ANZ's Personal Division continues to be among the best performing retail banks in Australia with earnings up 16%. Our Institutional Division was up 6%, assisted by a recovery on a long standing bad debt. New Zealand Businesses, which does not include the Institutional business in New Zealand, had strong growth in profits before provisions, however a return to a more normal provision charge impacted profit growth. In our Partnerships and Private Bank business, we saw particularly strong earnings growth.

NPAT ($m)

16% Personal

2006 - 1,239

2007 - 1,442

6% Institutional

2006 - 1,363

2007 - 1,448

6% New Zealand Businesses (NZ$m)

2006 - 772

2007 - 822

34% Partnerships & Private Bank

2006 - 184

2007 - 247