

Guarantees and contingent liabilities relate to transactions that the Group has entered into as principal – including: guarantees, standby letters of credit and documentary letters of credit.

Documentary letters of credit involve the Group issuing letters of credit guaranteeing payment in favour of an exporter. They are secured against an underlying shipment of goods or backed by a confirmatory letter of credit from another bank.

Performance related contingencies are liabilities that oblige the Group to make payments to a third party if the customer fails to fulfil its non-monetary obligations under the contract.

To reflect the risk associated with these transactions, we apply the same credit origination, portfolio management and collateral requirements that we apply to loans. The contract amount represents the maximum potential amount that we could lose if the counterparty fails to meet its financial obligations. As the facilities may expire without being drawn upon, the notional amounts do not necessarily reflect future cash requirements. Based on the earliest date on which the Group may be required to pay, the total guarantees and letters of credit of $20,009 million (2016: $18,056 million) and total performance related contingencies of $20,830 million (2016: $19,723 million) mature within 12 months.

 

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33. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT ASSETS (continued)

 

OTHER CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 September 2017, the Group had contingent liabilities in respect of the matters outlined below. Where relevant, expert legal advice has been obtained and, in the light of such advice, provisions and/or disclosures as deemed appropriate have been made. In some instances we have not disclosed the estimated financial impact of the individual items either because it is not practicable to do so or because such disclosure may prejudice the interests of the Group.

BANK FEES LITIGATION

A litigation funder commenced a class action against the Company in 2010, followed by a second similar class action in March 2013. The applicants contended that certain exception fees (honour, dishonour and non-payment fees on transaction accounts and late payment and over-limit fees on credit cards) were unenforceable penalties and that various of the fees were also unenforceable under statutory provisions governing unconscionable conduct, unfair contract terms and unjust transactions. A further action, limited to late payment fees only, commenced in August 2014.

The penalty and statutory claims in the March 2013 class action failed and the claims have been dismissed. The August 2014 action was discontinued in October 2016.

The original claims in the 2010 class action have been dismissed. A new claim has been added to the 2010 class action, in relation to the Company’s entitlement to charge certain periodical payment non-payment fees.

BENCHMARK/RATE ACTIONS

In July and August 2016, class action complaints were brought in the United States District Court against local and international banks, including the Company – one action relating to the bank bill swap rate (BBSW), and one action relating to the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) and the Singapore Swap Offer Rate (SOR). The class actions are expressed to apply to persons and entities that engaged in US-based transactions in financial instruments that were priced, benchmarked, and/or settled based on BBSW, SIBOR, or SOR. The claimants seek damages or compensation in amounts not specified, and allege that the defendant banks, including the Company, violated US anti-trust laws, anti-racketeering laws, the Commodity Exchange Act, and (in the BBSW case only) unjust enrichment principles. The Company is defending the proceedings. The matters are at an early stage.

In February 2017, the South African Competition Commission commenced proceedings against local and international banks including the Company alleging breaches of the cartel provisions of the South African Competition Act in respect of trading in the South African rand. The potential civil penalty or other financial impact is uncertain. The matter is at an early stage.

REGULATORY REVIEWS AND CUSTOMER EXPOSURES

In recent years there have been significant increases in the nature and scale of regulatory investigations and reviews, enforcement actions (whether by court action or otherwise) and the quantum of fines issued by regulators, particularly against financial institutions both in Australia and globally. The nature of these investigations and reviews can be wide ranging and, for example, currently include a range of matters including responsible lending practices, product suitability, wealth advice, pricing and competition, conduct in financial markets and capital market transactions. During the year, ANZ has received various notices and requests for information from its regulators as part of both industry-wide and ANZ-specific reviews. There may be exposures to customers which are additional to any regulatory exposures. These could include class actions, individual claims or customer remediation or compensation activities. The outcomes and total costs associated with such reviews and possible exposures remain uncertain.

SECURITY RECOVERY ACTIONS

Various claims have been made or are anticipated, arising from security recovery actions taken to resolve impaired assets over recent years. ANZ will defend these claims.

CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT OBLIGATIONS

Under the following arrangements, the Company has a commitment to comply with rules which could result in a bilateral exposure and loss if a member institution fails to settle: the Australian Payments Clearing Association Limited’s Regulations for the Australian Paper Clearing System, the Bulk Electronic Clearing System, the Issuers and Acquirers Community and the High Value Clearing System (HVCS). The Company’s potential exposure arising from these arrangements is unquantifiable in advance.

Under the Austraclear System Regulations (Austraclear), and the CLS Bank International Rules, the Company has a commitment to participate in loss-sharing arrangements if a member institution fails to settle. The Company’s potential exposure arising from these arrangements is unquantifiable in advance. For HVCS and Austraclear, the above obligation arises only in limited circumstances.

The Company is a member of various central clearing houses globally, including ASX Clear (Futures), London Clearing House (LCH) SwapClear, Korea Exchange (KRX), Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) and the Shanghai Clearing House. These memberships allow the Company to centrally clear derivative instruments in line with cross-border regulatory requirements. Common to all of these memberships is the requirement for the Company to make default fund contributions. In the event of a default by another member, the Company could potentially be required to commit additional default fund contributions which are unquantifiable in advance.

 

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33. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT ASSETS (continued)

 

PARENT ENTITY GUARANTEES

The Company has issued letters of comfort and guarantees in respect of certain subsidiaries in the normal course of business. Under these letters and guarantees, the Company undertakes to ensure that those subsidiaries continue to meet their financial obligations, subject to certain conditions including that the entity remains a controlled entity of the Company.

