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I think that this article needs to gradually be worked into continuous prose. - Aaron Hill 04:44, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
As the contributor of the bullet point history, I can't say that I agree. My experience with continuous prose is that authors slide over substance for style. Thus one gets "During the 1980s, the NAB started to expand into Asia", and one loses all the detail. Anyone trying to pin down the issue of when it actually went someplace, perhaps to figure out which Australian banks were competing where, is SOL. Acad Ronin
True, but bullet points are only effective when used as part of an article in continous prose, perhaps to highlight a specific point or provide a timeline as in this instance. When used as the basis for the entire article I must agree that this is unencyclopedic, and certainly some other info on NAB apart from the timeline would go a long way to cleaning up this article, which i am on the verge of listing on cleanup. THE KING 20:24, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
Have attempted to work History into prose and also put recent business issues in this section. Murtoa 13:04, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Aside from the debate over bullet-points versus prose, the content of this article is materially incomplete, somewhat misleading and rather oddly selected. For example, the creation of an intranet in the cards division is gazetted but the $4.6 billion purchase of MLC businesses in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia does not rate a mention. Listing on clean-up seems warranted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.158.42.45 ( talk • contribs) 06:56, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
This article like all the other Au/NZ banking group articles I've seen in wikipedia needs to have clear cut sections and not just list the recent history of events. If its a corporate profile, then it should clearly have at least the products and services section or Core Business Activities, something along those lines.-- Takamaxa 5 Jun 2006
I agree with the contention that for the most part, the article currently reads, if not like an advertisement, then for the most part like what I would expect to read on the company's website. NAB's recent history (say over the last four years) has been plagued with controversy, yet this is played down, particularly given the relative prominence attached to a lot of frankly unremarkable events earlier in the company's history. Murtoa 07:53, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
This article states NAB as the second largest bank behind the Commonwealth Bank. However, the Commonwealth article states the opposite...that Commonwealth is second behind the NAB. What's the deal? -Nickuss. (—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.166.3.111 ( talk • contribs) 06:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC))
NAB is the biggest bank by ASSETS, which is the usual measure of a banks size. CBA is the biggest bank by REVENUES. Note that NAB's larger asset base but smaller revenues is a result of its recent underperformance.
The history listings incorrectly refer to "NAB" for all of the entries leading up to the merger with CBC. Prior to this the entity described was the National Bank of Australia, or just National Bank. National Australia Bank (NAB) only existed following the merger. Murtoa 12:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Per the discussion at AFD the UBank article was merged into this article and redirects created. JodyB talk 14:58, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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there's been various edits and reversals with respect of images in this article. i propose: if images/ logos are not mentioned int he article, then the images have no place. if they are, and if the mentions in the article make all the usual criteria, then the images might add value.
