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Investors hoping that the big banks will restore their dividends sooner rather than later are likely to be disappointed, as the earnings pressure on the banking sector will continue into the 2020/21 financial year. The banks’ March-half earnings (December-half in Commonwealth Bank’s case) fell by an average of 33 per cent, driven by big increases…
Here’s why we’ve avoided bank shares for over 5 years…
Significantly higher impairment charges will be a feature of the upcoming interim reporting season for three of the big banks and will continue to rise next financial year. Macquarie Securities has issued a report on the banking sector, saying: “We now incorporate in our forecasts a credit cycle with impairment charges peaking at around 50…