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Commonwealth Bank’s sharemarket valuation broke through $300 billion this week.

CBA is now worth over $300 billion, but the experts are cautious

As CBA shares scale new heights, some analysts predict a more subdued outlook for bank shares.

  • Clancy Yeates

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The money laundering allegations against the Commonwealth Bank included claim the criminals used ATMs to deposit large cash amounts.

There is something strange afoot at Australia’s biggest bank, and experts are stumped

The experts are convinced that Commonwealth Bank is now sailing in “bubble territory”, but why are investors not interested in what they have to say.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Suspected fraudsters are gaining access to thousands of Australian bank accounts each year.

No-ID-necessary accounts make Australians an easy target for fraudsters

Some accounts are stolen, some are bought and some are just plain fake, but all are used to reap millions of dollars from scams.

  • Aisha Dow
Bank shares are known for their dividends, but some analysts say these payments are unsustainable.

The $23 billion question: Can our banks sustain their rivers of gold?

Bank dividends are prized by small investors. But experts say it’s getting harder for banks to maintain the payments at current levels, and some expect cuts.

  • Clancy Yeates
Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn

CBA boss tips interest rate cut next week; bank reports $2.6b profit

As a key Reserve Bank board meeting looms, chief executive Matt Comyn says Australia is in a good position to handle uncertainty in the world economy.

  • Clancy Yeates
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott is being replaced by Nuno Matos (right).

Australia’s newest big four bank boss has his work cut out for him

ANZ’s new chief executive, Nuno Matos, is largely an unknown entity in local banking circles and has a hefty to-do list waiting for him.

  • Ambereen Choudhury, Amy Bainbridge and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen
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Global financial markets are losing faith in America under Donald Trump’s leadership.

‘Lucky country’: The unintended consequences of the Trumpian tariff storm

Amid the global economic chaos unleashed by Trump’s tariff agenda, Australia has emerged as a beacon of stability. But our luck might not last.

  • Colin Kruger
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott is bowing out after close to a decade in the role.

‘Better to be boring’: The secret to this long-serving bank boss’ success

As ANZ Bank chief Shayne Elliott prepares to hand over to his successor Nuno Matos, he says banks should be ready for a more volatile world.

  • Clancy Yeates
The first $500 million capital penalty came in 2019 in a crackdown on all the major banks after poor risk self-assessments.

Australians are getting on top of their mortgages, says Westpac boss

The country’s second-largest mortgage lender says the strong jobs market is helping more borrowers to stay on top of their repayments.

  • Clancy Yeates
Albanese, Trump

One of Australia’s biggest banks is backing Albanese to help it tackle Trump

There’s good reason for Westpac to hope that Labor makes the most of its mandate. That reason? US President Donald Trump.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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