thoughts ? Romanpolanski ( talk) 09:54, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Copyright not at issue. "nice" is a personal taste. Relevant how ? A photo of a building that is occupied by the subject of the article ? How does it relate to the article ? The picture of a historic branch, yes; a picture of the CEO, yes; NAB has hundreds of buildings, do we need pictures of all of them ? please make the relevance argument. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Romanpolanski ( talk • contribs) 11:30, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
I don't consider images need to be explicitly referenced in the article to be relevant to the article. I'm comfortable that the images in question represent reasonable content and have stood the test of some time. Murtoa ( talk) 12:36, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
It is quite clear one anon editor (who tried to use another IP and ISP but failed) for some odd reason is against this photograph, this building is significant not just to Melbourne's history but also NAB's history. Why? Well NAB House (500 Bourke St) is still the HQ for NAB, even though the Docklands building was built to be the HQ, and has been since 1978. The NAB also owned the building after purchasing it from Abbey Capital in 1977 but sold it to ISPT in 1998. In 2008 the NAB signed a 12 year lease on NAB House (500 Bourke St) [Source: Nab Stays Put At No. 500 Chris Vedelago and Marc Pallisco (2 July 2008) The Age]. Not significant? Well the photograph and the building are. Bidgee ( talk) 15:10, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Just trying to assist in the ongoing dispute regarding this image. Notwithstanding my comments above, on balance I would support the retention of the photo of 500 Bourke Street. Although NAB does own a number of buildings, I would argue that it is among the three most notable sites in NAB's history, the other two being 271 Collins Street and the Docklands building. These three have all served as NAB's head office and 500 Bourke Street was head office for a significant part of NAB's history as detailed in the article. Murtoa ( talk) 06:38, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
I also agree that the image should be maintained. NAB is actually consolidating all of its Melb CBD office space except 500 Bourke into a new building currently under construction next to Etihad Stadium. The fact that 500 Bourke is remaining is pretty clear evidence to its significance to the group. Furthermore, like the other big 4 bank buildings in the Melb CBD it is a clear landmark, and hence notable. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 10:07, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Warning: this is a vent!! I am sooo frustrated with user "Bidgee" who insists that the financial results of NAB, one of the largest public companies in this country, are not source-worthy, but that a 3rd party source (what, the Sun-Herald perhaps ???) is more authoritative. Get a grip, my man !!!! The entire country's economy runs on audited public company results!!!! Please please please please do not comment on things you don't seem to understand !!!! It's not value add.... Please please please retire as you promised on your "talk" page (hence my post here).... Wikipedia is meant to be about the "wisdom of crowds" not the "ignorance of few"... Sorry, all others, you have been warned ... this is a vent, I know, and I'm sure the full-time Wikipedia people who spend most of their lives editing other people's work will take some form of offence and cite some form of Wikipedia "rule" or other, but hey, this is meant to be open source, so consider... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.170.189.107 ( talk) 10:06, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
People, there's an inconsistency: this article is about the NAB group. There are other, linked articles for MLC, Clydesdale Yorkshire Banks. N attempt to provide some consistency by splittin out "ubank" was reverted. I suggest we either merge all NAB group companies into this or split all of them out. But the current situation makes no sense. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.140.91 ( talk) 09:49, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
I've consolidated the history section - which was previously about 5 secitons into one. All i've done is increased each header by one lever (eg.e, all level 3 to level 4). I've also changed some of them I thought were a bit weasely, such as "Challenges" and "Turnaround". Cheers, -- Amaher ( talk) 05:36, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
Is the following worth mentioning? (under Corporate responsibility initiatives)
In May 2008 NAB launched a pilot with alternate credit provider, Mobile Finance Pty Ltd (trading as Money Fast), who offer small personal loans of between AU$1,000 and AU$5,000 on a break even basis. NAB claims that the NAB Small Loans Pilot is not a commercial venture for NAB, but an extension of their microfinance programs and NAB's commitment to helping Australians access fair and affordable banking services. The Pilot aims to explore viability of a low rate lending model operating within the fringe credit market, better understand the industry and expose predatory practices. [1]
The last edit has introduced some errors to infobox. Eg, NAB doesn't serve "worldwide", it doesn't have "investment banking" or "private equity".
