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The Savings Bank of South Australia was a bank founded in the colony of South Australia in 1848, based in Adelaide. In the early 20th century it established a presence in schools by setting up a special category of savings accounts for schoolchildren, and grew through the following decades. In 1984 it merged with the State Bank of South ...
The bank was expanded in 1984 by its merger with the Savings Bank of South Australia, with the expanded entity retaining the "State Bank of South Australia" name. [citation needed] In March 1988, the bank purchased the life insurance and managed funds business Oceanic Capital Corporation for $60 million.
History. The Bank of South Australia was created in 1837 by British investors. It was essentially a British venture, closely supervised by British directors, but utilising the knowledge and advice of local managers in South Australia. [1] From 1840, it was associated with or a subsidiary of the South Australian Banking Company.
The State Savings Bank Building is a heritage-listed large bank building and commercial offices situated at 48–50 Martin Place, in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Ross & Rowe Architects and Consulting Engineers and built from 1925 to 1928 by ...
Central bank of Norway, founded on the capital of privately owned silver which was delivered to the bank 1816 Cater Allen Private Bank: United Kingdom United Kingdom: 1817 Bank of Montreal: Lower Canada Canada: 1817 Westpac: New South Wales Australia: as Bank of New South Wales: 1818 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. United States United States: 1818
The Bank of New South Wales (BNSW), also known commonly as The Wales, was the first bank in Australia, being established in Sydney in 1817 and situated on Broadway. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania in the 20th century. It merged with many other financial institutions ...
Australian Unity Bank [10] Melbourne: 1840 Subsidiary of Australian Unity Limited Auswide Bank (formerly Wide Bay Building Society) Bundaberg: 1966: Bank Australia (previously Members and Education Credit Union & Bankmecu) Melbourne: 1957: Customer-Owned [11] Certified 2020 [12] BankFirst: Melbourne: 1972: Bank of Melbourne: Melbourne: 2011 ...
coachbuilder, banker, politician. George Fife Angas (1 May 1789 – 15 May 1879) was an English businessman and banker who, while residing in England, played a significant part in the formation and establishment of the Province of South Australia. He established the South Australian Company and was its founding chairman of the board of directors.