Antonia Watson: ANZ CEO on the bank's annual profit reaching a record high of $2.53 billion
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
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The boss of our largest bank says its latest rise in profit doesn't tell the full story.
ANZ New Zealand's annual profit has reached a new record high of $2.53 billion – up 21% on last year.
That compares to a 13% rise for Westpac and no major change for BNZ and ASB.
But Chief Executive Antonia Watson told Mike Hosking when you exclude the bank's hedging investments, cash profit isn't rising nearly as fast.
She says that headline growth in a cost of living crisis is very uncomfortable, but underlying profit is only up 4%.
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