On June 14, 2023, Mark Whelan, the Group Executive of Institutional Banking at ANZ Bank, visited the Shanghai Gold Exchange and held a meeting with President Wang Zhenying. President Wang extended a warm welcome to Mark Whelan and expressed gratitude for the long-term support from ANZ. The two sides had in-depth discussions on various topics including domestic and international economic and financial conditions and opportunities for further cooperation in the gold market. Both parties expressed their commitment to jointly make new contributions to the high-quality development of China's gold market through continuing partnership and deepening cooperation for mutual benefits and win-win results.

Chris Raciti, CEO of ANZ Bank (China), and Qiao Jie, General Manager of the Financial Market Department of ANZ Bank (China), attended the meeting.