Westpac H1 profit falls 22% to $3.296b

Summary

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer says the bank’s first-half results are disappointing. Westpac has held its interim dividend despite the cost of refunding customers helping drag down first-half profit by 22 per cent to $3.296 billion. Australia’s second largest bank set aside $617 million to cover refunds and associated costs following the financial services royal […]

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