In 2001, the great complaint from US banks was that the European and Asia banks had competitive advantages over US banks in that they could engage in retail banking, commercial banking, investment banking, brokerage, insurance, hedge funds, private equity, and the like.
Suncorp Group Limited, formerly Suncorp-Metway Ltd, is engaged in the provision of banking, general and life insurance, superannuation and funds management products and related services to the retail, corporate and commercial sectors in Australia and New Zealand.