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Commonwealth Bank shakes up executive leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Commonwealth Bank has overhauled its executive leadership team after two senior members signalled their intent to retire next year. Commonwealth Bank chief risk officer Nigel Williams and human resources group executive Sian Lewis will both step down ...

Retirement calculators 'can't be counted on': SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... mortgage. While all allowed users to input homeownership status, none used this information to assess eligibility for Commonwealth Rent Assistance or its impact on retirement income and spending. Instead, homeownership was also considered when determining ...

Colonial First State hires PE head, farewells sales exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... which was bought by KKR about three years ago. The private equity group now owns 55% of CFS which it acquired from Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Incidentally, KKR is also set to acquire the corporate trust and wealth divisions of ASX-listed Perpetual ...

AustralianSuper appoints first chief liquidity officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... Chandu Bhindi as the fund's first chief liquidity officer, effective January 2025. Bhindi joins AustralianSuper from Commonwealth Bank, where he was responsible for the group's funding and liquidity and most recently as general manager capital management ...

Inflation debate: Albo says rebates will keep inflation down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... government's energy rebates as having a material impact on the CPI figures. The ABS data found that the combined impact of Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief rebates and state government rebates drove a 17.9% drop - the largest fall in electricity prices ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant moderators of annual inflation for the month as a result of Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund rebates. "The falls in electricity and fuel had a significant impact on the annual CPI measure this ...

Early release of super scammer sent to prison

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... certify documents and statutory declarations. AFP detective superintendent Peter Chwal said the AFP worked closely with Commonwealth and state law enforcement partners to stamp out fraud and identify anyone who tried to exploit government support. "It ...

ASX hunts new chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... in the financial sector. Prior to the ASX, the risk management executive held senior roles in risk management at Commonwealth Bank for 12 years. And before that, he was the managing director and head of risk management at Zurich Capital Markets between ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... to cut rates until 2025 unless there is a material change to their forecasts of inflation and economic conditions. Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said the bank has now changed its forecast for the first rate cut to be delivered ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... government-funded parental leave entitlements passed parliament this morning. Parents receiving payments from the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme will begin receiving Superannuation Guarantee contributions from 1 July 2025, with the bill passing ...