Media & Analyst Briefings - ANZ & ING Joint Venture

Document date:  Mon 08 Apr 2002
Published:  Wed 10 Apr 2002 00:00:00
Document No:  189006
Document part:  A
Market Flag:  N
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP       2002-04-08  ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Melbourne                                                     

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ANZ and ING plan to announce details of their funds management and
insurance Joint Venture in Sydney on Wednesday, 10 April 2002.

A media briefing will be held at Level 20, 20 Martin Place, Sydney,
commencing at 1.00pm, with a briefing for analysts to follow at
3.00pm.

The following executives will be involved in presentations:

* Mr John McFarlane, Chief Executive Officer, ANZ 
* Mr Fred Hubbell, Executive Board Member, ING Group 
* Mr Peter Smyth, Regional General Manager, ING Asia/Pacific.
* Mr John Wylie, Chief Executive Officer, ING Australia 
* Mr Elmer Funke Kupper, Managing Director Personal Banking & Wealth 
  Management, ANZ 

For journalists based outside Sydney, a dial-in telephone line to the
media briefing will also be available. Please contact either ANZ or
ING media relations to obtain details.

The briefing for analysts will be webcast live from 3.00pm. Details
on the webcast will be available from
http://www.anz.com/australia/aboutanz/investorcentre on the day prior
to the briefing. A dial-in telephone line for the analyst briefing
will also be available. Analysts should contact ANZ investor
relations for details.

For further information on arrangements for the media briefing,
please contact:

Paul Edwards                         Stephen Sinclair
HEAD OF GROUP MEDIA RELATIONS        MANAGER CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
ANZ                                  ING AUSTRALIA
Tel: 03-9273 6955 or 0409-655 550    Tel: 02-9234 8468 or 0412-258 261

For further information on arrangements for the analyst briefing,
please contact:

Phil Gentry 
HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS 
ANZ
Tel: 03-9273 4185 or 0411-125 474