tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post6582061420012784439..comments2024-03-29T11:14:06.299+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: NZ storytelling adsArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-7084638746565746102021-04-02T00:27:15.353+13:002021-04-02T00:27:15.353+13:00Personally, I think geoblocking is a crime against...Personally, I think geoblocking is a crime against humanity.<br /><br />ASB was founded in 1847 as Auckland Savings Bank. After a convoluted history, including typical bullshit neoconservative economics, in 1989 it sold a 75% share of its ownership to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. It became known as ASB Bank, despite the obvious crime against language. In 2000, Commonwealth Bank bought the remaining 25%, making ASB (ASB Bank, if you must…) 100% Australian owned. Like all our other major trading banks. The closest rival among NZ-owned banks is Kiwibank, which is owned by New Zealanders through the Crown.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-80067756203196422492021-04-01T23:38:57.509+13:002021-04-01T23:38:57.509+13:00I LOVE Lost and Found. Unfortunately, I can't ...I LOVE Lost and Found. Unfortunately, I can't see the ASB ad.<br />(BTW, my bank when I 1st came to ALB was ASB - Albany Savings Bank, which became Albank, which got bought by Charter One, which got bought...)Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com