Andrew Irvine
‘Sad’: Bank chief slams Australia’s political failure on net zero and energy
Amid an intense political debate over energy prices and net zero, one of the nation’s top bankers says the current state of play is sad.
- Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
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- Earnings season
Government needs to get its skates on to lower power costs: NAB boss
The boss of the country’s biggest business bank has urged governments to greenlight gas and renewable projects more quickly to help address energy costs.
- Clancy Yeates
Skill up or risk your job, NAB boss tells white-collar workers
The bank boss says workers should learn new skills to adapt to AI, while adding that there are some jobs robots can’t do – such as fixing toilets.
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- Big four
Nowhere to hide for NAB boss after drinking accusations
Banking circles have been awash with personal views and informal “wine” audits by shareholders and analysts after the accusations levelled at Andrew Irvine.
- Elizabeth Knight
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- Big four
NAB boss hasn’t engaged with board after ‘difficult’ week
NAB boss Andrew Irvine has made his first public comments since it was reported that investors had raised concerns about his management style and drinking at customer events.
- Clancy Yeates
Under-fire NAB boss set to return to public eye amid turmoil
NAB boss Andrew Irvine will make a return next week at the banking industry’s annual conference, but he will be a no-show at its gala dinner.
- Colin Kruger
- Opinion
- Big four
NAB runs into a governance bin fire with a boozy accelerant
Shareholders airing their grievances about executive behaviour is pretty unusual. And for institutional investors to draw attention to a chief executive’s drinking as a red flag is even rarer.
- Elizabeth Knight
‘Single biggest issue’: Bank boss says Labor needs to deliver on housing
“Economics 101” suggests that if demand for homes increases and supply doesn’t, it will simply result in higher home prices, NAB boss Andrew Irvine says.
- Clancy Yeates
NAB boss worried ‘tariff madness’ could put future rate cuts at risk
CEOs from two major Australian banks have warned that an escalation of Donald Trump’s trade war would harm global economic growth and drive up inflation.
- Clancy Yeates
Rate cuts are on the horizon. Will it spell gloom for big banks?
Banks upheld their “safe haven” status in the market last year, and share prices surged – but could rate cuts reverse this trend and make it tougher for banks in 2025?
- Cindy Yin