CompaniesRear WindowPrint articleRear WindowShayne Elliott, top gun actorAround the market, people tend to like the ANZ CEO. That’s because he tells them what they want to hear.Joe AstonColumnistJul 20, 2022 – 6.46pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThere’s one thing you cannot fault in ANZ Banking Group chief executive Shayne Elliott: his acting skills.In announcing the proposed $5 billion acquisition of Suncorp Bank and its $60 billion loan book on Monday, he dared to surmise it had taken “a lot of hard work over a long time to prepare ANZ to be ready to build this platform for growth”.Loading...Joe Aston is the founder of Rampart and the best-selling author of The Chairman’s Lounge: The inside story of how Qantas sold us out. From 2012 to 2023, Joe helmed The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window column. Email Joe at hello@rampart.newsSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreRear WindowANZ BankShayne ElliottMaile CarnegiePaul O'SullivanDavid GonskiJane HaltonJohn KeyIlana AtlasLatest In Financial servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Rear windowThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial Review5 ways to stop AI from making you dumbRachael BoltonFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsLife & LeisureBacchanalian jugs and eco-blankets to make your home cosyEugenie KellyThis is the gold you should buyExtreme hiking in the heart of Australia’s own AmazonRich ListAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her ownYolanda RedrupLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist Warehouse
