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CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Commonwealth Bank issued the world's first government bond built using blockchain. The bank created a cryptobond for Queensland Treasury Corporation via its capital markets blockchain platform, the first of its kind both in Australia and globally. QTC ...

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
... 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CBA finances wind farm construction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Bank is entering a consortium financing the construction of one of Australia's largest wind farms. The bank is co-financing the project with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, CWP Renewables, Partners Group, Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui ...

Ombudsman takes on ANZ fairness role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
A Commonwealth Ombudsman is entering a newly created role at ANZ in the New Year. Joining as customer fairness advisor, Colin Neave will be charged with improving fairness of the bank's products and services for retail, small business and wealth customers ...