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 Commonwealth Bank -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Predictably, the bank also expanded during this period, in just five years it opened hundreds of branches throughout Australia and in 1951 the bank established a branch in the (The southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth) Solomon Islands.
As a result of this, the bank was split, giving the reserve bank function to the (additional info and facts about Reserve Bank of Australia) Reserve Bank of Australia and the general bank function to the Commonwealth Banking Corporation.
In 1991 the bank acquired the State Bank of (A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally) Victoria (est.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/commonwealth_bank.htm   (916 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank Group UK > Home
In the case of certain securities Commonwealth Bank of Australia is or may be the only market maker.
This report is approved and distributed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia incorporated in Australia with limited liability.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and its subsidiaries have effected or may effect transactions for their own account in any investments or related investments referred to in this report.
www.migrantbanking.co.uk   (424 words)

  
 Audit Report - Third Tranche Sale of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The ANAO considers that the current reporting requirements administered by the Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth Bank’s guarantee, which amounted to $325 billion as of 30 June 1996, are appropriate for assessing the level of any potential liability and the probability of the guarantee having to be paid.
The negotiations between the CBA and the Commonwealth were protracted and the difficulties for the Task Force were increased by the publicity that had been given to the buy-back from well before the start of the sale process, and the importance that had been attributed to it in terms of the success of the offer.
The negotiations between the CBA and the Commonwealth were protracted and the difficulties for the Task Force were increased by the publicity that had been given to the buy-back from the announcement of the sale, and the importance that had been attributed to it in terms of the success of the offer.
www.anao.gov.au /WebSite.nsf/Publications/4A256AE90015F69B4A2569050019694C   (13753 words)

  
 CBA says e-banking not compromised - theage.com.au
Commonwealth Bank of Australia today said its internet banking operations were not compromised, after some customers gave out personal details in response to a SPAM email.
CBA's head of group security John Geurts said the bank was working closely with relevant authorities to identify those behind the fraud attempts.
CBA advised all customers who received an email requesting personal information to delete it, because it was not sent by the bank.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/03/18/1047749762859.html   (180 words)

  
 Agence France Presse English: Australia's Commonwealth Bank chief executive set to retire: newspaper@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) chief executive David Murray is seen here February 2005.
The chief executive of Australia's second biggest lender, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, will announce his retirement next week after 14 years in the job, according to a newspaper report.
David Murray's contract at CBA runs until next year but the Sydney Morning Herald said he would step down next week and was...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:109823381&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (219 words)

  
 Chief executive switch at Commonwealth Bank of Australia
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) confirmed the retirement of longtime chief executive David Murray and his replacement by Air New Zealand boss Ralph Norris.
Murray, who worked for Australia's second largest lender for nearly 40 years and was CEO for the past 13, said he was leaving on a high note after launching an overhaul of CBA's operating culture with a campaign named "Which New Bank".
CBA chairman John Schubert said the board agreed that with the "Which New Bank" program on track for full implementation by next year it was time for Murray to step aside and let another chief executive move the bank into its next stage of development.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=46981   (317 words)

  
 commonwealth bank australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a Locally owned Public Company that is ranked number 8 out of the top...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, one of the Big Four banks in Australia, offers retail and commercial banking, insurance, and investment services, including credit cards, home loans, deposit...
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was founded by an Australian Act of Parliament in 1911 called Commonwealth Bank...
www.financial-supersite.com /articles/36/commonwealth-bank-australia.html   (338 words)

  
 RBA: Archives
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Archives aim to ensure that valuable Bank records are preserved for both official and public use.
The Bank's records generally date from its foundation in 1912 (as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia) and include material on:
The RBA's general policy is that records created by the Bank are open to the public 15 years from the date of their creation.
www.rba.gov.au /AboutTheRBA/Archives   (329 words)

