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Interview: Paul Richards, ANZ

25 March 2010

Jonathan Bell talks with Paul Richards, global head of structured export finance at ANZ, based in Sydney, about the bank’s recent hirings, expansion of activity in Asia-Pacific and views on trends in trade flows.

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This article appears in the March print edition of Trade Finance magazine as ‘Drawing on natural flows for Asian expansion’

Australia and New Zealand banking Group (ANZ) is beefing up its presence and offering in the Asia-Pacific region with a determination to be the leading light in export finance. And with its foot already firmly in the door due to its regional strength, people on the ground and present activity in trade flows, this vision could soon well become a reality.

The bank has recently ramped up its export finance team in both London and more significantly in Singapore. Simon Jones, a well-known and highly respected export financier who used to be with ABN Amro/RBS in London, has joined ANZ as executive director and head of structured export finance – Asia. He is based in Singapore, reporting to Vishnu Shahaney, managing director with overall responsibility for ANZ’s transaction banking and...


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