arbuthnot banking group plc on thursday reported a swing to a pretax profit in 2021 on the back of lower costs after the integration of asset alliance and declared a dividend payout the private and commercial bank posted a pretax profit of 46 million pounds 61 million compared with a pretax loss of gbp11 million the year prior the company said its 2020 results included costs of gbp1 million related to the acquisition of the truckleasing business asset alliance interest income rose to gbp771 million from gbp751 million it said the board has resumed its dividend policy it declared a final dividend of 22 pence a share reflecting the companys return to profitability it said