February
Matt Comyn has a super skill, just ask Anthony Seibold
Manly Sea Eagles head coach Anthony Seibold has forged a close relationship with the Commonwealth Bank CEO. It is a friendship where they learn from each other’s worlds.
Dutton faces down big business as he threatens to break up insurers
Investors said there was no evidence that the biggest insurers were price gouging, after the Coalition widened its criticism of business from supermarkets.
Why Comyn is cautious celebrating CBA’s bumper profit
Chief executive Matt Comyn has plenty to celebrate in the bank’s results. Unlike politicians, he prefers to avoid claiming much credit for that.
CBA’s Comyn says student debt tweak helps but housing supply is key
The bank CEO was echoed by HECS architect Bruce Chapman, who said Jim Chalmers’ changes made sense but fixing home affordability required more residences.
Matt Comyn’s CBA share price conundrum
All the figures in Commonwealth Bank’s results – and there were 128 pages of them – are about the one number that was not there.
CBA predicts business activity jolt from imminent rate cut
Commonwealth Bank’s shares hit a record high on Wednesday, with CEO Matt Comyn saying the results clearly showed “improvements in disposable income”.
CBA’s radical home loan tactic is leaving the pack behind
With an election looming, Commonwealth Bank wants to hide its light under a bushel. But the gap to the rest is only getting bigger. Is the bank really taking enough risk?
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.
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.
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.
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.
CEOs reveal how to fix the productivity problem
Business reckons it’s ready to invest to help bolster living standards for all Australians. It just needs some policy help.
December 2024
The good, the bad and the ugly of corporate Australia in 2024
Big deals, big names, big disasters. From AirTrunk to Woolies to our own Nine Entertainment, here are the biggest moments of the year.
How CBA’s $3 fee gambit nearly blew up the bank’s political capital
Bankers inside Commonwealth Bank’s retail division figured a small branch cash withdrawal charge was innocuous. They were wrong.
Commonwealth Bank government relations tsar jumps to Blackstone
Euan Robertson is leaving the $265 billion bank and making a beeline for the world’s largest alternative asset manager.
‘Australia is falling behind’: 55 CEOs demand election action
Top chief executives say the next federal government must make the nation’s crippling regulatory burden and housing supply top priorities.
CBA’s Matt Comyn on banking, politics and the economy
In a special episode, Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn speaks exclusively to the Chanticleer podcast about the bank’s runaway share price, where the economy is headed and why politics needs to change.
CBA’s Comyn warns ‘troubling’ loss of trust will make reform harder
Matt Comyn has warned the economic reform Australia must pursue is only going to become more difficult if polarising attacks on the business community continue.
UBS, Citi, ANZ and CBA navigate fraught Christmas parties
The investment bankers of Sydney held their year-end dos against a backdrop of complex contextual matters.
Trophies and sequins as Australia’s business leaders gonged
A $70,000 Rolex and a sequined jacket show life is sweet for the victors, though the path isn’t always smooth.