SALE OF GRINDLAYS BUSINESSES

On 31 July 2000, the Company completed the sale to Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) of ANZ Grindlays Bank Limited and the private banking business of ANZ in the United Kingdom and Jersey, together with ANZ Grindlays (Jersey) Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, for USD1.3 billion in cash. The Company provided warranties and certain indemnities relating to those businesses and, where it was anticipated that payments would be likely under the warranties or indemnities, made provisions to cover the anticipated liabilities. The issue below has not adversely impacted the reported results. All settlements and penalties to date have been covered within existing provisions.

In 1991 certain amounts were transferred from non-convertible Indian Rupee accounts maintained with Grindlays in India. These transactions may not have complied with the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (India). Grindlays, on its own initiative, brought these transactions to the attention of the Reserve Bank of India. The Indian authorities served notices on Grindlays and certain of its officers in India and civil penalties have been imposed which are the subject of appeals. Criminal prosecutions are pending and will be defended. The amounts in issue are not material.

REVOCATION OF DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN CONTROLLED ENTITIES

ASIC class order 98/1418 (as amended) provided relief to a number of wholly owned controlled entities from the requirements for preparation, audit, and lodgement of individual financial statements.

Relief was previously granted to the following entities:

 

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ANZ Properties (Australia) Pty Ltd

 

•

ANZ Capital Hedging Pty Ltd (in liquidation)

 

•

ANZ Funds Pty Ltd

 

•

Votraint No. 1103 Pty Limited

 

•

ANZ Securities (Holdings) Pty Limited

 

•

ANZ Commodity Trading Pty Ltd

 

•

ANZ Nominees Pty Limited

During the current year, ASIC replaced this class order with a new legislative instrument ASIC Corporations (Wholly owned Companies) Instrument 2016/785. Under the new instrument, APRA regulated companies are not eligible to rely on the ASIC Class Order relief for financial reporting obligations under Part 2M.3 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

As Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited is regulated by APRA, the parties to the Deed are no longer able to obtain relief. The Company and the other entities which were party to the deed executed a deed of revocation on 30 March 2017 and lodged that deed with ASIC on 31 March 2017. All companies were released from the Deed of Cross Guarantee by 30 September 2017.

CONTINGENT ASSETS

NATIONAL HOUSING BANK

The Company is pursuing recovery of the proceeds of certain disputed cheques which were credited to the account of a former Grindlays customer in the early 1990s.

The disputed cheques were drawn on the National Housing Bank (NHB) in India. Proceedings between Grindlays and NHB concerning the proceeds of the cheques were resolved in early 2002.

Recovery is now being pursued from the estate of the Grindlays customer who received the cheque proceeds. Any amounts recovered are to be shared between the Company and NHB.

 

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34. COMPENSATION OF AUDITORS

 

		2017 $’000				2016 $’000
KPMG Australia
Audit or review of financial reports			9,418				8,983
Audit-related services1			4,760				4,246
Non-audit services2			732				536
Total3			14,910				13,765
Overseas related practices of KPMG Australia
Audit or review of financial reports			6,263				6,332
Audit-related services1			1,410				1,432
Non-audit services2			10				21
Total			7,683				7,785
Total compensation of auditors			22,593				21,550

 

1.	Comprises prudential and regulatory services of $4.71 million (2016: $4.13 million), comfort letters $0.72 million (2016: $0.94 million) and other $0.74 million (2016: $0.61 million).

2.	The nature of the non-audit services includes general market and regulatory insights, training, controls related assessments, methodology and procedural reviews. Further details are provided in the Directors’ Report.

3.	Inclusive of goods and services tax.

The Group’s Policy allows KPMG Australia or any of its related practices to provide assurance and other audit-related services that, while outside the scope of the statutory audit, are consistent with the role of an external auditor. These include regulatory and prudential reviews requested by regulators such as APRA. Any other services that are not audit or audit-related services are non-audit services. The Policy allows certain non-audit services to be provided where the service would not contravene auditor independence requirements. KPMG Australia or any of its related practices may not provide services that are perceived to be in conflict with the role of the external auditor or breach auditor independence. These include consulting advice and subcontracting of operational activities normally undertaken by management, and engagements where the external auditor may ultimately be required to express an opinion on its own work.

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35. EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

On 17 October 2017, the Group announced it had agreed to sell OnePath pensions and investments (OnePath P&I) and aligned dealer groups (ADG) business to IOOF Holdings Limited (IOOF) for $975 million. Completion is expected in the March 2019 half subject to certain conditions including regulatory approvals and the completion of the extraction of the OnePath P&I business from OnePath Life Insurance. The expected accounting loss on sale of ~$120 million is anticipated, however the final gain/loss on sale will be determined at completion and will be impacted by transaction and separation costs, final determination of goodwill to be disposed, other balances and final taxation impacts.

On 18 October 2017, the Group announced it had entered into an agreement with its joint venture partner Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) regarding the sale of its 40% stake in the Philippines based Metrobank Card Corporation (MCC). The Group has agreed to sell one half of its 40% stake in MCC to Metrobank, for US$144 million (A$184 million) expected to settle in late 2017. The Group also entered into a put option to sell its remaining 20% stake to Metrobank, exercisable in the September 2018 half on the same terms and for the same consideration. If exercised, this would deliver a total sale price of US$288 million (A$368 million). The sale is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

On 23 October 2017, the Group announced it had reached a confidential in-principle agreement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to settle court action in respect of interbank trading and the bank bill swap rate (BBSW). On 30 October 2017, ANZ informed the Court that agreement with ASIC had been concluded. The financial impact to ANZ has been reflected in the financial statements. On 10 November 2017, there will be a hearing to determine whether the court is prepared to make the orders which ANZ and ASIC seek so as to give effect to the settlement.

