Australian Banking Association

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Australian Banking AssociationAbbreviation| ABA

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Formation| 1985[1]
Type| Lobbying body
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* Sydney, New South Wales

Region served

| Australia

Chairman

| Peter King

CEO

| Anna Bligh
Website| www.ausbanking.org.au

The Australian Banking Association (ABA), formerly the Australian Bankers' Association, is the trade association for the Australian banking industry. The ABA was founded in 1985[1] and is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The ABA represents twenty-two banks[2] and associate members. It provides analysis, advice, and advocacy for the banking industry and contributes to the public policy development on banking and other financial services.[3] The ABA's stated goal is to advocate and promote policies for improvements and development of the banking industry through advocacy, research, policy expertise, and thought leadership.[4][5][6]

In 2020, under CEO Anna Bligh, the ABA's public profile has risen[4] due to the industry's response to Australia's "Black Summer" fires,[2] and collective measures to help cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

## Leadership

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### Chairmen

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The following served as Chairman of the Association:

Order | Officeholder | Title | Bank | Term began | Term end | Time in office | Notes

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| Gail Kelly | Chairman | Westpac | 4 December 2013 (2013-12-04) | 31 January 2015 (2015-01-31) | 1 year, 58 days | [8]
| Brian Hartzer | 31 January 2015 (2015-01-31) | 2 December 2015 (2015-12-02) | 304 days | [9]
| Andrew Thorburn | NAB | 2 December 2015 (2015-12-02) | 4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) | 2 years, 2 days | [10][11]
| Shayne Elliott | ANZ | 4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) | 2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) | 6 years, 355 days | [11][12]
| Matt Comyn | CBA | 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) | 1 December 2021 (2021-12-01) | 4 years, 356 days | [13]
| Peter King | Westpac | 2 December 2021 (2021-12-02) | Present | 2 years, 357 days | [14]

### Chief executive officers

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The following served as chief executive officers of the association:

Order | Officeholder | Title | Term began | Term end | Time in office | Notes

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1 | Tony Aveling | Chief Executive Officer | 1997 | 2000 | 2–3 years | [15]
2 | Jeff Oughton | Acting Chief Executive Officer | April 2000 (2000-04) | January 2001 (2001-01) | 275 days
3 | David Bell | Chief Executive Officer | January 2001 (2001-01) | 8 March 2010 (2010-03-08) | 9 years, 66 days
4 | Steven Münchenberg | 8 March 2010 (2010-03-08) | 3 April 2017 (2017-04-03) | 7 years, 26 days | [16][17][18]
5 | Anna Bligh | 17 February 2017 (2017-02-17) | present | 7 years, 234 days | [19][20]

## See also

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* Banking in Australia
* Bank nationalisation in Australia
* Financial regulation in Australia
* Four pillars policy
* Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
* Too big to fail

## References

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1. ^ a b "History". Australian Banking Association. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. ^ a b "Australian Banking Association Members". Australian Banking Association. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
3. ^ "The Australian Banking Association's role". Australian Banking Association. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
4. ^ a b "The ABA". Australian Banking Association. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
5. ^ "Australian banks shut down internal appeal avenue for unhappy customers". the Guardian. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
6. ^ "Independent review of the Banking Code of Practice". JD Supra. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
7. ^ "COVID-19 Banking Timeline: a financial history of the pandemic". Australian Banking Association. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
8. ^ "Westpac's Group CEO Gail Kelly elected Chairman of the Australian Bankers' Association" (Press release). Australian Bankers' Association. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
9. ^ Eyers, James (10 December 2014). "Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer appointed Australian Bankers' Association chairman". Australian Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
10. ^ "NAB CEO new Chairman of the Australian Bankers' Association" (Press release). Australian Bankers' Association. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
11. ^ a b Frost, James (16 October 2017). "Worst-kept secret revealed as ABA names ANZ's Elliott as chair". Australian Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
12. ^ Durie, John (4 December 2017). "ANZ's Shayne Elliott steps into banking's hot seat". The Australian. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
13. ^ Aston, Joe (10 September 2019). "Comyn Assuming ABA Chair in December". Australian Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
14. ^ Gluyas, Richard (23 November 2021). "Peter King set to sit on ABA Throne". Australian Business Review. Australia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
15. ^ Khoury, Phil (2006). "The history of Australian Banking: 1991 - 2006" (PDF). Banking in Australia Today. Australia. p. 24. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
16. ^ "NAB's Steven Munchenberg appointed chief executive of Australian Bankers Association". The Australian. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
17. ^ Shapiro, Jonathan (21 October 2016). "ABA chief executive Steve Münchenberg steps down". Australian Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
18. ^ Sier, Jessica (19 February 2017). "Major banks back Anna Bligh for ABA top job". Australian Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
19. ^ Silva, Kristian (17 February 2017). "Anna Bligh appointed as first female Australian Bankers' Association CEO". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
20. ^ Whyte, Jemina (9 November 2017). "Can Australian Bankers' Association CEO Anna Bligh persuade us to trust banks?". Australian Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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Banking in Australia

Central bank|

* Reserve Bank of Australia

Local banks|

| Big Four|

* ANZ
* Suncorp Bank
* Commonwealth Bank
* Bankwest
* National Australia Bank
* UBank
* Westpac
* Bank of Melbourne
* BankSA
* St.George Bank

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Other retail|

* Alex Bank
* AMP
* Auswide Bank
* Judo Bank
* Macquarie Bank
* Bank of Queensland
* ME Bank
* Virgin Money
* Bendigo & Adelaide Bank
* Up
* Tyro Payments

Member-owned|

* Australian Unity
* Bank Australia
* Bank First
* BankVic
* Beyond Bank Australia
* Cairns Bank
* Community First Bank
* Credit Union SA
* Cuscal
* Great Southern Bank
* Heritage Bank
* Hume Bank
* IMB
* MyState
* Newcastle Greater Mutual
* Greater Bank
* Newcastle Permanent
* P&N Bank
* People First Bank
* Heritage Bank
* People's Choice
* Police Bank
* Qudos Bank
* RACQ Bank
* Regional Australia Bank
* Teachers Mutual Bank

Defunct|

* Volt Bank
* Xinja

Foreign banks|

* Arab Bank
* Bank of China
* Bank of Beirut
* Heartland Bank
* HSBC
* ING
* Rabobank

Non-bank lenders|

* Aussie
* Latitude
* La Trobe Financial
* Mortgage Choice
* Pepper Money

Regulators|

* Australian Securities and Investments Commission
* Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
* Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
* Australian Payments Council
* Australian Payments Network
* New Payments Platform
* Four pillars policy

Inquiries|

Royal Commission 2017–2019

* Category:Banks of Australia
* Economy of Australia
* Financial system in Australia
* List of banks in Australia

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