  
 Activists occupied the offices of the London branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia : Melbourne Indymedia
The bank is the largest shareholders in Gunns, who are responsible for logging in old growth Tasmanian forests.
Hopefully the fact that we got in should get back to Australia as the managers there will have to discuss how crap their security was, and our visit was probably the most exciting thing to happen there all year.
Australia may be the other side of the world but some of us over here know some of the culprits over there have offices over here, and we ain’t gonna stop visiting till they stop chopping down the trees!
melbourne.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=79950   (432 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank to Sponsor Australia Day Regatta
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia today announced its sponsorship of the 168th Australia Day Regatta - the world’s oldest continuous sailing regatta — to be staged on Sydney Harbour on January 26, 2004.
Organised through the Commonwealth Bank’s Premium Financial Services division, the sponsorship will enhance the profile of the regatta and ensure it continues as a focal point of celebrations to commemorate the founding of the Australian Nation.
The first Australia Day Regatta, originally called the Anniversary Regatta, was held on Sydney Harbour in 1836, 75 years after the arrival of the First Fleet, and has been held on or near to Australia Day every year since.
www.bryc.yachting.org.au /?Page=6747   (515 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia jobs, careers and employment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Commonwealth Bank is the country's largest manager of Australian funds, and largest retail funds manager in terms of total value of funds under management.
The Bank is Australia’s largest life insurer and is Australia's largest manager in retail superannuation, allocated pensions and annuities by funds under management.
The Commonwealth Bank is characterised by its innovative alliances, which emphasise the application of technology to enhance customer service.
www.mycareer.com.au /profile/A619343.aspx   (888 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia to invest in Malta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A team from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is in Malta to establish their structured finance operation here.
Fenech augured the Bank every success in their operations, recognising how the Bank is already acting as an ambassador to Malta through its relationship with its high profile international clients.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is now Australia’s largest banking group in Australia, providing a full range of banking services to retail, commercial, corporate and institutional clients.
www.maltamedia.com /news/2005/bf/printer_5306.shtml   (250 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia (IT Merger) Case Study | eds.com
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (IT Merger) Case Study
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (IT Merger) Case Study
Banking services for the 1.2 million Colonial customers continued uninterrupted while Colonial's client data and systems were seamlessly transitioned and integrated into Commonwealth's IT environment.
www.eds.com /services/casestudies/cba.aspx   (209 words)

  
 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - CBAUF Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K) EXHIBIT 99.2
The Bank's net profit after tax ("statutory basis") for the year ended 30 June 2004 was $2,572 million, an increase of 28% on the prior year's result of $2,012 million.
The Bank remains well provisioned, with total provisions for impairment as a percentage of gross impaired assets net of interest reserved of 451.8% (June 2003 : 239.4%) and a general provision as a percentage of risk weighted assets of 0.82%, compared with 0.90% at 30 June 2003.
The Bank maintained its position as Australia's leading home loan provider and has increased its share of broker originated loans which now account for 16% of the total Australian book compared with 11% at June 2003, while 26% of new home loans funded were originated by third party brokers.
sec.edgar-online.com /2004/08/13/0000950123-04-009691/section5.asp   (10102 words)

  
 Asian Economic News: Australia's Commonwealth Bank in takeover bid for Colonial
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia said Friday it intends to launch the largest takeover bid in Australian corporate history by acquiring the banking and funds management group Colonial Ltd. in a deal worth Australian $8 billion (U.S. $5 billion).
Commonwealth Managing Director David Murray said the merger would bring together two of the best-performing financial services companies in Australia and result in growth of financial services and increased choice for customers.
The deal would see Commonwealth, a former government-owned bank which is Australia's second largest, become Australia's biggest retail bank and funds manager, with about nine million customers and total assets of Australian $220 billion.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2000_March_13/ai_60067215   (356 words)

  
 Australia's Commonwealth Bank announces record profit
One of Australia's largest banks, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, announced a record full-year net profit of nearly four billion dollars (3.1 billion US dollars) thanks to on-going restructuring and healthy domestic conditions.
The bank, Australia's largest home mortgage provider, made a record net cash operating profit of 3.54 billion dollars for the financial year, up from 2.70 billion in 2003-2004.
The bank experienced 11 percent growth in net profit from banking operations to 3.0 billion dollars, 28 percent growth in funds management to 351 million dollars and 21 percent growth in insurance to 156 million dollars, it said.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=64726   (420 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Bank Telling System) Case Study | eds.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Building on an existing long-term relationship, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia looked to EDS to mobilize a massive rollout of its upgraded branch telling system (BTS) to 700 branches, nationwide, in 10 months.
All the while, it ensured that every Commonwealth Bank branch was fully functional without any lapse in service or efficiency.
And the system is scalable, enabling the integration of new applications as often as new technologies develop and/or banking needs arise.
www.eds.com /services/casestudies/cba_telling.aspx   (214 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - PERLS
Commonwealth Bank PERLS offer a floating Dividend Rate, payable quarterly in arrears.
The Dividend Rate on the Commonwealth Bank PERLS will vary each Quarter and will be set at a percentage of the sum of the Margin of 1.85%per annum and the Market Rate, which is the 90 Day Bank Bill Rate - a rate commonly used as a base reference rate in Australia.
The Dividend paid on Commonwealth Bank PERLS is expected to be fully franked.
www.asx.com.au /investor/irs/irsdescriptionCBAPA.htm   (252 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank - About Us - Facts And Figures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Bank operates the largest financial services distribution network in the country with the most points of access.
We’re Australia's leading home loan provider with approximately $140 billion in lending as at 30 June 2005.
The Bank has the largest market share of the $352 million retail managed funds sector according to Plan for Life’s March Quarter 2005 report.
shareholders.commbank.com.au /group_display/0,1922,NI2052_CH2052,00.html   (289 words)

