John McFarlane

ANZ settles with Targett

ANZ has reached an out of court settlement with former institutional banking chief Steve Targett, who sued the bank for A$57 million after being passed over as chief executive.

The case was due to be heard in the Federal Court next week, but the two parties reached agreement to end a two and a half year legal dispute in a move which takes a potential A$57 million liability off the ANZ balance sheet.

Targett left London in 2004 from Lloyds TSB to join ANZ, reporting to former chief John McFarlane.

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