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    Quick Recap:

    • 3Q23 net profit: $1.8 billion
    • Resilient operating revenue with disciplined margin management
    • Inflationary pressures led to higher expenses: supplier costs & wages
    • Capital, funding & liquidity above regulatory minimums
    • Credit impairment provisions: $5.1 billion as of 30 June 2023
    • 3Q23 Group NIM: 2.06%; Excluding Notable Items, NIM: 1.96%
    • Core NIM: 1.86%, down due to mortgage competition, offset by higher earnings on capital & hedged deposits
    • Deposit to loan ratio: 84.1%; Deposit growth: $8.7 billion; Loan growth: $6.4 billion
    • 2H23 expenses up ~5% due to inflation, tech investments & customer simplification
    • Full-time employee reduction ~2% in 2H23
    • Notable Items: one-off expenses for cost reset & Commonwealth's Compensation Scheme of Last Resort levy.
 
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