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March

Catherine Livingstone

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
Catherine Livingstone is a former chairman of Telstra and Commonwealth Bank

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

Catherine Livingstone says it’s “hugely encouraging” that this year’s awards recognise and celebrate the contribution of universities and academics.

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

Catherine Livingstone

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
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February 2023

“There needs to be an explicit and formal recognition that part of the funding mix of universities is international education,” says Catherine Livingstone

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 chairman Paul O’Malley (left) and chief executive Matt Comyn.

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.

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  • Ayesha de Kretser

September 2022

Alexi Boyd sought to clear up “accusations” over COSBOA’s agreement with the ACTU.

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

Woolies chairman Gordon Cairns says the first obligation of a board is the obligation to dissent.

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
Outgoing CBA chairman Catherine Livingstone and CEO Matt Comyn on Wednesday.

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
Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn is optimistic about weathering the economic headwinds, as chairman Catherine Livingstone steps down.

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

Retiring CBA chair Catherine Livingstone on Wednesday.

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
Paul O’Malley, left, will succeed Commonwealth Bank of Australia chairman Catherine Livingstone, right, in August.

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.

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  • James Eyers, Ayesha de Kretser and James Thomson
The appointment of Matt Comyn was Catherine Livingstone’s key decision.

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. 

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  • James Thomson
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November 2021

Professor Andrew Parfitt has been appointed vice-chancellor of University of Technology Sydney.

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

Mr Morrison goes to Glasgow.

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

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 Catherine Livingstone at the CBA AGM on Wednesday.

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

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