Other than the matters above, there have been no significant events from 30 September 2017 to the date of signing this report.

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CONSOLIDATED GROUP DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

 

 

 

 

Directors’ Declaration

The Directors of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited declare that:

 

a)	in the Directors’ opinion, the financial statements and notes of the Consolidated Entity are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

 

i)

section 296, that they comply with the Australian Accounting Standards and any further requirements of the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

 

ii)

section 297, that they give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Consolidated Entity as at 30 September 2017 and of its performance for the year ended on that date;

 

b)	the notes to the financial statements of the Consolidated Entity include a statement that the financial statements and notes of the Consolidated Entity comply with International Financial Reporting Standards;

 

c)	the Directors have been given the declarations required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001; and

 

d)	in the Directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.

 

David M Gonski, AC Chairman   2 November 2017		Shayne C Elliott Director

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

 

 

 

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT

OPINION

We have audited the Financial Report of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (the Company) and the entities it controlled at the year end and from time to time during the financial year (together, the Group).

In our opinion, the accompanying Financial Report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

 

•

giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 September 2017 and of its financial performance for the year ended on that date; and

 

•

complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

The Financial Report comprises the:

 

•

consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 September 2017;

 

•

consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended;

 

•

Notes 1 to 35 including a summary of significant accounting policies; and

 

•

Directors’ Declaration.

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report section of our report.

We are independent of the Group in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the Financial Report in Australia. We have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

KEY AUDIT MATTERS

The Key Audit Matters we identified are:

 

•

Provision for Credit Impairment;

 

•

Valuation of Financial Instruments held at Fair Value; and

 

•

IT Systems and Controls.

Key Audit Matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the Financial Report of the current period.

These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Financial Report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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KEY AUDIT MATTERS (continued)

PROVISION FOR CREDIT IMPAIRMENT ($3,798M)

Refer to the critical accounting estimates and judgements and disclosures in relation to credit impairment provisioning in Notes 13 and 16 to the Financial Report.

The Key Audit Matter

The provision for credit impairment is a Key Audit Matter as the Group has significant credit risk exposure to a large number of counterparties across a wide range of lending and other products, industries and geographies. The value of loans and advances on the balance sheet is significant and there is a high degree of complexity and judgement involved for the Group in estimating individual and collective credit impairment provisions against these loans. These features resulted in significant audit effort to address the risks around loan recoverability and the determination of related provisions.

How the matter was addressed in our audit

Our audit procedures for the individual and collective provision for credit impairment included:

Provisions estimated across loan portfolios (individual provision)

 

•

Testing the key controls over counterparty risk grading for wholesale loans (larger customer exposures that are monitored individually). We tested the approval of new lending facilities against the Group’s lending policies, the performance of annual loan assessments, and controls over the monitoring of counterparty credit quality. This included testing controls over the identification of exposures showing signs of stress, either due to internal factors specific to the counterparty or external macroeconomic factors, and testing the timeliness of and the accuracy of counterparty risk assessments and risk grading against the requirements of the Group’s lending policies and regulatory requirements;

 

•

Performing credit assessments of a sample of wholesale loans managed by the Group’s specialist workout and recovery team assessed as higher risk or impaired, and a sample of other loans, focusing on larger exposures assessed by the Group as showing signs of deterioration, or in areas of emerging risk (assessed against external market conditions). We challenged the Group’s risk grading of the loan, their assessment of loan recoverability and the impact on the credit provision. To do this, we used the information on the Group’s loan file, discussed the case with the loan officer and management, and performed our own assessment of recoverability. This involved using our understanding of relevant industries and the macroeconomic environment, engaging KPMG specialists where required, and comparing assumptions of inputs used by the Group in recoverability assessments to externally sourced evidence, such as commodity prices, publicly available audited financial statements, and comparable external valuations of collateral held; and

 

•

For retail loans (smaller customer exposures not monitored individually), testing controls over the systems which record lending arrears, group exposures into delinquency buckets based on the number of days loans are overdue, and calculate individual provisions. We tested automated calculation and change management controls and evaluated the Group’s oversight of the portfolios, with a focus on controls over delinquency statistics monitoring. We tested a sample of the level of provisions held against different loan products based on the delinquency profile and challenged assumptions made in respect of expected recoveries, primarily from collateral held.

Provisions estimated across loan portfolios (collective provision)

 

•

Testing the Group’s processes to validate the models used to calculate collective provisions, and evaluating the Group’s model methodologies against established market practices and criteria in the accounting standards;

 

•

Testing the key controls within IT systems used to calculate the collective provision, specifically those relating to data management and the completeness and accuracy of data transfer from underlying source systems to the collective provision models;

 

•

Testing the accuracy of key inputs into models by checking a sample of year-end balances to the general ledger, and repayment history and risk ratings to source systems;

 

•

Challenging the key assumptions in the models such as emergence periods, probability of default and loss given default, for a sample of retail and wholesale portfolios. We compared modelled estimates against actual losses incurred by the Group; and

 

•

Re-performing, for a sample of retail and wholesale portfolios and using a KPMG-constructed calculation tool, the calculation of collective provisions, to determine the accuracy of model output.

