March
Slash nine-year terms, end gender box-ticking: Livingstone
Catherine Livingstone has called for six-year terms for directors to help refresh boardrooms and urged a focus on diversity beyond the usual box-ticking metrics such as gender.
- Patrick Durkin and Hannah Wootton
Can’t name a woman who chairs an ASX20 company? There is a reason
Despite the proportion of female directors on ASX20 boards surging to 44 per cent, none of them sit at the top of the table, analysis by the AICD found.
- Sally Patten
January
Honours winner Catherine Livingstone says Australia hard on failure
Catherine Livingstone and Barrenjoey co-founder Guy Fowler were among the business leaders recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours.
- Aaron Weinman and Michael Bleby
December 2023
‘Like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory’: higher education’s bad year
2023 started well enough but as we hobble to the end of the year vice chancellors are asking: “what the heck just happened”.
- Julie Hare
March 2023
- Exclusive
- Rail
Pacific National recruits Livingstone, disruptions ease
The privately owned rail giant, hauling everything from home goods to coal, saw a dip in earnings in the past year.
- Liam Walsh
February 2023
Stop bashing universities over international students: chancellor
University of Technology Sydney chancellor Catherine Livingstone says governments and industry should plan to help universities in downturns such as that created by the pandemic.
- Sally Patten
These women made it in business. Now they’re going back to school
BOSS talks to seven female business leaders helping to reshape tertiary education as chancellors of some of the country’s top universities.
- Sally Patten
October 2022
CBA says economy is strong but fixed rate cliff will bite
CEO Matt Comyn says Commonwealth Bank funded record home loan volumes in 2022 and kept a sound credit portfolio, but acknowledged its customers’ mood is changing.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
September 2022
The six moments that mattered from the jobs summit
From multi-employer bargaining to real wage growth (but make it sustainable), here are the most significant moments from the day.
- Georgie Moore
August 2022
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why these leadership duos outperformed
Changing of the chairs at the top of three top-performing companies is an opportunity to examine why some boards and CEOs work extremely well.
- Tony Boyd
Livingstone exits CBA declaring victory
The CBA chairman was sent off at an event at the MCA in Sydney on Wednesday night, attended by Joe Longo, Wayne Byres, Nick Moore and Matt Comyn.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Australia’s banks can withstand end of cheap money
The Commonwealth Bank’s stellar results suggest the overall strength of the banking system will enable it to weather the interest rate correction without a crash landing.
- The AFR View
April 2022
How Catherine Livingstone resurrected Commonwealth Bank
When she appeared at the Hayne royal commission, the CBA chairman’s transformation of the bank was already under way after a string of scandals.
- James Eyers and Ayesha de Kretser
O’Malley eyes CBA challenges with Livingstone to retire
Catherine Livingstone said it’s the right time to step down from the CBA board, which she has led since 2017. Former BlueScope boss Paul O’Malley will take over.
- Updated
- James Eyers, Ayesha de Kretser and James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Catherine Livingstone got her biggest call right
During her five years as chairman, Catherine Livingstone led CBA through a firestorm and out again. Her choice of CEO was vital to the turnaround.
- Updated
- James Thomson
November 2021
Engage with business to create new courses, says new UTS boss
The University of Technology Sydney has appointed a new vice-chancellor, and like the previous four he comes from within its ranks.
- Julie Hare
October 2021
- Opinion
- The AFR View
The Coalition climate deal that now has to happen
Failure to agree on net zero by 2050 would leave the Prime Minister empty-handed in Glasgow and hollowed-out at home. This is the last best chance that must be taken.
- The AFR View
Analysts grapple with figuring out what ESG is really worth
Equity valuation models need to be rethought if ESG factors are to be taken seriously. The CFA Society is sharpening its tools for the ultimate sunset moment.
- Tom Richardson
- Opinion
- Energy
Morrison forced to fight the last war on climate change
Rebel Nationals are complicating Scott Morrison’s ability to sell a climate change policy that will keep the lights on, costs down and jobs and investment up just in time for Glasgow.
- Jennifer Hewett
CBA chairman stares down activist group on fossil fuel lending
Catherine Livingstone said banks would keep handing money to oil and gas projects while the economy transitioned, as she faced a tense annual general meeting.
- James Eyers