Editorial: Asia acquisitions whet Smith’s appetite

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Editorial: Asia acquisitions whet Smith’s appetite

The head of ANZ took his first step towards making the banking group a respected regional player by purchasing selected Asia assets of RBS. But he will need to do a lot more if he harbours real ambitions of being mentioned in the same breath as HSBC or Standard Chartered.

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