We also challenged key assumptions in the components of the Group’s collective provision balance held above modelled provision estimates. This included:

 

•

Evaluating inputs to the concentration risk and economic cycle provisions by comparing underlying portfolio characteristics to recent loss experience, current market conditions and specific risks inherent in the Group’s loan portfolios;

 

•

Assessing the requirement for other additional provisions by considering model or data deficiencies identified by the Group’s model validation processes; and

 

•

Assessing the completeness of additional provisions by checking the consistency of risks identified in the portfolios to their inclusion in the Group’s assessment.

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KEY AUDIT MATTERS (continued)

VALUATION OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS HELD AT FAIR VALUE:

- FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD AT FAIR VALUE $213,627M

- FINANCIAL LIABILITIES HELD AT FAIR VALUE $110,934M

Refer to the critical accounting estimates, judgements and disclosures of fair values in Note 17 to the Financial Report.

The Key Audit Matter

Financial instruments held at fair value on the Group’s balance sheet include available for sale assets, trading securities, derivative assets and liabilities, investments backing policy liabilities, policy liabilities, certain debt securities, and other assets and liabilities designated as measured at fair value through profit or loss. The instruments are mainly risk management products sold to customers and used by the Group to manage its own interest rate and foreign exchange risk.

The valuation of financial instruments held at fair value is considered a Key Audit Matter as:

 

•

Financial instruments held at fair value are significant (24% of total assets and 13% of total liabilities);

 

•

The significant volume and range of products transacted, in a number of international locations, increases the risk of inconsistencies in transaction management processes that could lead to inaccurate valuation;

 

•

Determining the fair value of trading securities and derivatives involves a significant level of judgement by the Group, increasing the risk of error, and adding complexity to our audit. The level of judgement increases where internal models, as opposed to quoted market prices, are used to determine fair value of an instrument, or where inputs to the internal models, such as discount rates and measures of volatility, are not observable; and

 

•

The valuation of certain derivatives held by the Group is sensitive to inputs including funding rates, probabilities of default and loss given default, and industry practice is evolving as to how the impact of both funding and credit risk is incorporated within the valuation of certain derivative instruments. This increased our audit effort in this area and necessitated the involvement of valuation specialists.

How the matter was addressed in our audit

Our audit procedures for the valuation of financial instruments held at fair value included:

 

•

Testing access rights and change management controls for key valuation systems;

 

•

Testing interface controls, notably the completeness and accuracy of data transfers between transaction processing systems, key systems used to generate valuations and any related valuation adjustments, and the Group’s market risk management and finance systems to identify inconsistencies in transaction management and valuation processes across products and locations;

 

•

Testing the governance and approval controls, such as management review and approval of the valuation models, and approval of new products against policies and procedures;

 

•

Testing the front office management review and approval of the daily financial instrument trading profit and loss reconciliations prepared by the Group’s independent product control function;

 

•

Testing the management review and approval of model construction and validation, aimed at assessing the validity and robustness of underlying valuation models; and

 

•

Testing the Group’s data validation controls, such as those over key inputs in generating the fair value to market data where fair values were determined by front office teams.

We carried out testing over the valuation of financial instruments with both observable and unobservable inputs. Our specific testing involved valuation specialists and included:

 

•

Re-performing the valuation of ‘level 1’ and ‘level 2’ available for sale assets and trading securities, which are primarily government, semi-government and corporate debt securities, by comparing the observable inputs, including quoted prices, to independently sourced market data;

 

•

Using independent models, re-calculating the valuation of a sample, across locations, of derivative assets and liabilities where the fair value was determined using observable inputs. This included comparing a sample of observable inputs used in the Group’s derivative valuations to independently-sourced market data, such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and volatilities;

 

•

Where the fair value of derivatives and other financial assets and liabilities were determined using unobservable inputs (‘level 3’ instruments), challenging the Group’s valuation model by testing the key inputs used to comparable data in the market, including the use of proxy instruments and available alternatives. We compared the Group’s valuation methodology to industry practice and the criteria in the accounting standards; and

 

•

Evaluating the appropriateness of the Group’s valuation methodology for derivative financial instruments, having regard to current and emerging derivative valuation practices across a range of peer institutions, and against the required criteria in the accounting standards. We tested adjustments made to valuations, particularly funding and credit valuation adjustments on un-collateralised derivatives. In particular, for a sample of individual counterparties, across locations, we tested key inputs to the credit valuation adjustment calculation, including the probability of default, against observable market data. Where proxies were used, we assessed the proxy against available alternatives, across a number of locations.

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KEY AUDIT MATTERS (continued)

IT SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS

Refer to the basis of preparation in Note 1 to the Financial Report.

The Key Audit Matter

As a major Australian bank, the group’s businesses utilise a large number of complex, interdependent Information Technology (IT) systems to process and record a high volume of transactions. Controls over access and changes to IT systems are critical to the recording of financial information and the preparation of a financial report which provides a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position and performance. The IT systems and controls, as they impact the financial recording and reporting of transactions, is a key audit matter and our audit approach could significantly differ depending on the effective operation of the Group’s IT controls. KPMG IT specialists were used throughout the engagement as a core part of our audit team.