As soon as the protect phase is over, someone should correct these. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerdschenkel ( talk • contribs) 21:31, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Rmarsden I do not appreciate you blatantly reverting good edits for no reason. Significant time and effort is expended - if you have a problem, don't just revert, bring it up on the talk page and have a chat. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 13:04, 30 May 2010 (UTC) Rmarsden, it seems you have a limited understanding of both investment banking and what NAB's capabilities are. I suggest you read up a little before making some of your changes. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 06:47, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
There are many different names for the 'division' of NAB that undertakes investment banking activities, and have been over the years. If you actually look at the various businesses within the Wholesale and Institutional Banking divisions of NAB and compare them to Wikipedia's own article on the subject, there really isn't any doubt about what it is. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 12:26, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
noone but you refers to nAb's activities as investment banking. Especially not nab itself. So why do insist on using the term? Pls provide a good reason. Rmarsden ( talk) 14:15, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Rmarsden, you are the only one claiming that the activities should not be regarded as Investment Banking. These are the facts: NAB's Wholesale Banking Division conducts these activities. They constitute the full spectrum of activities which would be regarded as 'investment banking', ie sales and trading of credit, equities, fx, rates, and commodities; M&A advisory and equity raising (currently only for the property sector); structured finance; debt capital markets; project finance; investment products; financial institutions advisory. If you want to call this 'Wholesale Banking' I don't really care, however, Wholesale Banking is really just a stub article, and IMO is synonymous with Investment Banking. If you are a bit confused about which area of NAB does all these things that is understandable, as the area has recently gone through a restructure. Up until 2009, the 'Wholesale' and Institutional banking areas were combined in a separate entity called 'nabCapital' which no longer exists. Corporate and Institutional Banking is now a part of the business bank, and conducts Commercial Bank activities. That division does not undertake the Investment Banking activities that Wholesale does. Hopefully this clears it all up. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 11:46, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
In my mind, area served is where the clients/deals are, not where the NAB offices are located. Thus to say that the 'area served' in Asia (for example) is only Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Osaka is actually incorrect. Nab has done deals in various asian countries including Vietnam, Indonesia etc. Just because these deals may be run out of the Hong Kong or Singapore offices, doesn't mean that those areas aren't 'served'. Same with the US: NAB has a subsidiary bank (great western) who service the midwest region, however NAB's NY office does not just service NY clients, that is simply the base where any US client activity, or other client who wants to undertake business in the US is taken care of.
If there is another category called 'offices', I would agree that this is a better place to actually list the offices. Cheer Mitsuhirato ( talk) 01:14, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
But now you are opening up a definitional debate even more. Does areas served have to be the majority of the business? By what metric? Headcount, revenue, profit? In that case, you should just put Australia. Does it have to be each business unit? NAB has done heaps of business through many asian countries, not just japan, hong kong and singapore. This is why office location vs area served is misleading. As for you point about it being worthless, that is not correct. The interpretation is simply 'where the deals/clients' are. Thus, it is NOT the world, because NAB hasn't done business in South America or Africa for example. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 01:02, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
A number of NAB's corporate responsibility achievements in 2010 had been added to the article. My view is that some of these were expressed in a more advertorial fashion than necessary, and some were unnotable:
With these edits, I also note that they are all sourced, and not all from NAB's PR pages. The previous edits which an editor choose to reinstate in whole, bore no references whatsoever. I suggest that to start with sourced information and progressively improve on it with other sourced notable statements is a more sound approach. Murtoa ( talk) 02:54, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
You're mixing up two potential issues: notability and lack of references.
