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Commonwealth Bank profit nears $10bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) reported its cash net profit has risen 11% to $9.6 billion and its net profit increased 9% to $9.7 billion since last year. The banking giant said home loans, up 7.4%, contributed to the strong earnings as well as growth in core ...

NAB falls after cost growth revision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
National Australia Bank (NAB) shares have fallen this morning after revising cost growth guidance again. In the first half hour of trading, NAB shares dropped 4.2%. At time of publishing, they were down 3.61%. The bank said its expenses increased 1% ...

Bendigo Bank agrees to buy ANZ margin lending book

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has inked a deal to buy the ANZ investment lending portfolio, allowing it to further grow its margin lending business, Leveraged Equities. The portfolio is valued at approximately $715 million and has 11,900 customer facilities. ...

Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
In its latest commodity markets outlook, the World Bank has warned prices will likely remain high through to the end of 2024 and the transition to cleaner energy may be delayed. It comes as latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows the largest ...

Colonial First State CFO in new role

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
With over 30 years of global financial services experience, Andrew Morgan will join Bendigo and Adelaide Bank from Colonial First State, where he is currently chief financial officer. Morgan will replace Travis Crouch who will become deputy chief financial ...

Synchron names new state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... worked at AIA for nearly six years in client development roles, and worked at Westpac, Professional Investment Services and Bank SA. Her appointment follows the passing of former South Australia and Northern Territory state manager Chris Regenass in ...

Jarden hires emerging companies executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
Jarden appointed a new managing director and head of emerging companies for its equities desk based in the Sydney office. Rohan Gallagher will join the Kiwi investment bank in April, having recently worked at Caltex (now Ampol) and as head of investor ...

CDPP drops cartel charges against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions dropped charges against ANZ and an executive for their alleged involvement in a criminal cartel case. The CDPP has let ANZ and group treasurer Rick Moscati off the hook as it discontinued proceedings ...

Commonwealth Financial Planning to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Financial Planning is closing, Commonwealth Bank announced today. From today forward, Commonwealth FP cannot take on any new financial advice clients. Existing advisers and clients will have until November 30 to work out next steps, before ...

Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The Federal Reserve is restricting the investing activities of policymakers and senior staff, including banning them from holding or trading individual stocks and bonds. Following a review and recent scandal, the Federal Reserve has moved to prohibit ...