MELBOURNE (Standard&Poor's) May 2, 2012--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings on Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ: AA-/Stable/A-1+) are unchanged following ANZ's results announcement for its fiscal first half ended March 31, 2012. "ANZ's results for its half year ended March 31, 2012, are within Standard&Poor's expectations in the context of our strong 'AA-' long-term rating on the bank," said Gavin Gunning, a credit analyst at Standard&Poor's. "The results contained no major surprises impacting key rating factors, either positively or negatively, at the current rating level." The results reflected ANZ's good quality earning capabilities by domestic and international standards. While ANZ's Australia division results were negatively impacted by