Recently someone removed a number of properly cited and relevant items seemingly with a bias towards removing negative statements. Please dont. -- 124.171.43.176 ( talk) 09:41, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
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The section Key People appears to need updating. Certainly Lynne Peacock of the Executive Committee left in 2011 (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-12747451 , http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/About_Us/8/5/11/15/ , http://www.dowjones.de/site/2011/03/nab-outgoing-uk-ceo-peacock-says-focus-on-organic-growth.html as examples of evidence). There may well be other changes and I think other editors may be better placed to make them (failing which I will use http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/About_Us/6/1/ and http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/about_us/6/2 as source material). Many thanks. ¬¬¬¬
Not for the first time it appears that NAB employees are using this page to launch new product announcements. They should be made aware of the neutral POV requirements. Please use this talk page to request changes and let the community do their part. 122.248.156.9 ( talk) 01:51, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
The two sections below detail a number of obscure facts that can't be substantiated without reference to archived links. If these minor milestones in the bank's operations are not worthy of current mention anywhere I suggest that they be removed completely. Brycewhite ( talk) 01:43, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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I think that this article needs to gradually be worked into continuous prose. - Aaron Hill 04:44, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
As the contributor of the bullet point history, I can't say that I agree. My experience with continuous prose is that authors slide over substance for style. Thus one gets "During the 1980s, the NAB started to expand into Asia", and one loses all the detail. Anyone trying to pin down the issue of when it actually went someplace, perhaps to figure out which Australian banks were competing where, is SOL. Acad Ronin
True, but bullet points are only effective when used as part of an article in continous prose, perhaps to highlight a specific point or provide a timeline as in this instance. When used as the basis for the entire article I must agree that this is unencyclopedic, and certainly some other info on NAB apart from the timeline would go a long way to cleaning up this article, which i am on the verge of listing on cleanup. THE KING 20:24, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
Have attempted to work History into prose and also put recent business issues in this section. Murtoa 13:04, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Aside from the debate over bullet-points versus prose, the content of this article is materially incomplete, somewhat misleading and rather oddly selected. For example, the creation of an intranet in the cards division is gazetted but the $4.6 billion purchase of MLC businesses in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia does not rate a mention. Listing on clean-up seems warranted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.158.42.45 ( talk • contribs) 06:56, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
This article like all the other Au/NZ banking group articles I've seen in wikipedia needs to have clear cut sections and not just list the recent history of events. If its a corporate profile, then it should clearly have at least the products and services section or Core Business Activities, something along those lines.-- Takamaxa 5 Jun 2006
I agree with the contention that for the most part, the article currently reads, if not like an advertisement, then for the most part like what I would expect to read on the company's website. NAB's recent history (say over the last four years) has been plagued with controversy, yet this is played down, particularly given the relative prominence attached to a lot of frankly unremarkable events earlier in the company's history. Murtoa 07:53, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
This article states NAB as the second largest bank behind the Commonwealth Bank. However, the Commonwealth article states the opposite...that Commonwealth is second behind the NAB. What's the deal? -Nickuss. (—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.166.3.111 ( talk • contribs) 06:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC))
NAB is the biggest bank by ASSETS, which is the usual measure of a banks size. CBA is the biggest bank by REVENUES. Note that NAB's larger asset base but smaller revenues is a result of its recent underperformance.
The history listings incorrectly refer to "NAB" for all of the entries leading up to the merger with CBC. Prior to this the entity described was the National Bank of Australia, or just National Bank. National Australia Bank (NAB) only existed following the merger. Murtoa 12:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Per the discussion at AFD the UBank article was merged into this article and redirects created. JodyB talk 14:58, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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there's been various edits and reversals with respect of images in this article. i propose: if images/ logos are not mentioned int he article, then the images have no place. if they are, and if the mentions in the article make all the usual criteria, then the images might add value.
