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About Westpac


Westpac Banking Corporation is Australia's first bank and its first corporation. Founded in 1817, it has over 190 years of experience in providing high quality, complex and innovative financial solutions to corporations, institutions, sovereigns, SME's, and individual customers globally. Westpac has been in New Zealand since 1861and is one of the country’s largest full service banks. Find out more about our long and proud history.

Westpac has branches and affiliates throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific, Europe (London) and America (New York). Our office in Asia are located in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Jakarta and Mumbai, delivering the following wholesale banking solutions:

As at 30 September 2007, the Westpac Group employed approximately 28,000 people globally and held global assets of AUD$375 billion, with net profit after income tax at AUD$3,451 million.

Westpac is ranked in the top 10 listed companies by market capitalization on the Australian Securities Exchange Limited (ASX).

Westpac has been recognized and rewarded consistently for its relationship and product leadership. The recent 2007 Peter Lee Large Corporate and Institutional Relationship Banking Survey, Australia, ranked Westpac as:

  • No. 1 Lead Bank (37% of Australian companies site Westpac as their
    lead bank)
  • No. 1 on Relationship Strength Index
  • No. 1 on Customer Satisfaction Index

Westpac also takes immense pride in its Social Responsibility ethos. It is ranked number 1 in Australia for Corporate Responsibility, recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as one of the world's 'Most Sustainable Companies' for the seventh year running, and regularly cited by the Davos World Economic forum as one of the Global 100 most sustainable firms. Westpac was also the first Australian bank to sign the Equatorial Principals in which the bank made a commitment not lend to projects which may harm the environment or the community.


For further enquiries on how Westpac Banking Corporation can help you with your financial requirements, please contact us at asiaenquiries@westpac.com.au.


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