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David Ellis
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Subdued Outlook for Commonwealth Bank, but Still One of Our Preferred Australian Major Banks

Commonwealth Bank of Australia provides its first-quarter fiscal 2017 trading update on Nov. 8, and we expect unaudited cash profit of approximately AUD 2.45 billion. We still believe Commonwealth Bank is a good-quality, competitively advantaged bank warranting a wide economic moat rating. Our forecast fiscal 2017 cash profit of AUD 9.87 billion is unchanged, as is our forecast of a fully franked dividend of AUD 4.25 per share based on a 74% payout. No change to our fair value estimate of AUD 85...
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Commonwealth Bank of Australia provides integrated financial services including retail, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, life insurance, general insurance, broking services and finance company activities. Co. operates in seven segments, Retail banking Services, Business and Private Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets, Wealth Management, New Zealand, Bankwest, as well as International Financial Services and Other Divisions. As of June 30 2016, Co. had total assets of A$933.1 million and total deposits of A$588.0 million.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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David Ellis

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