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Ceasing to be a substantial holder for SDR

Ceasing to be a substantial holder

  • Feb 5, 2025
  • 9 pages

Change in substantial holding for SDF

Change in substantial holding

  • Feb 5, 2025
  • 87 pages

Change in substantial holding for WPR

Change in substantial holding

  • Feb 3, 2025
  • 48 pages

Items impacting CBA's financial reporting

Notification of Results/Reporting Date, Company Administration - Other, Web Casts

  • Feb 3, 2025
  • 23 pages

Becoming a substantial holder for CHC

Becoming a substantial holder

  • Jan 31, 2025
  • 18 pages

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Today

A new front has opened up in the battle for mortgages: investors.

There’s a new mortgage war brewing

Competition is creeping up again in the mortgage market. But there’s a new battleground opening up as one bank puts the pedal to the metal.

  • James Thomson

This Month

Westpac’s business banking is growing again.

Westpac to offer legal services as it vies for business bank customers

The big four bank has made a strategic $10 million investment in Lawpath, as it looks to maintain its recent market share gains.

  • James Eyers
Westpac looked to CBA to find Anthony Miller’s successor as head of business banking.

Westpac poaches from CBA for its new head of business banking

Paul Fowler, who has been leading business banking across regional Australia for the Commonwealth Bank, has defected to a big four rival.

  • James Eyers
Michel van Maanen, CEO of Nexport, the largest electric bus supplier to the NSW government.

Carlyle flags down EV bus outfit GoZero for $200m debt deal

Sources said the pair are working on terms for a $200 million-plus debt facility which would see Carlyle join its lending pool for the first time.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
CBA boss Matt Comyn has built a powerful flywheel inside the bank.

Could CBA’s clever growth strategy come back to bite?

Commonwealth Bank’s success in attracting migrant customers has been hugely impressive. But one veteran banking analyst sees risks building. 

  • James Thomson
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Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn says technology leadership is the key to success in business.

Four CBA bosses on what makes the bank great

The four CEOs who have run the Commonwealth Bank over the past 30 years share their views on why CBA has managed to consistently outperform its peers.

  • Tony Boyd

January

The brave career move that helped propel Matt Comyn to the top of CBA

The CEO of Australia’s biggest bank reveals pivotal moments in his career – and how much sleep he likes to get.

  • Sally Patten and Lap Phan

Crucial inflation data to determine RBA rate call

For the first time in more than a year, there is chance the Reserve Bank of Australia could cut interest rates at its February meeting.

  • Jacob Shteyman
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Australia’s big banks exemplify the concentration of ownership by big investors such as super funds and index funds.

A fund did the unthinkable and cut its CBA stake. Time to follow suit?

Australian Foundation Investment Company says the “extreme” valuation of the bank left it little choice but to take some profit. But our super giants aren’t stepping back.

  • James Thomson
Banks had a surprisingly strong 2024 on the sharemarket. Can that continue?

Will bank stocks continue to run hot this year?

After beating the ASX 200 by 24 per cent, shareholders are faced with a “challenging predicament” of whether to stick with the banks or finally take some profits.

  • Updated
  • James Eyers
There is no consensus among the major banks on how to deal with surcharging.

Major banks split on surcharge overhaul as complaints surge

There is no consensus over the way forward for Australia’s controversial system of charging extra for card payments.

  • Updated
  • Lucas Baird
The dominance of small groups of stocks over their respective indices has important implications for investment portfolios.

Double trouble for investors after golden run in banks and big tech

Should Australian investors ride market momentum or confront the risks of concentrated exposure to banks on the ASX and to big tech in the US?

  • Cameron Gleeson
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CommSec taps out of $300m broker syndicate, citing conflicts

Two debt-focused listed investment companies launching big floats in the same month have forced a quick scramble at Australia’s largest stockbroking firm.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Commonwealth Bank has told the Reserve Bank to ban surcharges completely for both debit and credit payments.

CBA urges Reserve Bank to scrap all card surcharges

The bank believes a complete ban on debit and credit card imposts is the simplest way to deal with surcharging inequity.

  • Lucas Baird
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Sigma’s merger with Chemist Warehouse could propel it into the ASX 50 index.

Chemist Warehouse set to shake up ASX 200

Sigma’s beefed up market cap after its $30 billion Chemist Warehouse merger will reduce passive investors’ exposure to other blue-chips such as CBA, BHP and CSL.

  • Updated
  • Alex Gluyas
Andrew Bullock and Rajiv Viswanathan are managing directors at Adamantem Capital and running point on its green strategy.

Adamantem bets on commercial solar with Microgrid deal; CBA adds debt

The investment manager will sink $24 million in via its environmental opportunities fund, in a deal advised by Corrs and PwC.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Peter Dutton says one of the core strengths of a Coalition government would be law and order.

Banks would face new loan regime under Coalition amid ESG pushback

Peter Dutton says bankers on multimillion-dollar pay packets who restrict lending on environmental grounds are out of step with ordinary Australians.

  • John Kehoe, James Hall and Lucas Baird
Macquarie has previously announced lofty climate commitments. It would not commit to them this week.

Macquarie refuses to say whether it stands by climate commitments

Other major local financial institutions indicated that they remained committed to net zero goals amid a recent pullback by global financial firms.

  • Joshua Peach and Lucas Baird
The big four banks delivered an average total return of 33 per cent in 2024.

Super the key to untangling CBA share price puzzle: JPMorgan

New data shows superannuation funds increased their holdings in Australia’s big four banks last year despite fund managers’ moves to dump the sector.

  • Emma Rapaport

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