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BoQ chairman Patrick Allaway sought to explain to shareholders why it removed former CEO George Frazis.

BOQ chair defends axing George Frazis as he flags strategic shift

Bank of Queensland executive chairman Patrick Allaway has sought to allay market concerns over the swift removal of former chief executive George Frazis.

  • Clancy Yeates

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Queensland CEO George Frazis’ abrupt departure surprises investors

Why Bank of Queensland dumped its successful chief executive

Seemingly the board had been prepared to indulge George Frazis’ eccentricities because his quest to light a fire under the bank’s growth strategy had shown signs of waking the sleepy regional bank and dragging its IT into the modern era.

  • Elizabeth Knight
BoQ’s outgoing chief executive George Frazis.

BOQ’s Allaway says Frazis not ‘the right person to lead this change’

BOQ chairman Patrick Allaway says the board did not want George Frazis to be a “lame duck CEO” while the board searched for a new chief executive.

  • Clancy Yeates
Bank of Queensland chief executive George Frazis is confident Australian households and businesses are coping with higher interest rates.

BoQ chief says customers are ‘well placed to weather rising interest rates’

Stronger-than-expected margins in the Bank of Queensland’s annual results provided investors with early insight into how higher interest rates will affect bank bottom lines.

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Frazis said BoQ was still aiming to deliver “broadly neutral jaws”.

BoQ to buy ME for $1.33b, ramping up competition with big four

BoQ chief George Frazis says buying ME Bank for $1.325 billion will give the lender the technology, scale and diversity it needs to more aggressively take on the big four

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BOQ chief executive says maintaining social distancing policies until there is a vaccine would be "a long time for businesses to be in hibernation."

More companies will fold under lengthy shutdown: BoQ

Bank of Queensland chief executive George Frazis has warned against restricting people's movements to contain coronavirus until a vaccine is available.

  • Clancy Yeates
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Bank of Queensland CEO George Frazis says the new equity will give the bank greater flexibility.

BoQ taps investors for $275m ahead of 'transformation'

Bank of Queensland is seeking to raise $275 million to help fund a strategic overhaul set out by new chief executive George Frazis.

  • Clancy Yeates
BOQ will require less information about living expenses from some lower-risk customers.

BoQ loosens expense checks for lower-risk borrowers

Bank of Queensland has cut the amount of information it will require lower-risk home loan applicants provide about their living expenses.

  • Clancy Yeates
Incoming BoQ chief executive George Frazis.

George Frazis 'won’t leave any stone unturned' at BoQ

The new head of BoQ grew up in a housing commission rental property in Darwin, before climbing the banking corporate ladder.

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New BOQ chief George Frazis is set to fix the 'problem child'

The incoming chief executive of Bank of Queensland will face pressure to turn around its retail banking business in a bid to lift returns.

  • Clancy Yeates

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