Westpac Banking Corp

Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) is a banking organization that provides a range of banking and financial services in Australia and New Zealand. The Company's operations comprise four key areas of business, through which it serves approximately seven million customers. These four areas of business are Business and Consumer Banking (BCB), which provides retail banking and other financial services to individuals and small to medium-size businesses within Australia; BT Financial Group Australia (BTFG), providing investment management and administration, retirement planning, income protection, and life insurance services; Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB), providing banking, financial and advisory services to corporate, institutional and government customers, and supplying financial products to small and medium-size businesses primarily in Australia and New Zealand, and New Zealand Banking, providing a range of retail, commercial and other financial services.<BR />