thoughts ? Romanpolanski ( talk) 09:54, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Copyright not at issue. "nice" is a personal taste. Relevant how ? A photo of a building that is occupied by the subject of the article ? How does it relate to the article ? The picture of a historic branch, yes; a picture of the CEO, yes; NAB has hundreds of buildings, do we need pictures of all of them ? please make the relevance argument. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Romanpolanski ( talk • contribs) 11:30, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
I don't consider images need to be explicitly referenced in the article to be relevant to the article. I'm comfortable that the images in question represent reasonable content and have stood the test of some time. Murtoa ( talk) 12:36, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
It is quite clear one anon editor (who tried to use another IP and ISP but failed) for some odd reason is against this photograph, this building is significant not just to Melbourne's history but also NAB's history. Why? Well NAB House (500 Bourke St) is still the HQ for NAB, even though the Docklands building was built to be the HQ, and has been since 1978. The NAB also owned the building after purchasing it from Abbey Capital in 1977 but sold it to ISPT in 1998. In 2008 the NAB signed a 12 year lease on NAB House (500 Bourke St) [Source: Nab Stays Put At No. 500 Chris Vedelago and Marc Pallisco (2 July 2008) The Age]. Not significant? Well the photograph and the building are. Bidgee ( talk) 15:10, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Just trying to assist in the ongoing dispute regarding this image. Notwithstanding my comments above, on balance I would support the retention of the photo of 500 Bourke Street. Although NAB does own a number of buildings, I would argue that it is among the three most notable sites in NAB's history, the other two being 271 Collins Street and the Docklands building. These three have all served as NAB's head office and 500 Bourke Street was head office for a significant part of NAB's history as detailed in the article. Murtoa ( talk) 06:38, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
I also agree that the image should be maintained. NAB is actually consolidating all of its Melb CBD office space except 500 Bourke into a new building currently under construction next to Etihad Stadium. The fact that 500 Bourke is remaining is pretty clear evidence to its significance to the group. Furthermore, like the other big 4 bank buildings in the Melb CBD it is a clear landmark, and hence notable. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 10:07, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Warning: this is a vent!! I am sooo frustrated with user "Bidgee" who insists that the financial results of NAB, one of the largest public companies in this country, are not source-worthy, but that a 3rd party source (what, the Sun-Herald perhaps ???) is more authoritative. Get a grip, my man !!!! The entire country's economy runs on audited public company results!!!! Please please please please do not comment on things you don't seem to understand !!!! It's not value add.... Please please please retire as you promised on your "talk" page (hence my post here).... Wikipedia is meant to be about the "wisdom of crowds" not the "ignorance of few"... Sorry, all others, you have been warned ... this is a vent, I know, and I'm sure the full-time Wikipedia people who spend most of their lives editing other people's work will take some form of offence and cite some form of Wikipedia "rule" or other, but hey, this is meant to be open source, so consider... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.170.189.107 ( talk) 10:06, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
People, there's an inconsistency: this article is about the NAB group. There are other, linked articles for MLC, Clydesdale Yorkshire Banks. N attempt to provide some consistency by splittin out "ubank" was reverted. I suggest we either merge all NAB group companies into this or split all of them out. But the current situation makes no sense. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.140.91 ( talk) 09:49, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
I've consolidated the history section - which was previously about 5 secitons into one. All i've done is increased each header by one lever (eg.e, all level 3 to level 4). I've also changed some of them I thought were a bit weasely, such as "Challenges" and "Turnaround". Cheers, -- Amaher ( talk) 05:36, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
Is the following worth mentioning? (under Corporate responsibility initiatives)
In May 2008 NAB launched a pilot with alternate credit provider, Mobile Finance Pty Ltd (trading as Money Fast), who offer small personal loans of between AU$1,000 and AU$5,000 on a break even basis. NAB claims that the NAB Small Loans Pilot is not a commercial venture for NAB, but an extension of their microfinance programs and NAB's commitment to helping Australians access fair and affordable banking services. The Pilot aims to explore viability of a low rate lending model operating within the fringe credit market, better understand the industry and expose predatory practices. [1]
The last edit has introduced some errors to infobox. Eg, NAB doesn't serve "worldwide", it doesn't have "investment banking" or "private equity".
