RPT-Westpac targets cost-income ratio below 40%-CFO

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SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp Ltd (WBC.AX) would target a cost-to-income ratio below 40 percent after its A$18.6 billion ($17.6 billion) takeover of St George Bank Ltd SGB.AX, said Phil Coffey, the bank's chief financial officer.

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