How the matter was addressed in our audit

We tested the control environment for key IT applications (systems) used in processing significant transactions and recording balances in the general ledger. We also tested automated controls embedded within these systems. Our audit procedures included:

 

•

Testing the governance controls used by the Group’s technology teams to monitor system integrity, by checking matters impacting the operational integrity of core systems for escalation and action in accordance with the Group’s policies;

 

•

Testing the access rights given to staff by checking them to approved records, and inspecting the reports over the granting and removal of access rights. We also looked for evidence of escalation of breaches;

 

•

Testing preventative controls designed to enforce segregation of duties between users within particular systems;

 

•

Testing the operating effectiveness of automated controls, principally relating to the automated calculation of financial transactions. We tested the inputs used within automated calculations to source data and also tested the accuracy of the calculation logic for a sample of transactions within each identified control; and

 

•

Testing the operating effectiveness of automated reconciliation controls, both between systems and intra-system. We checked a sample of identified breaks in reconciliations were recorded on exception reports, and subsequently investigated and cleared by the Group.

OTHER INFORMATION

Other Information is both financial and non-financial information in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited’s annual reporting which is provided in addition to the Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report. The Directors are responsible for the Other Information.

Our opinion on the Financial Report does not cover the Other Information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or any form of assurance conclusion thereon, with the exception of the Remuneration Report and our related assurance opinion.

In connection with our audit of the Financial Report, our responsibility is to read the Other Information. In doing so, we consider whether the Other Information is materially inconsistent with the Financial Report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

We are required to report if we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this Other Information, and based on the work we have performed on the Other Information that we obtained prior to the date of this Auditor’s Report, we have nothing to report.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL REPORT

The Directors are responsible for:

 

•

preparing a Financial Report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001;

 

•

implementing necessary internal control to enable the preparation of a Financial Report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; and

 

•

assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. This includes disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT

Our objective is:

 

•

to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; and

 

•

to issue an Auditor’s Report that includes our opinion.

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error. They are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this Financial Report.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report is located at the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at: http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_files/ar2.pdf. This description forms part of our Auditor’s Report.

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REPORT ON THE REMUNERATION REPORT

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited for the year ended 30 September 2017, complies with Section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The Directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with Section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.

OUR RESPONSIBILITIES

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 36 to 61 of the Directors’ report for the year ended 30 September 2017.

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.

 

KPMG		Alison Kitchen Partner Melbourne 2 November 2017

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION - unaudited

 

 

 

 

ORDINARY SHARES

At 4 October 2017, the twenty largest holders of ANZ ordinary shares held 1,715,161,341 ordinary shares, equal to 58.39% of the total issued ordinary capital. At 4 October 2017 the issued ordinary capital was 2,937,415,327 ordinary shares.

 

		Name		Number of shares				% of shares
1		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED			754,443,958				25.68
2		J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED			414,475,575				14.11
3		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED			195,729,817				6.66
4		NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED			115,793,028				3.94
5		BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD <AGENCY LENDING DRP A/C>			61,881,970				2.11
6		BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD <DRP>			42,123,456				1.43
7		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED <COLONIAL FIRST STATE INV A/C>			32,655,318				1.11
8		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NT-COMNWLTH SUPER CORP A/C>			18,853,278				0.64
9		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED <CITIBANK NY ADR DEP A/C>			13,269,878				0.45
10		AMP LIFE LIMITED			11,170,377				0.38
11		ARGO INVESTMENTS LIMITED			9,762,275				0.33
12		AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED			8,487,710				0.29
13		ANZEST PTY LTD <DEA CONTROL A/C>			7,193,627				0.25
14		IOOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED <IPS SUPER A/C>			4,995,561				0.17
15		ANZEST PTY LTD <DEFERRED SHARE PLAN A/C>			4,642,186				0.16
16		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <MLC INVESTMENT SETT A/C>			4,534,684				0.16
17		NULIS NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NAVIGATOR MAST PLAN SETT A/C>			4,293,990				0.15
18		UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD			4,102,750				0.14
19		MILTON CORPORATION LIMITED			3,408,473				0.12
20		CUSTODIAL SERVICES LIMITED <BENEFICIARIES HOLDING A/C>			3,343,430				0.11
Total					1,715,161,341				58.39

Distribution of shareholdings

 

At 4 October 2017 Range of shares		Number of holders				% of holders				Number of shares				% of shares
1 to 1,000			289,812				55.48				117,870,873				4.01
1,001 to 5,000			185,809				35.57				424,343,236				14.45
5,001 to 10,000			30,160				5.77				209,804,878				7.14
10,001 to 100,000			16,160				3.09				323,396,122				11.01
Over 100,000			445				0.09				1,862,000,218				63.39
Total			522,386				100.00				2,937,415,327				100.00

At 4 October 2017:

 

•

the average size of holdings of ordinary shares was 5,623 (2016: 5,374) shares; and

 

•

there were 11,627 holdings (2016:10,987 holdings) of less than a marketable parcel (less than $500 in value or 18 shares based on the market price of $29.24 per share), which is less than 2.23% of the total holdings of ordinary shares.

On 12 May 2017 ANZ was notified by Blackrock Group that it held a substantial shareholding of 148,984,864 ordinary shares in ANZ (5.07%). As at 4 October 2017 ANZ has received no further update in relation to this substantial shareholding.

VOTING RIGHTS OF ORDINARY SHARES

The Constitution provides for votes to be cast as follows:

i) on show of hands, one vote for each shareholder; and

ii) on a poll, one vote for every fully paid ordinary share.

A register of holders of ordinary shares is held at:

452 Johnston Street

Abbotsford

Victoria, Australia

(Telephone: +61 3 9415 4010)

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ANZ CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE SHARES

ANZ CPS3

On 28 September 2011 the Company issued convertible preference shares (ANZ CPS3) which were offered pursuant to a prospectus dated 31 August 2011.

