Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) share price on watch after announcing major UK acquisition
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7,096 points.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ)
ANZ reported its HY21 result today. Compared to the second half of FY20, statutory profit after tax grew by 45% to $2.94 billion, cash profit (continuing operations) rose by 28% to $2.99 billion.
One of the key drivers was a net credit provision release of $491 million.
ANZ’s board decided to increase its dividend per share by $0.35 to $0.70. This decision was taken after a 110 point increase of the common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio to 12.4%.
The CEO of ANZ, Shayne Elliott, said:
Following the trends of the first quarter, all parts of our business performed well. Costs were down 2% and we also increased investment in new digital capability that will provide ongoing productivity improvements and better customer outcomes.