Corporate Governance
ANZ's strong governance framework provides a solid structure for effective and responsible decision making at ANZ.
Copies/summaries of some of ANZ's key documents related to corporate governance can be found below.
ANZ's 2020 Corporate Governance Statement can be accessed below:
As a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), ANZ is required to disclose how it has applied the Recommendations contained within the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (ASX Governance Recommendations) during the financial year, explaining any departures from them.
ANZ has followed the ASX Governance Recommendations during the 2020 financial year as set out in the Appendix 4G below:
The Board of Directors is responsible to shareholders for the governance of the Group, and oversees its operations and financial performance.
- Board composition, selection and appointment (PDF 35kB)
- Board Renewal and Performance Evaluation Protocol (PDF 42kB)
- Committee Memberships (PDF 29kB)
- Director independence criteria (PDF 40kB)
- Fit and Proper Policy Summary (PDF 24kB)
- Outside commitments of Non-Executive Directors (PDF 20kB)
- ANZ Board Skills Matrix (PDF 57kB)
The charters below highlight the purpose, powers, and specific responsibilities of ANZ's Board and its Committees.
- ANZ Audit Committee Charter (PDF 134kB)
- ANZ Board Charter (PDF 87kB)
- ANZ Board Committees' Standing Rules (PDF 109kB)
- ANZ Special Committee of the Board Charter (PDF 21kB)
- ANZ Ethics, Environment, Social and Governance Committee Charter (PDF 104kB)
- ANZ Human Resources Committee Charter (PDF 161kB)
- ANZ Risk Committee Charter (PDF 97kB)
- ANZ Shares Committee Charter (PDF 22kB)
- ANZ Digital Business and Technology Committee Charter (PDF 111kB)
- ANZ Nomination and Board Operations Committee Charter (PDF, 317KB)
ANZ has two Codes of Conduct, which provide employees and Directors with a practical set of guiding principles to help them make fair, balanced and ethical decisions in their day to day work:
The Codes of Conduct and Ethics are supported by detailed policies that together form ANZ's Conduct and Ethics Policy Framework. Summaries of those policies are set out below:
- Trading in ANZ Securities Policy (PDF)
- Fraud Policy Summary (PDF)
- Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy (PDF)
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Policy Summary (PDF)
- Equal Opportunity, Bullying and Harassment Policy Summary (PDF)
- Wellbeing Safety Policy
- Whistleblower Policy (PDF)
- ANZ Values (Weblink)
Summaries of other relevant company policies are set out below:
- Continuous Disclosure Policy (PDF 216kb)
- ANZ Directors Disclosure of Interest Protocol and Procedures for Handling Conflicts of Interest (PDF 29kb)
- ANZ Privacy Centre
- Diversity and Inclusion Policy (111KB)
- Stakeholder Engagement Model for Relationship with the External Auditor (PDF 268kb)
- Our Approach to Accessibility and Financial Inclusion
- ANZ Sanctions Policy Summary (PDF 24kb)
- Political Donations Policy
- Tax Governance Policy Summary (PDF 112kb)
- Tax Transfer Pricing Governance Policy Summary (PDF 60kb)
Other key corporate governance matters include:
Consistent with ANZ's commitment to shareholder communication and continuous disclosure, ANZ provides shareholders and the wider market with timely, quality information on our strategy, programs and initiatives, and performance. All relevant information is posted below and on the Australian Securities Exchange website.
ANZ’s Continuous Disclosure Policy is available above.