SYDNEY: Westpac Banking Corp has increased its buyback programme and handed investors a special dividend, helping to offset first-half profit that met analyst expectations as competition in mortgages weigh on the Australian lender’s key consumer business.
Net income fell 16% to A$3.3bil (US$2.2bil) from the previous year in the six months ending March 31, the Sydney-based firm said in a statement.
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