ANZ Scraps 2016 Staff Share Bonus Amid Cost-Cutting Drive
- Australian bank cites ‘challenging year’ in post to employees
- ANZ recently reported lowest full-year earnings since 2011
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Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. has axed its traditional A$1,000 ($746) share bonus for staff this year, citing the need to cut expenses.
In an intranet post seen by Bloomberg News, management told employees that 2016 had been a “challenging year” and that in an “environment of lower growth and lower returns, ANZ needs to reduce costs.” The bonus cost the bank A$17.3 million in its most recent financial year, according to Bloomberg calculations based on details in ANZ’s annual report.