As soon as the protect phase is over, someone should correct these. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerdschenkel ( talk • contribs) 21:31, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Rmarsden I do not appreciate you blatantly reverting good edits for no reason. Significant time and effort is expended - if you have a problem, don't just revert, bring it up on the talk page and have a chat. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 13:04, 30 May 2010 (UTC) Rmarsden, it seems you have a limited understanding of both investment banking and what NAB's capabilities are. I suggest you read up a little before making some of your changes. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 06:47, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
There are many different names for the 'division' of NAB that undertakes investment banking activities, and have been over the years. If you actually look at the various businesses within the Wholesale and Institutional Banking divisions of NAB and compare them to Wikipedia's own article on the subject, there really isn't any doubt about what it is. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 12:26, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
noone but you refers to nAb's activities as investment banking. Especially not nab itself. So why do insist on using the term? Pls provide a good reason. Rmarsden ( talk) 14:15, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Rmarsden, you are the only one claiming that the activities should not be regarded as Investment Banking. These are the facts: NAB's Wholesale Banking Division conducts these activities. They constitute the full spectrum of activities which would be regarded as 'investment banking', ie sales and trading of credit, equities, fx, rates, and commodities; M&A advisory and equity raising (currently only for the property sector); structured finance; debt capital markets; project finance; investment products; financial institutions advisory. If you want to call this 'Wholesale Banking' I don't really care, however, Wholesale Banking is really just a stub article, and IMO is synonymous with Investment Banking. If you are a bit confused about which area of NAB does all these things that is understandable, as the area has recently gone through a restructure. Up until 2009, the 'Wholesale' and Institutional banking areas were combined in a separate entity called 'nabCapital' which no longer exists. Corporate and Institutional Banking is now a part of the business bank, and conducts Commercial Bank activities. That division does not undertake the Investment Banking activities that Wholesale does. Hopefully this clears it all up. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 11:46, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
In my mind, area served is where the clients/deals are, not where the NAB offices are located. Thus to say that the 'area served' in Asia (for example) is only Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Osaka is actually incorrect. Nab has done deals in various asian countries including Vietnam, Indonesia etc. Just because these deals may be run out of the Hong Kong or Singapore offices, doesn't mean that those areas aren't 'served'. Same with the US: NAB has a subsidiary bank (great western) who service the midwest region, however NAB's NY office does not just service NY clients, that is simply the base where any US client activity, or other client who wants to undertake business in the US is taken care of.
If there is another category called 'offices', I would agree that this is a better place to actually list the offices. Cheer Mitsuhirato ( talk) 01:14, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
But now you are opening up a definitional debate even more. Does areas served have to be the majority of the business? By what metric? Headcount, revenue, profit? In that case, you should just put Australia. Does it have to be each business unit? NAB has done heaps of business through many asian countries, not just japan, hong kong and singapore. This is why office location vs area served is misleading. As for you point about it being worthless, that is not correct. The interpretation is simply 'where the deals/clients' are. Thus, it is NOT the world, because NAB hasn't done business in South America or Africa for example. Mitsuhirato ( talk) 01:02, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
A number of NAB's corporate responsibility achievements in 2010 had been added to the article. My view is that some of these were expressed in a more advertorial fashion than necessary, and some were unnotable:
With these edits, I also note that they are all sourced, and not all from NAB's PR pages. The previous edits which an editor choose to reinstate in whole, bore no references whatsoever. I suggest that to start with sourced information and progressively improve on it with other sourced notable statements is a more sound approach. Murtoa ( talk) 02:54, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
You're mixing up two potential issues: notability and lack of references.
Recently someone removed a number of properly cited and relevant items seemingly with a bias towards removing negative statements. Please dont. -- 124.171.43.176 ( talk) 09:41, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
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The section Key People appears to need updating. Certainly Lynne Peacock of the Executive Committee left in 2011 (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-12747451 , http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/About_Us/8/5/11/15/ , http://www.dowjones.de/site/2011/03/nab-outgoing-uk-ceo-peacock-says-focus-on-organic-growth.html as examples of evidence). There may well be other changes and I think other editors may be better placed to make them (failing which I will use http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/About_Us/6/1/ and http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/about_us/6/2 as source material). Many thanks. ¬¬¬¬
Not for the first time it appears that NAB employees are using this page to launch new product announcements. They should be made aware of the neutral POV requirements. Please use this talk page to request changes and let the community do their part. 122.248.156.9 ( talk) 01:51, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
The two sections below detail a number of obscure facts that can't be substantiated without reference to archived links. If these minor milestones in the bank's operations are not worthy of current mention anywhere I suggest that they be removed completely. Brycewhite ( talk) 01:43, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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