At 4 October 2017, the twenty largest holders of ANZ CPS3 held 1,463,836 securities, equal to 25.55% of the total issued securities. At 4 October 2017 the total number of CPS3 on issue was 5,728,859.

 

		Name		Number of securities				% of securities
1		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2			310,905				5.43
2		J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED			257,168				4.49
3		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED			186,069				3.25
4		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED			171,454				2.99
5		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <MLC INVESTMENT SETT A/C>			72,798				1.27
6		IOOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED <IPS SUPER A/C>			65,532				1.14
7		NULIS NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NAVIGATOR MAST PLAN SETT A/C>			62,307				1.09
8		BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD <DRP>			41,485				0.72
9		SA BUILDING INDUSTRY REDUNDANCY SCHEME			40,000				0.70
10		AUST EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LTD <DDH PREFERRED INCOME FUND>			34,427				0.60
11		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <WRAP SERVICES A/C>			33,582				0.59
12		AUST EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LTD <CHARITABLE FOUNDATION>			32,615				0.57
13		TRANBER PTY LTD <SUPERFUND A/C>			32,500				0.57
14		MADINGLEY NOMINEES PTY LTD <ANDREW THYNE REID CHARIT A/C>			23,776				0.41
15		G P MARKETING INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD			20,000				0.35
16		INVIA CUSTODIAN PTY LIMITED <RACS A/C>			17,892				0.31
17		SUNSTONE FINANCE PTY LTD			15,809				0.28
18		BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD HUB24 CUSTODIAL SERV LTD DRP			15,420				0.27
19		AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LIMITED <NO 1 ACCOUNT>			15,097				0.26
20		PCI PTY LTD			15,000				0.26
Total					1,463,836				25.55

Distribution of ANZ CPS3 holdings

 

At 4 October 2017 Range of securities		Number of holders				% of holders				Number of securities				% of securities
1 to 1,000			8,785				92.74				2,623,845				45.80
1,001 to 5,000			622				6.57				1,234,986				21.56
5,001 to 10,000			39				0.41				326,066				5.69
10,001 to 100,000			23				0.24				618,366				10.79
Over 100,000			4				0.04				925,596				16.16
Total			9,473				100.00				5,728,859				100.00

At 4 October 2017 there were 13 holdings (2016:14 holdings) of less than a marketable parcel (less than $500 in value or 5 securities based on the market price of $100.76 per security), which is less than 0.14% of the total holdings of ANZ CPS3.

VOTING RIGHTS OF ANZ CPS3

 

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ANZ CAPITAL NOTES

ANZ CN1

On 7 August 2013 the Company issued convertible subordinated perpetual notes (ANZ CN1) which were offered pursuant to a prospectus dated 10 July 2013.

At 4 October 2017 the twenty largest holders of ANZ CN1 held 2,229,852 securities, equal to 19.91% of the total issued securities. At 4 October 2017 the total number of CN1 on issue was 11,200,000.

 

		Name		Number of securities				% of securities
1		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED			466,060				4.16
2		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <MLC INVESTMENT SETT A/C>			174,335				1.56
3		BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD <DRP>			171,652				1.53
4		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <WRAP SERVICES A/C>			152,506				1.36
5		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED			148,984				1.33
6		J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED			139,892				1.25
7		IOOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED <IPS SUPER A/C>			138,805				1.24
8		NULIS NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NAVIGATOR MAST PLAN SETT A/C>			132,123				1.18
9		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2			130,948				1.17
10		NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED			114,822				1.02
11		SERVCORP HOLDINGS PTY LTD			58,325				0.52
12		AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LIMITED <NO 1 ACCOUNT>			56,127				0.50
13		DIMBULU PTY LTD			50,000				0.45
14		RANDAZZO C & G DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD			50,000				0.45
15		MCCUSKER FOUNDATION LTD <THE MCCUSKER CHARITABLE FNDN>			46,000				0.41
16		IOOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED <IPS IDPS A/C>			42,508				0.38
17		ADCO CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD			40,000				0.36
18		THORSEN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD			40,000				0.36
19		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <SUPER SERVICES A/C>			39,402				0.35
20		BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD HUB24 CUSTODIAL SERV LTD DRP			37,363				0.33
Total					2,229,852				19.91

Distribution of ANZ CN1 holdings

 

At 4 October 2017 Range of securities		Number of holders				% of holders				Number of securities				% of securities
1 to 1,000			14,893				90.77				4,962,238				44.31
1,001 to 5,000			1,379				8.40				2,856,504				25.50
5,001 to 10,000			88				0.54				674,837				6.03
10,001 to 100,000			37				0.23				936,294				8.36
Over 100,000			10				0.06				1,770,127				15.80
Total			16,407				100.00				11,200,000				100.00

At 4 October 2017 there were 2 holdings (2016: 3 holdings) of less than a marketable parcel (less than $500 in value or 5 securities based on the market price of $101.739 per security), which is less than 0.01% of the total holdings of ANZ CN1.

VOTING RIGHTS OF ANZ CN1

ANZ CN1 do not confer on holders a right to vote at any meeting of members of the Company.

A register of holders of ANZ CN1 is held at:

452 Johnston Street

Abbotsford

Victoria, Australia

(Telephone: +61 3 9415 4010)

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ANZ CN2

On 31 March 2014 the Company issued convertible subordinated perpetual notes (ANZ CN2) which were offered pursuant to a prospectus dated 19 February 2014.

