(Reuters) -Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest lender, reported a smaller-than-expected drop in annual cash profit on Wednesday and declared its highest-ever dividend, despite a dip in margins and rise in overdue home loan payments. The cash profit came in at A$9.84 billion ($6.52 billion) for the year ended June 30, ahead of an LSEG estimate of A$9.68 billion,...

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Sarama Resources Ltd ( SRMMF ): * ENTERED BINDING AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY INTEREST IN COSMO NEWBERY GOLD PROJECT Further company coverage: ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Engineers from Britain and the United States have struck a mutual recognition agreement of industry qualifications and licences which is set to make it easier for professionals to work on either side of the Atlantic. Britain is seeking to build stronger economic ties with the United States after it left the European Union, though U.S. President Joe...

Aug 13 (Reuters) - U.S. casualty insurer Allstate ( ALL ) has sold its employer voluntary benefits business to StanCorp Financial Group for $2 billion in cash, Allstate ( ALL ) announced on Tuesday. StanCorp's Japanese parent company, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, said the acquisition of Allstate ( ALL ) units under the American Heritage brand was set to close...