Commonwealth Bank follows big lenders in rates hike

03:35am, Friday, 26'th Nov 2021 The West Australian
The Commonwealth Bank has followed fellow big-four lenders in hiking mortgage rates.

Commonwealth Bank brings grant relief

11:48am, Thursday, 25'th Nov 2021 The Daily Telegraph
Commonwealth Bank has helped small business and volunteer organisations get through the toughest times of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of organisations have been forced onto the edge of total shutdown. Banks have played a vital role through COVID-19, offering practical help such as loan repayment deferrals, mortgage restructures, landlord and tenant help, as well as credit rating protection. Commonwealth Bank provided volunteer organisations doing it tough such as VRAs Coonabarabran Rescue Squad with grant relief to pay their bills. CBAs Nathan Barker spoke with Sky News Australia about how CommBank has aided regional communities suffering through the pandemic. Sponsored content by Commonwealth Bank.

CBA to absorb correspondent banking fees on customer FX transfers

11:02am, Wednesday, 24'th Nov 2021 Finextra Research
Commonwealth Bank has announced it will absorb correspondent bank fees on all offered currencies for foreign exchange (FX) transfers in a move that is set to save customers millions of dollars every year.

Are profit-driven super funds a problem?

11:00am, Tuesday, 23'rd Nov 2021 WA Today
Regulators have waived through a deal that will see private equity giant KKR take controlling ownership of the Commonwealth Banks superannuation business.
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When house prices will finally fall

08:16am, Tuesday, 23'rd Nov 2021 Herald Sun Australia
The Commonwealth Bank has forecast a massive 10 per cent drop in Australias house prices in 2023 after a startling period of growth that has left new buyers feeling priced out of the market.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission cautioned investors about cryptocurrency risks, noting that they are «on their own» for the time being as efforts are underway to develop regulations. «Consumers should approach investing in crypto with great caution,» said ASIC chair Joe Longo at the recent Australian Financial Review Conference. «At present many crypto-assets are probably not ''financial products [] for the most part, for now at least, investors are on their own.» Crypto in Australia Not unlike markets elsewhere, demand for crypto assets and related services is on the rise in the country with big four lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia recently becoming the first in the sector to roll out a retail offering that will cover 10 cryptocurrencies by 2022. «Crypto is on our doorstep, here and now, and being driven by extraordinary consumer and investor demand. The implications for consumers are potentially huge,» Longo added. «ASIC does not strive to eliminate risk.
Matt Comyn, the CEO of CBA emphasized that the bank wont miss out on the crypto wave, while also suggesting that it may expand its crypto services in the future.
Jane Hume, an Australian politician, spoke about Decentralized Finance (DeFi) on Monday at the Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit in Sydney. In her speech, she referenced the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) calling crypto a fad. And she emphasized that it most certainly is not. She further urged policymakers to cautiously embrace blockchain technology like DeFi rather than act fearfully because it is not going away anytime soon. Related Reading | Crypto Is Set To Dominate Australian Financial Industry In Less Than 10 Years The Liberal Party Senator explained that DeFi would present incredible opportunities. And Australia must miss out on these opportunities for fear of the unknown. DeFi is Not Going Away The Senators speech comes just days after Tony Richards, the Reserve Bank of Australias outgoing head of payments policy, called crypto a fad. In a speech last week, he predicted a future with people being less influenced by these digital currencies with no issuer, no backing, and highly uncertain value. Instead, they would lean toward currencies that regulated bodies issue.

Australian home prices set to cool in 2023: nation''s largest bank

01:49am, Tuesday, 23'rd Nov 2021 Big News Network
SYDNEY, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Australia''s largest retail bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), has projected that the nation''s red-hot property market would sink by as much as 10 percent in 2023. "The Australian housing market is in the twilight of an incredible boom that has been fuelled by record low mortgage rates," said Gareth Aird, CBA''s head of Australian economics, on Monday. Based on data

House prices heading for HUGE drop in Perth, says bank

01:17am, Tuesday, 23'rd Nov 2021 Perth Now
Perth is facing a hefty drop in property prices, according to the Commonwealth Bank, which has tipped housing values to fall 9 per cent.
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The Commonwealth Bank is expecting double-digit property price falls in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra once official interest rates are increased again - with the carnage tipped for 2023.
Perth is facing a hefty drop in property prices, according to the Commonwealth Bank, which has tipped housing values to fall 9 per cent.
The CEO of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country''s largest bank, sees big risks in not participating in cryptocurrency. "We see risks in participating, but we see bigger risks in not participating," he explained.
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