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D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... since 6 May (for stat lovers out there) - taking its 2015-to-date return to a measly 0.5%. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA) 2.90% interest offering on its GoalSaver account suddenly looks Jennifer Hawkins attractive. It's Chris Hemsworth hot ...

Labor now opposes advice Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... sector." Whish-Wilson's motion included a reference to "the allegations that financial planners at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, ANZ Bank, Macquarie Bank and, most recently, IOOF had engaged in unethical and/or unlawful ...

CBA is top banking brand for 2014

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is the country's highest-value banking brand for 2014, according to the Brand Finance Banking 500 study. Despite a year of controversy surrounding its financial planning division, the bank has retaken the number ...

ANZ to launch $750m hybrid capital offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... February 26, 2015, while the offer for broker firms will close on March 4, 2015. ANZ Securities, Citi, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgans, Morgan Stanley and UBS have been appointed as joint lead managers of the issuance. ...

Long-serving CBA exec announces retirement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's long-serving group executive, business and private banking, Grahame Peterson will retire early next year, the bank has announced. The company has promoted Adam Bennett from another role in the organisation to replace ...

Arthur's back. Wait, no he's not

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... rejected a recommendation from the Senate economics committee calling for a royal commission into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia after its financial advisers led to the loss of savings of 1100 clients. Senator Cormann said there had been several ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... engagement index. Meanwhile, the HIA-Cordell Construction Outlook Breakfast Series features speeches by Commonwealth Bank of Australia senior economist John Peters, Cordell CEO Michael Hughes and HIA economist Harley Dale. In equities news, Federal Court ...

Call general advice 'sales': CBA

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has recommended there be changes to the way that 'advice' is described in its second round submission that responds to the Financial System Inquiry's (FSI) Interim Report. In its 92 page submission published on the ...

FSI flooded with second round submissions

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... coming weeks. Submissions from some big financial services players including Macquarie and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have already been published. They cover responses to the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... said. Mr McCarthy said the gains on the ASX were particularly impressive, given the drag from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which started trading ex-dividend. CBA shares were down $1.85, or more than two per cent, to $79.55. The other major banks ...