2009 Annual Report
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SHAPING OUR FUTURE 2009 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Annual Report Contents Chairman’s Report 2 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) Chief Executive O cer’s Report 4 15 Impaired Financial Assets 105 Chief Financial O cer’s Report 6 16 Provision for Credit Impairment 105 Ten Year Summary 16 17 Shares in Controlled Entities, Associates Directors’ Report 18 and Joint Venture Entities 108 18 Tax Assets 109 Principal Activities 18 Result 18 19 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 110 State of A airs 18 20 Other Assets 111 Dividends 18 21 Premises and Equipment 111 Review of Operations 18 22 Deposits and Other Borrowings 113 Events since the end of the Financial Year 19 23 Income Tax Liabilities 113 Future Developments 19 24 Payables and Other Liabilities 114 Environmental Regulation 19 25 Provisions 114 Directors’ Quali cations, Experience and Special Responsibilities 20 26 Bonds and Notes 115 Company Secretaries’ Quali cations and Experience 20 27 Loan Capital 116 Non-Audit Services 20 28 Share Capital 119 Lead Auditor’s Independence Declaration 21 29 Reserves and Retained Earnings 121 Directors and O cers who were previously partners 30 Minority Interests 122 of the Auditor 21 31 Capital Management 122 Chief Executive O cer/Chief Financial O cer Declaration 21 32 Assets Charged as Security for Liabilities and Directors’ And O cers’ Indemnity 21 Collateral Accepted as Security for Assets 125 Rounding Of Amounts 22 33 Financial Risk Management 126 Executive O cers’ and Employee Share Options 22 34 Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities 151 Remuneration Report 23 35 Maturity Analysis of Assets and Liabilities 158 Remuneration Overview 24 36 Segment Analysis 159 Remuneration Report 27 37 Notes to the Cash Flow Statements 161 Non-Executive Director Remuneration 29 FRONT COVER // Tim Taylor had been a long-standing 38 Controlled Entities 163 Executive Remuneration 34 ANZ customer when he approached ANZ 39 Associates 164 Contract Terms 50 Relationship Manager, Michael Hubbard, for funding 40 Interests in Joint Venture Entities 165 to start a new building company, Millenium Homes, Copy of the Auditor’s Independence Declaration 51 41 Securitisations 167 with partner Andrew Quinlan. Corporate Governance Statement 52 42 Fiduciary Activities 167 Since then, ANZ has worked closely with Tim and Shareholder Information 68 43 Commitments 168 Andrew to gain a better understanding of their Financial Report 72 44 Credit Related Commitments, Guarantees, business and help them grow Millenium Homes Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets 169 into the highly regarded modern home building Income Statements 72 45 Superannuation and Other Post Employment company it is today. Balance Sheets 73 Bene t Schemes 173 Statements of Recognised Income and Expense 74 TIM TAYLOR & ANDREW QUINLAN Cash Flow Statements 75 46 Employee Share and Option Plans 177 Millenium Homes, Toowoomba, Queensland 47 Key Management Personnel Disclosures 181 Notes to the Financial Statements 76 48 Transactions with Other Related Parties 182 1 Signi cant Accounting Policies 76 49 Exchange Rates 183 2 Critical Estimates and Judgements Used 50 Events Since the End of the Financial Year 183 in Applying Accounting Policies 88 Directors’ Declaration 184 3 Income 90 4 Expenses 91 Independent Auditor’s Report 185 5 Compensation of Auditors 92 Financial Information 186 6 Current Income Tax Expense 93 1 Capital Adequacy 186 7 Dividends 94 2 Average Balance Sheet and Related Interest 189 8 Earnings per Ordinary Share 95 3 Interest Spreads and Net Interest Average Margins 192 9 Liquid Assets 96 4 Special Purpose and O -Balance Sheet Entities 193 10 Due from Other Financial Institutions 96 5 Leveraged Finance 194 11 Trading Securities 96 6 Asset-Backed Securities 195 12 Derivative Financial Instruments 97 Glossary of Financial Terms 196 13 Available-for-sale Assets 103 Alphabetical Index 200 14 Net Loans and Advances 104 ANZ Annual Report 2009 1 Chairman’s Report A message from CHarles Goode ANZ delivered a solid result in 2009 against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and a major downturn in the world economy. Our Performance Including the underwritten Dividend Reinvestment Plan in July, Peter Hay has a strong background in company law and investment At ANZ, we are facing some headwinds in 2010 including the strength ANZ’s statutory profit after tax for the year ended 30 September 2009 ANZ raised $5.7 billion of ordinary equity and the Group ended 2009 banking advisory work, with strong experience in mergers and of the Australian dollar, a less favourable global markets environment was $2,943 million, down 11%, reflecting higher provisions. With an as one of the world’s best capitalised banks. acquisitions. Alison Watkins is an experienced CEO and established and a 13% increase in the weighted average number of shares to be 2 increase in the weighted