At 4 October 2017 the twenty largest holders of ANZ CN2 held 3,177,434 securities, equal to 19.74% of the total issued securities. At 4 October 2017 the total number of CN2 on issue was 16,100,000.

 

		Name		Number of securities				% of securities
1		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED			995,997				6.19
2		BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD <DRP>			242,475				1.51
3		IOOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED <IPS SUPER A/C>			203,611				1.26
4		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <MLC INVESTMENT SETT A/C>			177,416				1.10
5		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <WRAP SERVICES A/C>			168,948				1.05
6		JOHN E GILL TRADING PTY LTD			165,026				1.03
7		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2			128,480				0.80
8		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED			116,911				0.73
9		NULIS NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NAVIGATOR MAST PLAN SETT A/C>			116,661				0.72
10		BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD HUB24 CUSTODIAL SERV LTD DRP			116,577				0.72
11		J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED			106,182				0.66
12		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <SUPER SERVICES A/C>			102,709				0.64
13		LIGHTNINGEDGE PTY LTD			100,000				0.62
14		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <JB WERE LIST FIX INT SMA A/C>			87,972				0.55
15		NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED			65,683				0.41
16		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED <DPSL>			62,588				0.39
17		AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LIMITED <NO 1 ACCOUNT>			60,198				0.37
18		RAKIO PTY LTD <PIEKARSKI GYMPIE A/C>			60,000				0.37
19		BALLARD BAY PTY LTD <BALLARD BAY DISCRETIONARY AC>			50,000				0.31
20		JMB PTY LIMITED			50,000				0.31
Total					3,177,434				19.74

Distribution of ANZ CN2 holdings

 

At 4 October 2017 Range of securities		Number of holders				% of holders				Number of securities				% of securities
1 to 1,000			19,818				89.90				6,688,783				41.54
1,001 to 5,000			2,005				9.10				3,943,840				24.50
5,001 to 10,000			134				0.61				996,465				6.19
10,001 to 100,000			75				0.34				1,829,919				11.37
Over 100,000			12				0.05				2,640,993				16.40
Total			22,044				100.00				16,100,000				100.00

At 4 October 2017 there were 4 holdings (2016: 3 holdings) of less than a marketable parcel (less than $500 in value or 5 securities based on the market price of $100.76 per security), which is less than 0.02% of the total holdings of ANZ CN2.

VOTING RIGHTS OF ANZ CN2

ANZ CN2 do not confer on holders a right to vote at any meeting of members of the Company.

A register of holders of ANZ CN2 is held at:

452 Johnston Street

Abbotsford

Victoria, Australia

(Telephone: +61 3 9415 4010)

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ANZ CN3

On 5 March 2015 the Company acting through its New Zealand Branch, issued convertible subordinated perpetual notes (ANZ CN3) which were offered pursuant to a prospectus dated 5 February 2015.

At 4 October 2017 the twenty largest holders of ANZ CN3 held 1,805,764 securities, equal to 18.61% of the total issued securities. At 4 October 2017 the total number of ANZ CN3 on issue was 9,701,791.

 

		Name		Number of securities				% of securities
1		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED			419,509				4.32
2		LONGHURST MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTY LTD			167,000				1.72
3		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED			102,063				1.05
4		RAKIO PTY LTD <PIEKARSKI GYMPIE A/C>			100,000				1.03
5		NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED			93,356				0.96
6		JDB SERVICES PTY LTD <RAC & JD BRICE INVEST A/C>			90,755				0.94
7		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <WRAP SERVICES A/C>			89,458				0.92
8		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2			88,903				0.92
9		J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED			86,954				0.90
10		SANDHURST TRUSTEES LTD <LAMINAR A/C>			75,000				0.77
11		TRANSFIELD FINANCE PTY LTD			70,600				0.73
12		BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD <AGENCY LENDING DRP A/C>			58,643				0.60
13		THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH			50,850				0.52
14		ROOKWOOD GENERAL CEMETERIES RESERVE			50,000				0.52
15		BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD <DRP>			49,901				0.51
16		NULIS NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NAVIGATOR MAST PLAN SETT A/C>			49,173				0.51
17		HAWAII INVESTMENTS PTY LTD			44,250				0.46
18		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <JB WERE LIST FIX INT SMA A/C>			43,643				0.45
19		MR PAUL WILLIAM BROTCHIE + MR KENNETH FRANCIS WALLACE <STAFFORD FOX FOUNDATION A/C>			40,000				0.41
20		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <MLC INVESTMENT SETT A/C>			35,706				0.37
Total					1,805,764				18.61

Distribution of ANZ CN3 holdings

 

At 4 October 2017 Range of securities		Number of holders				% of holders				Number of securities				% of securities
1 to 1,000			11,671				90.00				3,969,183				40.91
1,001 to 5,000			1,143				8.82				2,442,614				25.18
5,001 to 10,000			95				0.73				762,597				7.86
10,001 to 100,000			56				0.43				1,838,825				18.95
Over 100,000			3				0.02				688,572				7.10
Total			12,968				100.00				9,701,791				100.00

At 4 October 2017 there was 1 holding (2016: 2 holdings) of less than a marketable parcel (less than $500 in value or 5 securities based on the market price of $102.361 per security), which is less than 0.01% of the total holdings of ANZ CN3.

