CBA

Policy & Regulation

The Commonwealth Bank is facing more court action – this time the possibility of a $5 million penalty resulting from a Royal Commission referral relating to its so-called...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission had staff on-site at the major banks and AMP for 216 days during October 2018 and December 2019....

Funds management

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has retained its spot as one of the world’s biggest dividend payers, although it has fallen from 15th place in 2018 to 20th last year. ...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has recorded a solid first half profit driven in large measure by its sale of CFS Global Asset Management....

Financial planning

Compensation paid by the six largest banking and financial services institutions for fee-for-no-service and non-compliant advice is at $749.7 million, according to the co...

Financial planning

In 2017 the bank had underpaid staff in pay and entitlements in relation to super due to ‘excessively complex individual employment arrangements’, according to the Financ...

People & Products

The Commonwealth Bank chief executive will have Marnie Baker, Bendigo and Adelaide bank chief executive, as deputy chair....

Funds management

In the wake of its money-laundering scandal, most funds that had a high allocation towards the bank managed to recover losses indicating the resilience of big banks....

Financial planning

Fitch Ratings has said that the AUSTRAC proceedings brought against Westpac were credit negative, but will not have an immediate impact on its ratings....

Life/Risk

CommInsure will refund $12 million for unfair life insurance telephone sales to around 30,000 customers....

Financial planning

Just like the big industry superannuation funds, the banks are embracing salaried planners as integral to retaining a foothold in wealth management....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed a round of redundancies is underway within Commonwealth Financial Planning....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank intends staying in the advice market despite its recent close-down of aligned advice and the sale of Count Financial, according to its chief executi...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has provided a broadly positive first quarter trading update including the costs so far associated with advice remediation....

Life/Risk

AIA and the Commonwealth Bank have translated the CommInsure acquisition into a 25-year distribution arrangement....

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