| Description |
xx, 460 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Birth of Westpac -- 2. Westpac Goes Global -- 3. AGC: Westpac's Headstrong Child -- 4. A Bank Within a Bank: The Americas Division -- 5. Another Subsidiary, Another Problem: Partnership Pacific Limited -- 6. Midnight Money -- 7. AGC: Out of a Black Hole -- 8. Big Bad Business -- 9. Watching Television -- 10. The Letters, the Trials and the Borrowers -- 11. A Vision Launched, A Vision Abandoned: AMP and CS90 -- 12. Westpac's Annus Horribilis Begins -- 13. Fear and Loathing -- 14. Out of America -- 15. Board Games -- 16. The Big Sell -- 17. Vale, Wales |
| Summary |
This is an account of the heady days of the late 1980s and early 1990s when the banking industry was deregulated. It tells of how a new-look and bullish Westpac embarked on a series of takeovers and business deals, only to find itself with a billion-dollar loss in 1992 |
| Analysis |
Company management |
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Financial management |
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Westpac Banking Corp |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Donation. ANU COOP 20120212 Brissenden collection, ANU Library |
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Signed by author 1 copy. ANU |
| Subject |
Westpac Banking Corporation.
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Banks and banking -- Australia.
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| Author |
Carew Edna
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| ISBN |
0868246646 (paperback) |
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