ANZ Investments profit falls, dividend and costs paid to ANZ Bank rise in 2017

ANZ Investments profit falls, dividend and costs paid to ANZ Bank rise in 2017
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Dec. 11 (BusinessDesk) - ANZ New Zealand Investments saw profit fall but income rise in the latest financial year as it paid a bigger dividend and more in operating costs to its parent company. Funds management fee income rose 10 percent to $141.6 million in the year to Sept. 30. Operating expenses rose 19 percent to $87 million, and net profit dipped 2.6 percent to $40 million.  The biggest increase in operating expenses came from the expenses it paid back to its immediate parent ANZ Bank New Zealand. The company paid $...