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Football Australia CEO James Johnson and Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn in 2021 as they announced that the bank had become the naming rights partner for the Matildas.

One question made the CBA boss flinch – and it wasn’t about profit

Matildas captain Sam Kerr’s legal fight in Britain is a prickly and polarising issue, and it was kryptonite for Matt Comyn.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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CBA boss Matt Comyn.

Australia’s economy is slowly turning the corner, CBA boss says

CBA beat expectations with its first-half result, and CEO Matt Comyn sees relief for home loan customers relief imminent with the RBA expected to cut rates next week.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Last year, banks enjoyed a ‘safe haven’ status in the market which saw their share prices surge. But this trend could reverse with likely successive rate cuts in 2025.

Rate cuts are on the horizon. Will it spell gloom for big banks?

Banks upheld their “safe haven” status in the market last year, and share prices surged – but could rate cuts reverse this trend and make it tougher for banks in 2025?

  • Cindy Yin
An interrogation of 65 different credit card providers reveals clawbacks of various benefits over the past decade.

Why big banks will have a target on their back next year

Australia’s banking sector is in rude health as far as the public is concerned and that could potentially land it in trouble in an election year.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Wall Street retreated on Tuesday as the Trump trade lost steam.

ASX slides as ‘Trump trade’ peters out on Wall Street; miners, banks fall

The Australian sharemarket remained in the red throughout the day on Wednesday, marking the index’s third consecutive day trading lower.

  • Hannah Hammoud
CBA chief Matt Comyn unveiled a $2.5 billion profit in the September quarter.

Trump’s tariff plan to fuel global inflation, could keep rates high: CBA boss

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn said Australia’s economy is being weighed down by elevated interest rates and sticky inflation.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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CBA chairman Paul O’Malley and CEO Matt Comyn on stage at the shareholder meeting.

CBA flags ‘very challenging’ conditions for households as high rates bite

At the bank’s annual shareholder meeting, executives highlighted the uptick in customer hardship across the banking industry.

  • Kayla Olaya
Most agree there is a cohort of young or less affluent Australians who can’t buy into the housing market.

Should it be easier for the banks to give you a home loan?

If a range of sugar-hit policies spur fresh demand leading to higher property prices, ownership could remain beyond the reach of many Australians.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn at a hearing in Canberra on Thursday.

‘Chilling effect:’ Business heavyweights send an economic warning to Canberra

Business titans said the rising populist tone in public debate is a danger to the economy as they faced Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a high-powered event on Tuesday night.

  • Clancy Yeates
Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn during a hearing with the standing committee on economics in Canberra.

CBA is taking down 50 fake websites a week. The boss wants tougher rules

As he defended the bank’s $9.8 billion profit before a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday, CBA boss Matt Comyn also called for an overhaul of the tax system.

  • Millie Muroi

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