Our global presence

Europe & Americas

Westpac Institutional Bank is represented across Europe and the Americas by over 60 people in London and over 30 people in New York.

The history of our presence in the UK and USA goes back many years. Our New York office has been in operation since 1970, and the London branch is the oldest surviving foreign bank in the UK. Last year, our UK colleagues celebrated 150 years in London.

Our client-led strategy focusing on Australian and New Zealand banking expertise takes us across many country borders such as Canada, USA, Spain, France, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Core businesses are:

• Foreign Exchange
• Capital Markets
• Treasury
• Corporate and Institutional Banking

We are committed to growing these businesses with the clear intention of being the foremost provider of Australasian financial solutions in Europe and the Americas.

Asia

Westpac Institutional Bank in Asia has been rapidly growing to support the strategy of servicing Australian and New Zealand customers with links to Asia, and Asian customers with business interests in Australia and New Zealand.

With Capital Market Sales and Foreign Exchange capabilities established in Singapore in 2004, Westpac Institutional Bank Asia was extended to include Corporate and Institutional Banking in 2005, and most recently, Syndicated and Leverage Finance and Asset Finance.  Our Singapore and Hong Kong offices have a strong focus on private banking for affluent customers with ties to Australia and New Zealand.

While most of these Westpac Institutional Bank operations are headquartered in Singapore to cover the continent, the geographic footprint has continued to expand, incorporating branches also in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing and representative offices in Jakarta and Mumbai.