Australia's first bank: fifty years from the Wales to Westpac
Author: Davidson, Sharon Lola ; Salsbury, StephenCorporate author:University of New South Wales ; WestpacPublisher: University of New South Wales, 2005.Language: EnglishDescription: 407 p. : Graphs/Ill./Photos.ISBN: 0868407917Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references and index
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Europe Campus Main Collection |
HC100 .W47 D38 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Australia's First Bank Fifty Years from the Wales to Westpac Contents Foreword by David Morgan Preface by L Sharon Davidson Historical prologue 1 7 13 19 40 46 58 69 82 90 107 118 131 149 The threat of nationalisation The challenge of regulation Managing liquidity The Savings Bank The Wales and AGC Running the Bank Regulation in New Zealand The tide starts to turn Bank mechanisation and the computer age The Wales meets Big Blue 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Retail banking, technology and culture 159 Redefining the Bank Wotan and Bermuda The birth ofWestpac Automatic tellers and plastic money 175 193 206 217 12 13 14 15 16 Banking on software A confident young bank Westpac goes international The home front in the 1980s AGC and deregulation Subsidiaries and succession Full steam ahead Things fall apart A very exciting year Recovery and renewal Conclusion APPENDIX I - Directors of the Bank of New South Wales andWestpac 1945-2002 APPENDIX II - Chief executives of the Bank of New South Wales and Westpac 1929-2002 APPENDIX III - Timeline APPENDIX IV - Interviewees 227 235 244 258 271 281 292 308 321 337 353 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 357 359 360 363 364 391 Notes Index
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