Triple jeopardy for Australia's major banks
They face headwinds in calls for more capital, threats to their credit ratings, and a sharp surge in political uncertainty
Sydney
AUSTRALIA'S big banks might have hoped for a better 2016 after raising a record A$20 billion (S$20.3 billion) in new equity last year. How wrong they were.
This week alone, Australia's Big Four - National Australia Bank (NAB), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Westpac Banking Corp, and ANZ Banking Group - faced calls to raise further capital, threats to their credit ratings, and a sharp surge in political uncertainty.
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