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Australia's Westpac net profit falls 16%, announces additional $661 million buyback

(Reuters) -Australia's Westpac Banking Corp reported a 16% drop in its first-half net profit on Monday as intense lending competition and higher costs squeezed its margins. It also announced an increase of A$1 billion ($660.90 million) to an existing s...
Lisa Shumaker Rajasik Mukherjee Sameer Manekar Australia Westpac Banking Corp Westpac Banking Corp Visible Alpha

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Westpac announces new $661 million buyback and special dividend, profit slumps

(Reuters) -Australian bank Westpac declared a special dividend on Monday and raised its share repurchase program by A$1 billion ($661 million) citing a strong balance sheet even as its first-half profit fell by 16% on intense competition and high costs. Traditionally beneficiaries of rising interest rates, the country's so-called Big Four lenders have spent the past year sacrificing margins to write new home loans and paying more to depositors, narrowing their closely watched "net int...
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Australia's Westpac net profit falls 16%, announces additional $661 million buyback

(Reuters) -Australia's Westpac Banking Corp reported a 16% drop in its first-half net profit on Monday as intense lending competition and higher costs squeezed its margins. It also announced an increase of A$1 billion ($660.90 million) to an existing s...
Sameer Manekar Rajasik Mukherjee Lisa Shumaker Australia Westpac Banking Corp Westpac Banking Corp Visible Alpha
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