7 March 2000 Executive Director & Mr Pat Handley Organisational … · Rapidly evolved a risk...
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“Creating Shareholder Value -Organisational Renaissance”
Mr Pat HandleyMr Pat HandleyExecutive Director &
Chief Financial Officer
7 March 2000
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DisclaimerDisclaimerDisclaimer
The material contained in the following presentation isintended to be general background information on WestpacBanking Corporation and its activities as at 7 March 2000.
The information is supplied in summary form and is thereforenot necessarily complete. Also, it is not intended that it berelied upon as advice to investors or potential investors, whoshould consider seeking independent professional advicedepending upon their specific investment objectives, financialsituation or particular needs.
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Westpac retrospective - pre 1993Westpac retrospective - pre 1993Westpac retrospective - pre 1993
❑ Inadequate risk/reward balance
❑ Less sophisticated capitalmanagement
❑ Lacking holistic customerinformation
❑ Volume more than value
❑ Sub-optimal shareholder valuedelivery
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Value creation is a function ofValue creation is a function ofValue creation is a function of
❑ Excess returns
❑ Growth; and
❑ Sustainability of excess returns
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with sound foundationsShareholder value creation startsShareholder value creation startswith sound foundationswith sound foundations
❑ Risk management
❑ Capital management
❑ Customer relationshipmanagement
❑ Value based management
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Risk ManagementRisk ManagementRisk Management
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Inherited risk landscapeInherited risk landscapeInherited risk landscape
❑ Decentralised and ineffective riskmanagement structure
❑ Incomplete portfolio information
❑ Flawed incentive structure
❑ Poor risk/reward framework
❑ Historical provisioning
❑ Poor linkage to shareholder value
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management framework that enables:Rapidly evolved a risk portfolioRapidly evolved a risk portfoliomanagement framework that enables:management framework that enables:
❑ More accurate provisioning, capitalallocation, and pricing
❑ Management of concentrationsaccording to risk
❑ Active shedding of risk whenappropriate
❑ Measurement of performance arisingfrom changes in portfolio risk
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initiatives involvedSpecific risk managementSpecific risk managementinitiatives involvedinitiatives involved
❑ Best practice risk grading systems
❑ Integrated portfolio diversification
❑ Dynamic provisioning
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enhanced throughShareholder value was therebyShareholder value was therebyenhanced throughenhanced through
❑ Better portfolio management
❑ Improved loan asset quality
❑ Lower impaired assets
❑ Reduced provisioning
❑ Reduced volatility in earnings and
❑ Ensuring an adequate return oncapital employed against credit risk
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Where we stand todayWhere we stand todayWhere we stand today
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Capital ManagementCapital ManagementCapital Management
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❑ Reviewed where capital was tied up in thebusiness and forced a greater discipline oncapital usage and efficiency
❑ Looked for ways to do more business withless capital
❑ Sold down or out-sourced value destroyingassets eg. Property portfolio
❑ Progressively reduced fixed cost base infavour of variable
❑ Securitised loans when market conditionsconducive
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restructuring the capital baseReducing the cost of capital byReducing the cost of capital byrestructuring the capital baserestructuring the capital base
❑ 1993 issued A$600M converting preferenceshares
❑ 1994 exercised call over 131.2M 12% non-cumulative reference shares
❑ 1996 - 1999 buy back programs - 382 millionshares, retiring $3.4 billion in surpluscapital
❑ 1999 issued US $322.5M TOPrS - hybridcapital
❑ 1999 issued NZ $650M NZ Class shares
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Ordinary Equity 4.7% - 5.1%
Hybrid Equity 0.9%
NZ Class Shares0.9% - 0.5%
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that we have a larger bankValue-adding capital outcome isValue-adding capital outcome isthat we have a larger bankthat we have a larger bank
❑ Using proportionately less capital
❑ With a lower capital cost profile
❑ More diversified source of capital;and
❑ Improved external ratings
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Value-based customerrelationship management
Value-based customerValue-based customerrelationship managementrelationship management
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strategic imperativesCRM initiatives based upon a set ofCRM initiatives based upon a set ofstrategic imperativesstrategic imperatives❑ GROW customers to become valuable
customers through targeted programs toincrease valuable product penetration
❑ RETAIN customers by recognising andrewarding their relationship with us
❑ ATTRACT customers by influencing andleveraging value driving product initiativeswith a strong customer categorypositioning
❑ REDUCE cost to serve customers
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❑ Data mining and market analysis usingpredictive modelling
❑ Pro-actively contacting over 200,000customers per year, with specificobjectives for channel migration, businessgrowth and attrition minimisation
❑ Customer value identification at allcustomer interfaces
❑ Staff training and tools
❑ Leverage Olympic sponsorship
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Value based managementValue based managementValue based management
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•Customerservice
•Transactionprocessing
•Productmanufacturing
•Productmanagement,development &sourcing
•Sales & marketing•Customerinformation & needsmanagement
Sales &Marketing
ProductSolutions
Servicing &Processing
Customer Activities
Re-organising around the valuechainRe-organising around theRe-organising around the value valuechainchain
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value chainKey benefits of aligning around theKey benefits of aligning around thevalue chainvalue chain
❑ Means to assess the market andour competition as the value chainunbundles
❑ Risk - adjusted framework forprioritising activities
❑ Better understanding of theeconomics of activities we perform
❑ Framework for prioritising scarceresources
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performance metrics thatEmbedding Value BasedEmbedding Value Basedperformance metrics thatperformance metrics that
❑ Establish robust linkages between marketvalue/share price appreciation and internalbenchmarks
❑ Provide clarity on which key drivers andmeasures maximise value
❑ Ensure measurement systems are alignedto support value maximising behaviour
❑ Directly link executive incentives to valuemaximisation outcomes
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a Customer and Business EvaluationSystem (CUBE) which
To this end Westpac has implementedTo this end Westpac has implementeda Customer and Business Evaluationa Customer and Business EvaluationSystem (CUBE) whichSystem (CUBE) which
❑ Provides a consistent view andmeasure of performance acrossproducts, customer segments andorganisational structure
❑ Uses economic profit as thefinancial performance measure
❑ Provides on line investigation andanalysis of trends, variances
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with shareholder value creation viaan economic profit metric
Aligning management behaviourAligning management behaviourwith shareholder value creation viawith shareholder value creation viaan economic profit metrican economic profit metric
Single period EP is ‘best’ fitwith shareholder value
Potential management actions(unexpected by market)
Impact on singleperiod performance measure
SHV EP NPATEFCF
Improve cost / income ratio
Grow assets at less than the cost of equity
Grow assets at lower margins but above cost ofequity
Reduce surplus capital eg special dividend
Issue unfranked dividend
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❑ In conclusion, we believe thatadoption of effective value-basedmanagement processes acrossour business, is the key tomaintaining the current highreturns sustainably into thefuture
❑ Westpac since 1993 hasundergone an organisationalrenaissance in this respect
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