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Commonwealth Bank of Australia

CBA is in the Financial Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.3B

Public
AU

Dow Jones Description

International Banking

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Ralph J. Norris

Number of Employees 38,000

Contact Information

Level 1 48 Martin Place

Sydney 1155

www.commbank.co...

(61) 293782000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code International Trade Financing: 522293

Recent Events

Australia CBA adds 16 staff to equities team

12/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Commonwealth Bank Australia Beefs Up Institutional Equities

12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
MOVES-Deutsche Bank, Cazenove Capital, Queensland Treasury

12/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
France's AXA, AMP poised to sweeten bid for AXA Asia

11/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Commonwealth Bank: Bad Debts Peaked

11/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Announces 5-Year Deal With IdenTrust

10/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Commonwealth Bank Australia Names Ravi Kushan India CEO

10/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
3rd UPDATE: ANZ To Buy ING JV In Australia, New Zealand For EUR1.1 Billion

9/25/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
CEO OF AUSTRALIA'S COMMONWEALTH BANK SEES PAY RISE TO US$7.9 MLN

9/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Bad debts lead Commonwealth Bank of Australia to 1 per cent drop in profits

8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Commonwealth Bank Chairman Schubert To Retire, Turner To Succeed

8/06/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

News & Analysis

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AGL sells shareholding in TrustPower.

- 2003-04-28

Apr 28, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian Gas Light AGL has received $A135 million for its entire TrustPower shareholding. The MD of Australia's biggest gas and electricity retailer, Greg Martin, says the off-market transaction, at $NZ3.70 ($A3.32) per share,...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, UBS Warburg
Housing finance slows ahead of a growth spurt.

- 2003-03-12

Mar 12, 2003 (The Daily Telegraph - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's January 2003 housing finance figures confirm a slowing in the market, but it is expected to perk up later in 2003. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' seasonally adjusted figures showed a rise of...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, UBS Warburg
Analysts expect CBA to come in below targets.

- 2003-01-19

Jan 19, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Analysts are forecasting a lower 2002-03 interim profit result for Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA. According to UBS Warburg, CBA's first-half result could "disappoint". In early January 2003, UBS reduced its net profit forecast for...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, UBS AG, UBS Warburg
CBA results tipped to disappoint.

- 2003-01-19

Jan 19, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Analysts are forecasting a lower 2002-03 interim profit result for Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA. According to UBS Warburg, CBA's first-half result could "disappoint". In early January 2003, UBS reduced its net profit...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, UBS AG, UBS Warburg
Thrice-married ipac plots a new course with Axa.

- 2002-10-23

Oct 22, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) In October 2002, ipac Securities now has its third owner in five years. Regional financial services major, Axa Asia Pacific, has acquired 100 of the financial planning group. However, ipac co-owner, Arun Abey, ...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, UBS AG, UBS Warburg

Bubble alert: rates or jobs will provide the pin.

- 2002-09-27

Sep 27, 2002 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Despite a large amount of optimism in the Australian housing market, it does contain a bubble. And it will burst. Unfortunately, nobody truly knows when this will happen, hence the number of ominous reports that...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, UBS Warburg
Bright spots for some traders amid the gloom.

- 2002-08-04

Aug 04, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian derivatives traders enjoyed a period of good trade in the week ending 3 August 2002. Out of the five trading days, three were rises as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 index and it...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Macquarie Bank Ltd., UBS Warburg
CBA share slump on forecasts downgrade.

- 2001-11-13

Nov 14, 2001 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares fell 1.36 per cent or $A0.422 to $A30.62 on 13 November 2001. The fall came after the bank warned that it faces increases in bad debts in the first half ...

Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, UBS Warburg

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Ralph J. Norris	Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Michael Harte	Group Executive, Enterprise IT & Chief Information Officer
Barbara Chapman	Group Executive, Human Resources and Group Services
David Craig	Group Executive, Financial and Risk Management
Gary Mackrell	Group Executive, International Financial Services
Grahame Petersen	Group Executive, Wealth Management
John O'Sullivan	General Counsel
Stuart Grimshaw	Group Executive, Premium Business Services

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
John M. Schubert	Chairman
Colin R. Galbraith	Board of Directors
David J. Turner	Board of Directors
Fergus D. Ryan	Board of Directors
Harrison Young	Board of Directors
Jane Hemstritch	Board of Directors
John Anderson	Board of Directors
Reg J. Clairs	Board of Directors
S. Carolyn Kay	Board of Directors

Mr. Norris joined the Commonwealth Bank as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 23 September 2005. He started his working career with Mobil Oil New Zealand in 1967, before joining the Auckland Savings Bank (ASB) in 1969, which subsequently became a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ASB Bank in 1991, retiring from that position in September 2001. He joined Air New Zealand Limited as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in February 2002, having served on the company’s Board of Directors for three years. Mr Norris left Air New Zealand to take up his appointment as CEO at the Commonwealth Bank. During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of ASB, it expanded nationally, grew its profitability six-fold and increased market share by 60 per cent whilst being consistently rated the best financial services provider in New Zealand. Mr Norris was credited with leading a turnaround at Air New Zealand by returning the company to profitability and introducing a more customer-focussed culture, for which he was honoured with New Zealand’s Executive of the Year Award in 2004. He was previously New Zealand’s Executive of the Year in his role at ASB Bank. Mr Norris was awarded a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business in 2006. He is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management and the New Zealand Computer Society. He is Chair of the Commonwealth Bank Foundation and a member of the NSW Premier’s Business Roundtable. He is former Chairman of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association and Business Roundtable. He was a member of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Enterprise Council and Y2K Taskforce. Mr Norris was born in Auckland and educated at Lynfield College and is married with three adult children and three grandchildren.

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director	Current
The New Zealand Institute	Fellow, Institute of Management	Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current
Asb, LLC	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Air New Zealand, Ltd.	Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer	Former
Air New Zealand, Ltd.	Board of Directors	Former
Fletcher Building Limited	Board of Directors	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Enterprise IT & Chief Information Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Human Resources and Group Services	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Financial and Risk Management	Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	CFO	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, International Financial Services	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Wealth Management	Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Strategic Development	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	General Counsel	Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Legal Services	Current
Corporation Bank		Former
Colonial Group Inc.		Former
Colortone Audio-Visual Staging		Former
St. George Bank Limited		Former

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Premium Business Services	Current
National Australia Bank Limited	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Group Executive, Wealth Management	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Chairman	Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Board of Directors	Current

Executive News

Commonwealth Bank Eyes Asia Acquisitions - CEO

Morningstar.com - 8/16/09 - View Story
Commonwealth Bank CEO: Bank Business Growth May Slow Next 12 Months

Morningstar.com - 8/12/09 - View Story
Bad debts lead Commonwealth Bank of Australia to 1 per cent drop in profits

Lethbridge Herald - 8/12/09 - View Story
Bad debts lead Commonwealth Bank of Australia to 1 per cent drop in profits

570News - 8/12/09 - View Story
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA TO TWEAK RATES AS NECESSARY: CEO

TradingMarkets - 8/12/09 - View Story
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's profit drops

CNBC - 8/12/09 - View Story
Commonwealth Bank CFO: Mid-Sized Business Feeling The Pinch

Morningstar.com - 8/11/09 - View Story
UPDATE 1-CBA profit beats fcasts but cautious on bad debts

Reuters - 8/11/09 - View Story
Commonwealth Bank of Australia posts lower profit

Marketwatch - 8/11/09 - View Story
PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - Aug 12

Reuters - 8/11/09 - View Story