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CBA delivers bumper annual profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
Australia\'s second biggest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, on Wednesday delivered a bumper profit and record dividends for 2003/04, and forecast its growth should exceed industry rates out to 2006. Strong investment markets helped CBA book a ...

CBA's Murray does not believe rates on way up

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
Commonwealth Bank of Australia\'s chief executive David Murray today said he did not believe interest rates were on the way up. The Reserve Bank of Australia this week signalled in its quarterly statement another rate rise was on the cards. But Murray ...

Citigroup CEO off to NAB

... chief executive Ahmed Fahour in the newly created role of chief executive for Australia and ex-Commonwealth Bank of Australia executive Michael Ullmer as the group\'s chief financial officer. NAB chief executive John Stewart said Fahour, who resigned ...

CBA outlook very promising: Murray

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2004
Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive David Murray said outlook for Australia\'s second biggest bank was very promising and it expected more than 10% cash earnings per share growth up to the end of 2005/06. Murray said cash earnings and dividends ...

Speculation NAB could sell Irish banks after board meeting

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
... profit forecasts last month, NAB\'s market capitalisation is now just $200 million ahead of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. NAB\'s shares fell a further 43 cents to $26.62 on Wednesday, a new three year low, while the Commonwealth slipped three cents ...

NAB picks up corporate and institutional clients -analyst report

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2004
... starting to pick up new customers. According to East & Partners\' latest report, NAB, along with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, are the big improvers after undertaking restructuring in the two key divisions. East, an Asian Pacific banking analyst ...

FSU says CBA intimidating staff

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
The Financial Services Union (FSU) said today the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is intimidating staff who refuse to process customers in timed transactions. Industrial bans on aspects of Faster Customer Service, an initiative of the Which New Bank ...

Kommunalbanken prices $200 mln three year Kangaroo issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
... bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW). The transaction is due to mature on 15 October, 2007. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia and RBC Capital Markets acted as joint lead managers. This is Kommunalbanken\'s third foray into the Kangaroo market, the lender ...

New appointments at FPA

... coordinator. Anning will commence work on 9 August after finishing his employment duties at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where he is manager of government and industry affairs within the Group Strategic Development. Anning was previously in a similar ...

CBA lures top-end cardholders with free flights

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is trying to lure more people to its top-end credit card by offering free business and first class flights. Australia\'s second biggest bank said travellers booking business or first class flights using their platinum ...