Australia's First Bank

Résumé du livre

This book tells the story of the Bank of New South Wales and its successor, Westpac, from its fight against nationalisation after the Second World War ; through the government regulation and economic prosperity of the 1950s and '60s ; the mineral boom, oil shock and credit squeeze of the 1970s ; the challenge and excitement of financial deregulation in the 1980s ; the financial crashes and horrific losses of the 1990s ; and the Bank's triumphant recovery and renewal as it enters its third century.