average number of shares of 16%, this led ANZ’s Tier 1 capital ratio was 10.6% at the end of 2009 compared to director with a grounding in finance and accounting. Lee Hsien Yang serviced. Our regional growth focus however puts us in a unique to a fall in earnings per share of 23%. The dividend for the year was 7.7% a year earlier. Adjusting for the acquisitions we made during the is one of Asia’s most respected business leaders and has considerable position to capitalise on Asia’s recovery and growth. $1.02 per share fully franked, down 25%. year but which have not yet been completed, the pro-forma Tier 1 knowledge of the region. However, we also have some tail winds with the recovery in the Excluding the impact of $829 million from one-off items, hedging ratio is estimated to be 9.5%. I would also like to acknowledge the outstanding contribution made economies of Australia, New Zealand and the region, continued timing differences and non-continuing businesses our underlying to ANZ over 15 years by Margaret Jackson who retired from the Board profitable expansion in East Asia and a moderation in the outlook profit1 for 2009 was $3,772 million, up 10%. Expansion and Growth in April 2009. for doubtful debts. Our financial performance and strong capital position allowed ANZ Underlying revenue growth of 17% was strong while costs increased We have a strong management team, a strong capital position, strong to capitalise on significant strategic opportunities that arose during Customers and the Community by 12%, with our underlying cost-to-income ratio at 42.2%, down liquidity and a well thought out strategy to be a super regional bank. the year and our super regional strategy was advanced through both While the global financial and economic conditions have been from 44%. Provisions were at cyclical highs with the total credit The bank is being managed for the medium term and the outlook is organic growth and acquisitions. testing, ANZ has maintained the momentum established in impairment charge up 46% to $3,056 million, with increases across for an improvement in profits in 2010 and a strong 2011. recent years by focusing on its customers and contributing to all regions but most pronounced in New Zealand. In August, we announced an agreement to acquire certain selected businesses of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in East Asia for the community. Importantly, ANZ maintained its AA-credit rating, one of only approximately US$550 million (A$626 million). In Australia, we maintained the highest level of customer satisfaction 11 banks remaining in the world with a AA-rating. The acquisition includes the RBS Retail, Wealth and Commercial of any of the major banks and we began the roll out of our new global These results were achieved at a time the global financial system businesses in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong and the brand identity and positioning for ANZ. and the world economy came under extraordinary pressure and they Institutional businesses in Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam. It A number of the communities in which ANZ operates experienced reflect the very significant efforts of our management and our staff creates a new platform for our Retail and Wealth businesses in Asia. disasters during the year. These included natural disasters in Asia during the year. I thank them for their contribution. ANZ also moved to strengthen its franchise in Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific and the bushfires in Victoria. ANZ contributed to the relief efforts through donations, direct grants and the efforts of many Capital Management with an agreement to acquire the 51% held by the ING Group in the CHarLes Goode ANZ staff. During 2009 ANZ took further steps to manage its capital position ANZ-ING wealth management and life insurance joint ventures. CHairman and funding programs to ensure we were strongly positioned given During 2009, ANZ was named as the most sustainable bank globally the difficult financial and economic conditions. Board Changes in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the third consecutive year. John Morschel, one of Australia’s most respected business leaders, In May, we undertook a fully underwritten $2.5 billion institutional has agreed to succeed me as Chairman in February 2010. Outlook share placement. In July, we completed a Share Purchase Plan for Looking ahead, the actions taken by governments around the retail shareholders which saw us issue $2.2 billion of ordinary equity. John has been a director of ANZ since October 2004 and has made a major contribution since joining the Board. He has extensive world have gained traction and are now moderating the effects Over 40% of our retail shareholders participated, making it one experience as a chief executive and more recently as a non-executive of the global economic downturn. of the most successful Share Placement Plans undertaken by an director and chairman of major Australian and international companies.