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NZ's big 4 Australian owned banks paid out NZ$515 mln less in annual dividends despite 11% rise in net profit

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NZ's big 4 Australian owned banks paid out NZ$515 mln less in annual dividends despite 11% rise in net profit
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Annual dividends paid by the big four Australian owned banks fell by almost a quarter this year, largely due to a big drop in dividends paid by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia owned ASB.

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