  
 Commonwealth bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Complainant is Commonwealth Bank of Australia of Sydney, Australia (“Complainant”) represented by Sharon Pollock.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was established in 1911 as a body corporate mandated to The series includes two films made for the Commonwealth Bank.
The privatisation of the Commonwealth Bank was a financial disaster for the Australian public.
iseeking.com /htm/commonwealth-bank.htm   (1101 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) NetBank Online Billing System - Success Story - Sun Microsystems Australia
The 1.5 million customers of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA) NetBank were the first in the country to experience the revolutionary new online billing system developed by BPAY, known as BPAY View[tm].
The launch of BPAY View at CBA in January marked a significant milestone not only for BPAY but also for the Sun[tm] Open Network Environment (Sun ONE) strategy.
Sun and partner EDS Australia were responsible for architecting, developing and implementing the world-first solution that acts as a gateway to BPAY View for the bank.
au.sun.com /success/finance/comm_bank.html   (599 words)

  
 Australian Banking & Finance : CBA maintains lead in net banking.(Commonwealth Bank of Australia)(Brief ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Commonwealth Bank continues to outstrip its Internet banking rivals in monthly visitor numbers, according to Jupiter Media Metrix.
The business and finance sector as a whole has grown over the past three months to a new peak of more than 4 million unique visitors, or 56% of the total home/work Internet population, and is one of the leading categories for time spent.
The CBA has consistently led the Internet banking sector, particularly when visitors to its sharetrading site, comsec.com.au, are factored into the count.
static.highbeam.com /a/australianbankingampfinance/september172001/cbamaintainsleadinnetbankingcommonwealthbankofaust   (258 words)

  
 INTERVIEW - Australia's Commonwealth Bank looks to China partners for growth - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
BEIJING (AFX) - The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said it expects China's banks to become the fastest-growing segment of the country's financial sector and may seek to boost its presence in the market.
CBA announced in April it would take a 19.9 pct stake in Hangzhou City Commercial Bank in China's Zhejiang province.
But he said China's banks are likely to be the first in its financial sector to benefit from the economy's rapid growth.
www.forbes.com /home/feeds/afx/2005/06/06/afx2078737.html   (781 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, and Westpac select preferred provider for cheque processing - 25 Nov 2004 - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac announced today that they will enter into detailed negotiations with Fiserv Inc to assess the potential of Fiserv providing cheque processing services on behalf of all three banks.
The negotiations are expected to be completed in the near future and if terms can be agreed, the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac will then each seek formal internal approval to form a joint venture, which will then contract with Fiserv.
Fiserv Inc is an American company that has been running financial processing centres, specialising in cheque processing, in the US and Canada for 20 years.  They have 21,000 employees in 65 countries and have around 15,000 clients.
www.nabgroup.com /0,,57333,00.html   (215 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - NetBank - Home
NetBank is Australia’s most widely used online banking service, offering ease of use, 24/7 access to your finances and the Commonwealth Bank’s Security Guarantee, which guarantees the safety of your money as long as you keep to the NetBank terms and conditions.
Electronic Banking services are issued by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 (Electronic Banking services include telephone banking, NetBank and BPAY).
A Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) is available for these products on this website or from any branch of the Commonwealth Bank.
www.commbank.com.au /netbank   (210 words)

  
 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
NetBank is the Commonwealth Bank's Internet banking service - a virtual bank branch available in your home or office, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The safety of your money is guaranteed by the Commonwealth Bank (provided you meet your obligations under the Conditions of Use for NetBank).
Electronic Banking services are issued by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 (Electronic Banking services include Telephone Banking, NetBank, ATMs, BPAY and EFTPOS).
www.creditcards.webcentral.com.au /managecc/netbank.asp   (245 words)

  
 Directory of Archives in Australia - Commonwealth Bank of Australia
CBA Archives holds records of permanent value which are considered to form the corporate memory of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
The records of the State Bank of Victoria are held by the Public Records Office Victoria (PROV) and the records of the Trust Bank are held by the Archives Office of Tasmania and the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery Launceston.
CBA Archives holds records in all formats and its acquisitions include clothing and all forms of memorabilia.
www.archivists.org.au /directory/data/62.htm   (275 words)

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