Australia’s four major banks reported a second consecutive year of lower returns, dragged down by hefty customer compensation bills following mis-selling scandals, greater competition and a low credit growth environment. National Australia Bank Ltd , the last of the so-called “Big Four” to report annual earnings, on Thursday posted a 10.6% drop in profit, cut its final dividend and said it planned to raise about A$1.55 billion in new shares to help meet new regulatory capital ratios. NAB and its peers Westpac Banking Corp , Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and Commonwealth Bank of Australia …read more
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