Westpac Increases Technology Spend to Boost Productivity and Support Shareholder Returns
Westpac Banking Corporation’s annual strategy was void of any large surprise, with the wide-moat major bank relying on increased investment in...
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Beware of Banks' Off Balance Sheet Risk
We should not forget about the latent, but hidden risk facing banks off balance sheet. In a crisis, when banks become risk averse, and where...
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Best of Smartkarma: The Guest Editor's Slice & Dice #23
Welcome to the 23rd Edition of the Smartkarma [Guest] Editor's Cut, a weekly summary of the key themes and ideas of the last week's research on...
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Dissecting Quality: When Does Management Quality and Corporate Governance Matter Most?
Most active funds tout their ability to discriminate between good and poor quality management, and accordingly weight their portfolios towards...
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Corporate Loan Seasoning in Chinese and Australian Banks
It is the chunky corporate loans that are most bothersome to banks, as an economy slows.This is one reason that risk-weightings tend to be fairly...
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