VOTING RIGHTS OF ANZ CN3

ANZ CN3 do not confer on holders a right to vote at any meeting of members of the Company.   A register of holders of ANZ CN3 is held at:   452 Johnston Street Abbotsford Victoria, Australia (Telephone: +61 3 9415 4010)

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ANZ CN4

On 27 September 2016 the Company issued convertible subordinated perpetual notes (ANZ CN4) which were offered pursuant to a prospectus dated 24 August 2016.

At 4 October 2017 the twenty largest holders of ANZ CN4 held 3,747,498 securities, equal to 23.10% of the total issued securities. At 4 October 2017 the total number of ANZ CN4 on issue was 16,220,000.

 

		Name		Number of securities				% of securities
1		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED			1,037,081				6.39
2		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED			349,144				2.15
3		NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED			334,338				2.06
4		J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED			299,934				1.85
5		IOOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED <IPS SUPER A/C>			229,872				1.42
6		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <MLC INVESTMENT SETT A/C>			182,447				1.13
7		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2			174,682				1.08
8		BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD <DRP>			154,450				0.95
9		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <WRAP SERVICES A/C>			149,830				0.92
10		NULIS NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NAVIGATOR MAST PLAN SETT A/C>			123,294				0.76
11		JMB PTY LIMITED			100,600				0.62
12		DIMBULU PTY LTD			100,000				0.62
13		RANDAZZO C & G DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD			78,500				0.48
14		BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD HUB24 CUSTODIAL SERV LTD DRP			69,930				0.43
15		AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LIMITED <NO 1 ACCOUNT>			68,908				0.43
16		MUTUAL TRUST PTY LTD			66,093				0.41
17		NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED <DB A/C>			63,150				0.39
18		MR PHILIP WILLIAM DOYLE			60,000				0.37
19		ZW 2 PTY LTD			55,868				0.34
20		V S ACCESS PTY LTD <V S ACCESS A/C>			49,377				0.30
Total					3,747,498				23.10

Distribution of ANZ CN4 holdings

 

At 4 October 2017 Range of securities		Number of holders				% of holders				Number of securities				% of securities
1 to 1,000			17,600				89.28				6,109,246				37.66
1,001 to 5,000			1,875				9.51				4,019,110				24.78
5,001 to 10,000			153				0.78				1,129,872				6.97
10,001 to 100,000			74				0.38				1,826,100				11.26
Over 100,000			11				0.05				3,135,672				19.33
Total			19,713				100.00				16,220,000				100.00

At 4 October 2017 there were 5 holdings (2016: 4 holdings) of less than a marketable parcel (less than $500 in value or 5 securities based on the market price of $106.63 per security), which is less than 0.03% of the total holdings of ANZ CN4.

VOTING RIGHTS OF ANZ CN4

ANZ CN4 do not confer on holders a right to vote at any meeting of members of the Company.   A register of holders of ANZ CN4 is held at:   452 Johnston Street Abbotsford Victoria, Australia (Telephone: +61 3 9415 4010)

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ANZ CN5

On 28 September 2017 the Company issued convertible subordinated perpetual notes (ANZ CN5) which were offered pursuant to a prospectus dated 24 August 2017.

At 4 October 2017 the twenty largest holders of ANZ CN5 held 1,748,634 securities, equal to 18.78% of the total issued securities. At 4 October 2017 the total number of ANZ CN5 on issue was 9,310,782.

 

		Name		Number of securities				% of securities
1		HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED			622,450				6.68
2		NULIS NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED <NAVIGATOR MAST PLAN SETT A/C>			86,411				0.93
3		NAVIGATOR AUSTRALIA LTD <MLC INVESTMENT SETT A/C>			86,065				0.92
4		DIMBULU PTY LTD			85,000				0.91
5		LONGHURST MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTY LTD			83,246				0.89
6		CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED			81,655				0.88
7		BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD <DRP>			80,696				0.87
8		JMB PTY LIMITED			70,000				0.75
9		J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED			68,352				0.73
10		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <WRAP SERVICES A/C>			59,198				0.64
11		EASTCOTE PTY LTD <VAN LIESHOUT FAMILY A/C>			50,000				0.54
12		FEDERATION UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA			50,000				0.54
13		RANDAZZO C & G DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD			50,000				0.54
14		KAPTOCK PTY LTD			48,745				0.52
15		NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED <SUPER SERVICES A/C>			44,299				0.48
16		MR RONALD MAURICE BUNKER			40,000				0.43
17		G C F INVESTMENTS PTY LTD			39,861				0.43
18		IOOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED <IPS SUPER A/C>			37,979				0.41
19		SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE JEWISH HOME <INCOME A/C>			33,000				0.35
20		AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LIMITED <NO 1 ACCOUNT>			31,677				0.34
Total					1,748,634				18.78

Distribution of ANZ CN5 holdings

 

At 4 October 2017 Range of securities		Number of holders				% of holders				Number of securities				% of securities
1 to 1,000			11,145				90.04				3,913,396				42.03
1,001 to 5,000			1,111				8.97				2,502,479				26.88
5,001 to 10,000			65				0.53				495,299				5.32
10,001 to 100,000			56				0.45				1,777,158				19.09
Over 100,000			1				0.01				622,450				6.68
Total			12,378				100.00				9,310,782				100.00

At 4 October 2017 there were no holdings of less than a marketable parcel (less than $500 in value or 5 securities based on the market price of $101.82 per security).

VOTING RIGHTS OF ANZ CN5

ANZ CN5 do not confer on holders a right to vote at any meeting of members of the Company.   A register of holders of ANZ CN5 is held at:   452 Johnston Street Abbotsford Victoria, Australia (Telephone: +61 3 9415 4010)

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