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NAB bites the bullet - and its retail shareholders

NAB has irritated retail shareholders by cutting dividends and announcing a $3.5 billion capital raising. But CEO Ross McEwan says decisive action is crucial.

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Ross McEwan says NAB is confident it has the right numbers for the economic scenarios it has modelled.

“Will those scenarios be right? Guaranteed no,” he promptly told bank analysts.

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Jennifer Hewett is the National Affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com

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