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BSP Financial Group reported a 17% rise in net profit and a 16% dividend increase for 2024, while advancing key digital and SME banking initiatives across the South Pacific.

Macquarie Group reported a 5% rise in full-year net profit to A$3.715 billion for FY25, driven by growth across its diversified businesses and a solid capital position. The group’s assets under management reached A$941 billion, supported by strong home loan and deposit growth.

Macquarie Group Limited has posted a 5% increase in net profit for FY2025, driven by strong asset management and banking growth, while advancing its sustainability and digital innovation agenda.

Westpac Banking Corporation reported a slight 1% decline in net profit to $3.3 billion for the first half of 2025, while business and institutional lending grew robustly. The bank maintained a solid capital position and announced a fully franked interim dividend of 76 cents per share.

MyState Limited has finalized its merger with Auswide Bank, positioning the combined entity for significant cost savings and earnings growth while maintaining strong capital and customer metrics.

MyState Limited reported a modest revenue increase but an 8.9% decline in statutory profit for the half year ended December 2024, while declaring a fully franked interim dividend. The company is set to complete a transformative merger with Auswide Bank, aiming for earnings accretion from FY26.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's half-year results for 1H25 reveal a modest decline in cash earnings due to inflationary pressures and increased investment spend, balanced by robust customer growth and digital innovation.

Bendigo Bank reported a slight dip in cash earnings for the half year ending December 2024, despite robust growth in customer deposits and ongoing investments in its transformation program.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank reported a modest dip in cash earnings for the half year ended December 2024, offset by strong residential lending growth and a maintained fully franked dividend. The bank’s strategic investments and digital transformation efforts continue amid margin compression and rising expenses.

AMP reported a robust FY24 with underlying NPAT rising 15.1% to $236 million, driven by disciplined cost management and strong cash flows. The company declared a final dividend of 1.0 cents per share and is set to launch a new digital bank in February 2025, signaling strategic growth in wealth and banking sectors.

AMP Limited’s 2024 results reveal a 43% drop in statutory net profit to $150 million, offset by a 15.1% rise in underlying profit to $236 million, alongside the completion of its Advice business sale and the launch of a new digital bank.

ASB reported a modest 1% increase in cash net profit after tax for the half-year ending December 2024, underpinned by rising lending volumes and strategic investments in housing and fraud prevention amid New Zealand's gradual economic recovery.