SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) reported a near 50% fall in first-half net profit yesterday, taking a big write-down as tumbling equity markets stalled its ambitious plans to drive growth through funds management.
However, Australia's second biggest bank continued to notch up solid core banking earnings. That helped temper a sharp fall in wealth management profits and delivered a 1% rise in net profit before one-off items.
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