Australian businesses are rapidly shifting away from diesel, with new NAB data showing a 32 per cent surge in demand for green equipment finance in just six months.
NAB has been recognised as Australia’s leading corporate and institutional relationship bank in the 2026 Coalition Greenwich Voice of Client studies 1, an independent assessment based on direct feedback from customers.
In the April Forward View Global note, NAB sees a moderate, negative, impact on global growth from the Iran war, assuming the Strait of Hormuz re-opens soon. If it does not, the growth consequences are likely to be far more consequential.
The NAB Commercial Property Index improved slightly in the March quarter (+30) and remains near the series high, pointing to resilient conditions across the sector before the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East.
Australia’s superannuation system has become one of the largest and most influential pools of long‑term capital in the world. As funds grow in scale and invest increasingly offshore, the role of banks supporting the system is evolving.
Speaking in Singapore, NAB CEO Andrew Irvine said Australia is attracting strong interest from global and Asian investors as capital is redeployed in a more uncertain world.
Australia’s largest business bank is looking to target growth in the medium and large business segments by expanding a specialist team of bankers to originate deals and support a seamless customer experience.
NAB’s latest Super Insights Report finds that the $3 trillion APRA-regulated Australian superannuation industry now has more than 50% of its assets invested overseas.
