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Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... corporate credit rating. According to S&P, Sydney Airport had been expecting financial support and protection from the Commonwealth government given the geographical and financial challenges of building the second airport. However, in their 'notice of ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... The latest activity and inflation figures out of the US fit in nicely with Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. Talking about "The Goals of Monetary Policy and How We Pursue Them", Yellen all but confirmed ...

CBA receives top sustainability endorsement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
The Commonwealth Bank was named Australia's most sustainable business in a list of global companies for the second year in a row. The G100 Sustainability Index also ranked CBA as the sixth most sustainable company in the world, as announced at the World ...

CBA defends 'incorrect' personal advice claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
The Commonwealth Bank has responded to reports by Fairfax claiming a CBA bank teller had provided personal advice to a now-deceased customer. Last week Fairfax revealed CBA is working through a $68,000 compensation claim as part of its Open Advice Review ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... "Over the past two years, SMSFs have been more likely to trade during periods of market volatility than non-SMSFs," Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF Customers Marcus Evans said. There were however, signs that SMSFs took a more conservative stance on investment ...

BT doubles wrap market share

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... transfer of a previously unreported $10.4 billion, Macquarie recorded a 36.5% growth in business, the highest overall. Commonwealth/Colonial came in second with 9%, followed by BT (7.3%), Mercer (6.9%), AMP (5.8%) and Perpetual (5.5%). ANZ recorded the ...

Guest of honour

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The Commonwealth Bank asked Barry Lambert to stay on as chair of Count Financial for two years following the bank's acquisition - he asked them for two years and two months. Confused, the bank asked him why. He told them, "If I stay on until January ...

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... operations of ANZ Financial Planning and all aligned dealer groups. Prior to ANZ, Younger was the general manager of Commonwealth Financial Planning. He held a similar role at BT Financial Group before that, and has also held senior positions at Securitor ...

Two of the big four in ASIC spotlight

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC accepted enforceable undertakings from National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia following an investigation by the corporate regulator. The undertakings relate to the banks' wholesale spot foreign exchange businesses. ASIC determined ...