The retail banking division of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has posted cash net profit after tax of AUD2.65bn ($2.08bn) for the first half ended 31 December 2017, an increase of 8% compared to AUD2.45bn ($1.93bn) in the year ago half.
For the first half of fiscal year 2018, the division reported net interest margin of 3.01% as against 31% in the year ago period.
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The division’s risk weighted assets AUD140.71bn, an increase of 17% compared to AUD120.78bn in the year ago half.
The CBA group has reported a cash profit of AUD4.73bn for the first half of fiscal 2018, a fall of 2% compared to AUD4.83bn a year ago.
The bank said that results were impacted by an AUD375m provision to cover AUSTRAC’s fine for alleged money-laundering as well as an AUD200m provision set aside for costs to be incurred in various regulatory proceedings, including the Royal Commission.
The group’s total operating income for the first half was AUD13.12bn, up 2% from AUD12.83bn a year ago.
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By GlobalDataThe group’s net interest income was AUD9.25bn, an increase of 6% over AUD8.71bn reported in the year ago half. Operating expenses increased 5% year-on-year to AUD5.76bn.
As at 31 December 2017, the group’s common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio was 10.4%.
CBA CEO Ian Narev said: “This result underlines the continued impact of our strategy of investing in our people and technology. Customer satisfaction has remained high, and customers are doing more with us, with transaction account volumes a stand -out. Combined with disciplined margin management, ongoing productivity and stable credit quality, this has again produced industry – leading underlying performance.
“We have taken a significant provision for regulatory and compliance costs, consistent with accounting standards. We have also taken a $375 million expense provision which we believe to be a reliable estimate of the civil penalty a Court may impose in the AUSTRAC proceedings. We recognise, and regret, that these costs arise from our failure to meet some standards that we should have. We will continue to work hard to do better.”
