CBA
Opinion
Interest rates
Banks make sneaky cash grab as deposit rates trimmed
Some would call it a margin-plumping exercise – the banks prefer to think of it as margin protection. Either way, it’s good for bank profitability.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Bank fees
Old habits are hard to kick for banks. They’re behaving badly – again
Six years after the royal commission, there are signs of a re-emergence of poor behaviour. At the very least this looks like conduct slippage.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Life & relationships
For the greater good: CommBank assists Australians of all walks
Cost of living pressures continue to impact households. The knock-on effect is that community organisations are also feeling the squeeze as donation pools dry up as charitable giving slows down across Australia.
- by Nina Hendy
Top economists see end to rate hikes, predict house price recovery
The Reserve Bank could begin lowering interest rates as early as March, with chief economists from CBA, Westpac’s Business Bank and EY saying interest rates have peaked.
- by Millie Muroi
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Home loans
Unpacking the myths about refinance
Record numbers of Australian borrowers are refinancing their home amid rising cost of living pressures and consecutive interest rate hikes.
- by Nina Hendy
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Sustainability
Clean power flows from Riverina region
One of NSW’s most tranquil locales – Darlington Point in the Riverina region – is swiftly becoming an energy powerhouse as it prepares to host the nation’s largest grid-forming battery.
- by Mark Eggleton
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Travel
Aussies on the move post-COVID
Australians have rediscovered their wanderlust this year.
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Sustainability
$1.8b green sustainability-linked loan will keep Sydney’s trademark Waratahs on sustainability track
A $1.8 billion green and sustainability-linked loan to fund Sydney’s largest electric passenger train fleet represents a significant advancement in the financing of operating public private partnerships.
‘Unintended consequences’: Banks warn of rising costs if forced to fund coal
Coalition MP George Christensen asked if banks would benefit from legislation that would force them to finance thermal coal producers. Their resounding response was no.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Bank bosses welcome revamped business loan scheme
The big four banks have given the thumbs up to the government’s scheme offering cheap loans to small and medium-sized businesses.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Lendi chief says autonomy crucial to its success after signing CBA deal
Digital mortgage provider Lendi says it can manage its ties with other banks and will keep its brand name after signing a deal with the Commonwealth Bank.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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