ANZ wins Canstar Bank of the Year - Agribusiness

Canstar releases the 2016 Agribusiness Award, with ANZ taking out Canstar’s 2016 Bank of the Year – Agribusiness

• Canstar assesses institutions on agri-offering across both product value and additional services
• ANZ’s strong product platform and extensive network in regional Australia shows commitment to farmers
• Leading education and insights    

Agriculture is a vital part of the Australian economy, but it’s also a niche area requiring specialised banking services and products.

Each year Canstar researches the agribusiness offerings available from Australian financial institutions. This consists of a review of the finance and deposit products that are available and assessment of those institutional factors that can drive success, including the availability of relationship managers, the range of more specialised products and services, online banking functionality and information and education services offered to customers. In 2016 Canstar is pleased to announce that ANZ has been awarded Bank of the Year – Agribusiness.

“ANZ offers a complete and competitive range of products for agribusinesses. They really are differentiated from the other major banks by the completeness of what they can offer agribusinesses including. This includes seasonal repayments on business loans, equipment finance, insurance, treasury specialists and farm management deposits.

“ANZ also has an extensive network of people across regional Australia, to connect businesses with knowledge and advice wherever they are.”

The educational resources and detailed agribusiness analysis provided by ANZ also received praise from Canstar.

“ANZ offers really impressive education, insights and research to agribusiness customers,” said Mr Watson.

“It’s vital for business success to have timely access to tools and insights; agribusiness is a cyclical and diverse industry that faces quite unique challenges and opportunities; ANZ is to be commended for both the breadth and depth of services it offers.”

Responding to the Award, Christine Linden, General Manager of Regional Business Banking at ANZ said they were pleased to be recognised as Canstar’s 2016 Agribusiness Bank of the Year.

“This is a significant achievement and is testament to the local relationships our people have with customers and the work they do to make valuable economic and social contributions to the regional communities they work and live in.”

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Justine Davies

Finance Editor & Commentator

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justine.davies@canstar.com.au

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