Auswide Bank Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the second half and full year of 2018. The company announced that it has completed the sale of its equity stake in P2P lender MoneyPlace. It expects the sale, which has occurred in the bank's second half, will have a one-off positive impact on full financial year results with an expected net profit after tax contribution of approximately AUD 1.1 million. The sale will also have a positive impact on Bank's very strong capital position providing even further strength. The Bank's business performance is expected to result in a half year [statutory] NPAT of AUD 8.0 million, an increase of approximately 10% compared to the prior year. After normalising for discontinued operations, on the sale of the equity stake in MoneyPlace, underlying NPAT is expected to be AUD 8.4 million, increasing by approximately 15% subject to the half-year audit process.