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CBA staff one step closer to striking after payrise deadlock

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2004
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) staff are one step closer to striking, after the bank today refused to budge on the size of its next payrise. CBA said it would start paying four per cent more from 1 July, claiming "there is no realistic prospect ...

CBA staff threaten strike

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2004
... members of the union. Ms Caddie said Commonwealth Bank staff were paid 7.5% less than National Australia Bank employees. The CBA has offered a 4% increase under a new agreement but that still failed to close the gap, Ms Caddie said. More than nine in ...

CBA CEO David Murray to stay on in top job

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2004
... yesterday he had no intention of making way for a fresh leader at the nation\'s second biggest bank. The issue of succession at CBA was brought into focus last week by the departure of former chief financial officer Michael Ullmer. Analysts speculated ...

Bank of Qld plunges on sell-out but takeover talk building

... shareholder in Commonwealth Bank of Australia, but market participants believe the move leaves it open to takeover offers. CBA, Australia's second biggest bank and BoQ's biggest shareholder, sold its 12% stake in BoQ through a surprise $105 million institutional ...

CBA exits Bank of Queensland stake

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has sold its 12% stake in Bank of Queensland Ltd (BoQ), removing the biggest potential suitor from the Queensland institution's register. The Commonwealth, Australia's second biggest bank and until now BoQ's biggest ...

CBA launches sixth global mortgage securitisation

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
The Commonwealth Bank has launched its sixth global issuance of A$3.4 billion mortgaged backed securities through Medallion Trust; its Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) programme. The assets comprise fixed and variable rate loans originated from the ...

CBA and NAB launch 10-year MTN issue for Merrill Lynch

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
... basis points over the 10-year mid swap rate and will be rated A-plus stable by Standard and Poor's and Aa3 by Moody's. Both CBA and NAB are joint lead managers.

CBA business arm sets aside $2 billion to restore market share

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's business banking arm has set aside $2 billion to lend to companies by June 30, as part of a bid to restore market share. The funds will be lent to clients across the bank's Institutional and Business Services (IBS) division ...

CBA launches $450-550 mln share buyback

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today said it will buy back between $450 million and $550 million of its shares off-market. CBA today reported a net profit of $1.243 billion for the 2003/04 first half, double the previous first half result which ...

CBA launches 10-year subordinated note issue

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today launched a $500 million subordinated medium term note issue. The notes, which will have a maturity of February 10, 2014, will be callable by the issuer on February 10, 2009 or quarterly thereafter, the ...