CBA’s share price has currently bounced about 1.5 per cent—or $1.8 billion in market capitalisation terms—at the time of writing following news that it has settled the AUSTRAC money laundering litigation for $700 million. Show More
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CommSec's Tom Piotrowski speaks with Commonwealth Bank (CBA) CEO, Ian Narev about the bank’s full year results, take up of its dividend reinvestment plan and its outlook for economic conditions. Show More
The central argument of our thesis on CBA has been the stock would lose most of its premium to its major bank peers as ANZ and National Australia Bank derisked and improved their profitability by correcting their strategic mistakes (eg. divesting non-core businesses), managing their capital more efficiently and resuming... Show More
At the recent International Rugby World Cup held in England the host nation failed to progress to the finals. Australia performed better but couldn’t knock off its arch nemesis, New Zealand, in the final. There is one arena where the Brits may outperform the Aussies over the next five years,... Show More
Despite the likes of CBA running hard, investors can still find pockets of solid-yielding companies selling at reasonable prices. There have been warnings recently that investors are taking on too much risk in their quest for yield. This comes as investors seeking income in a low-interest-rate environment push the values... Show More
With interest rates so low that investors are losing in cash, more and more investors will turn to yielding securities. Three popular stocks for yield are Telstra, Commonwealth Bank and Transurban, but are they still good yield plays? Read our analysis of the changing yield game: http://www.clime.com.au/?p=13793 Show More
Why we're liking CBA, but waiting for a dip to buy. Commonwealth Bank is a play on household and business conditions in Australia. Given that, we like the signs coming out of the bank after its results, including a relatively upbeat outlook, positive signs for credit growth, cost control and... Show More
How we beat the street. Thursday 21st November was the one-month anniversary of the FE 200 model portfolio. It's been a great month - returning 2.5% more than the ASX 200! This is because of good quality companies with better earnings prospects. But our banking sector call helped a lot... Show More