| | Half Year to | Favourable/ (Unfavourable) Change from | | | Mar 01 $m | Sept 00 $m | Mar 00 $m | Sept 00 % | Mar 00 % | | Continuing Operations | | | | | | | Banking & Other Financial Services | | | | | | | Net interest income | 3,089 | 2,898 | 2,731 | 6.6 | 13.1 | | Other operating income | 1,975 | 1,828 | 1,783 | 8.0 | 10.8 |  | | Total Banking & Other Financial Services income | 5,064 | 4,726 | 4,514 | 7.2 | 12.2 | | Other operating expenses | 2,519 | 2,387 | 2,321 | (5.5) | (8.5) |  | | Underlying profit | 2,545 | 2,339 | 2,193 | 8.8 | 16.1 | | Provision for doubtful debts | 362 | 271 | 244 | (33.6) | (48.4) |  | | Banking & Other Financial Services profit before tax expense | 2,183 | 2,068 | 1,949 | 5.6 | 12.0 | | Income tax expense | 663 | 626 | 631 | (5.9) | (5.1) |  | | Net profit from Banking & Other Financial Services | 1,520 | 1,442 | 1,318 | 5.4 | 15.3 |  |  | | | | | | | | | Wealth Management | | | | | | | Net premium income & other revenue | 867 | 531 | 141 | 63.3 | large | | Investment revenue | 79 | 640 | 430 | (87.7) | (81.6) | | Net decrease/(increase) in net policy liabilities | 83 | (456) | (280) | large | large | | Claims, administration and other expenses | (884) | (553) | (185) | (59.9) | large |  | | Operating profit before tax expense and revaluations | 145 | 162 | 106 | (10.5) | 36.8 | | Income tax expense/(benefit) - operating profit | (30) | 71 | 52 | large | large |  | | Operating profit after tax expense before revaluations | 175 | 91 | 54 | 92.3 | large |  | | Revaluation profit | 273 | 191 | 11 | 42.9 | large | | Income tax expense - revaluation profit | 84 | 56 | - | 50.0 | large |  | | Revaluation profit after tax | 189 | 135 | 11 | 40.0 | large |  | | Net profit from Wealth Management | 364 | 226 | 65 | 61.1 | large |  |  | | | | | | | | | HomeSide | | | | | | | Net mortgage servicing and origination revenue | 406 | 307 | 308 | 32.2 | 31.8 | | Other operating expenses | 252 | 202 | 166 | (24.8) | (51.8) |  | | Underlying profit | 154 | 105 | 142 | 46.7 | 8.5 | | Provision for doubtful debts | 35 | 32 | 26 | (9.4) | (34.6) |  | | HomeSide profit before tax expense | 119 | 73 | 116 | 63.0 | 2.6 | | Income tax expense | 48 | 25 | 32 | (92.0) | (50.0) |  | | Net profit from HomeSide | 71 | 48 | 84 | 47.9 | (15.5) |  |  | | | | | | | | | Excess Capital | | | | | | | Earnings on excess capital | 25 | 67 | 89 | (62.7) | (71.9) | | Income tax expense | 9 | 24 | 32 | 62.5 | 71.9 |  | | Net earnings on Excess Capital | 16 | 43 | 57 | (62.8) | (71.9) |  |  | | | | | | | | | Net profit from Continuing Operations before goodwill and abnormal items | 1,971 | 1,759 | 1,524 | 12.1 | 29.3 | | Goodwill amortisation | 74 | 75 | 74 | (1.3) | - |  | | Net profit from Continuing Operations before abnormals | 1,897 | 1,684 | 1,450 | 12.6 | 30.8 |  | | Abnormal items | - | 204 | - | large | large | | Tax benefit attributable to abnormal items | - | (68) | - | large | large |  | | Abnormal items after tax | - | 136 | - | large | large |  | | Net profit from Continuing Operations | 1,897 | 1,548 | 1,450 | 22.5 | 30.8 |  | | Net profit from Discontinuing Operations | 132 | 120 | 123 | 10.0 | 7.3 | | Net profit attributable to outside equity interests | 4 | 2 | - | large | large |  | | Net profit attributable to members of the parent entity | 2,025 | 1,666 | 1,573 | 21.5 | 28.7 |  |  | | | | | | | | | Distributions - Trust Units & National Income Securities | 112 | 105 | 93 | (6.7) | (20.4) |  | | Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders | 1,913 | 1,561 | 1,480 | 22.5 | 29.3 |  |  | Financial Overview Statement of Financial Position Key Performance Measures
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