Banking sector's finances take pandemic hit

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 7:19 p.m.

The banking sector's finances have taken their biggest annual hit in in a decade. Business advisory firm KPMG's latest sector review shows bank profits fell 28 percent in the last year to $4.1 billion. Expenses were up and bank margins fell, while there was a slight lift in lending. John Kensington is KPMG's head of banking and finance.