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Fighting off fintechs: CBA introduces the 10-minute DIY home loan
In the time we might take to have a quick shower, buy a coffee, wait for a bus or get changed for the gym, CBA is now promising some applicants will be able to digitally apply for a home loan.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Who knew CHEP pallets were sexy prey. Corporate vultures, of course
Corporate vultures’ nostrils are flaring as they size up Australia’s $17 billion pallet maker Brambles.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Why CBA boss isn’t worried about inflation or higher interest rates
Matt Comyn doesn’t think the sky is falling on the economy nor that the Australian housing market is set for a hard landing.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Magellan’s extreme makeover: ditch the rock star, bring in the cardigan
With each major announcement made by Magellan the imprimatur of Hamish Douglass further fades.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Cannon-Brookes’ missing AGL ingredient: what happens if he wins?
The tech billionaire may manage to torpedo AGL’s demerger but he doesn’t have the firepower to derail its board nor its strategy.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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The Star’s board needed to channel their inner ferret not their inner box-ticker
A wholesale overhaul of management won’t be enough to save Star Entertainment from being found unsuitable to hold a casino licence.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Joyce’s revival: The CEO investors love (customers not so much)
Qantas boss Alan Joyce is simultaneously Australia’s Most Wanted and Australia’s Least Wanted chief executive. Where you stand on this depends on whether you are a customer or a shareholder.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Hunger games: Coles boss in race to keep lid on rising food prices
In the run-up to the federal election Scott Morrison will be desperately hoping Cain and his counterpart at Woolworths, Brad Banducci, at least try to contain food inflation and share some pain with shareholders.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Big heels to fill: Why CBA picked a steelmaker ahead of a banker as chair
Execution and discipline is what matters now for CBA, and that’s what Catherine Livingstone’s successor, Paul O’Malley, brings to the table.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Billionaire’s folly: Musk has succeeded, now he has to make it pay
If Elon Musk has a more comprehensive plan to make money from Twitter’s 217 million active daily users he hasn’t left a bread trail capable of being followed.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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The world has given Australia a pay rise. Its workers are still waiting
We have once again earned our Lucky Country label as the world scrambles for the commodities we produce - minerals and grain.
- by Elizabeth Knight