Today

• The Brief

Comyn loses his deputy; No ship to Red Sea; Inside the secret CEO school

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

• 26 mins ago

• Commonwealth Bank

CBA’s Matt Comyn loses his right-hand man, the meticulous David Cohen

Over 15 years at the bank, David Cohen has seen it all. On his retirement, he provides a potted history of CBA’s numerous troubles and its transformation.

• Dec 21, 2023
• James Eyers

This Month

• Superannuation

Industry super giant nabs new CEO from London

Retail super veteran David Anderson will join the Australian Retirement Trust after 35-plus years at Mercer and AMP from March.

• Dec 14, 2023
• Hannah Wootton

• Executive pay

This CEO is paying a $62m price for misleading his board

BP’s former chief executive, Bernard Looney, was formally sacked after the oil giant found he knowingly misled the board over his relationships with staff.

• Updated Dec 14, 2023
• Matt Oliver

• Steven Gregg

New Westpac chair takes the reins

He’s been the chairman of Goodman Fielder, Tabcorp and The Lottery Corporation. Now the businessman is taking on his highest-profile board position.

• Dec 14, 2023
• Lucas Baird

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• Wall Street

Goldman’s $152m man to step down – and it’s not David Solomon

Ed Emerson, the head of the investment bank’s commodities business, was paid $US100 million over the past three years, over $30 million more than the CEO over the same period.

• Updated Dec 13, 2023
• Sridhar Natarajan

• Data analysis

Hartzer joins Woolworths’ Quantium Health as CEO

Former Westpac boss Brian Hartzer has taken the reins at data analytics player Quantium Health.

• Dec 12, 2023
• Lucas Baird

• Food & drink

Guzman y Gomez appoints Kmart and Target executive as new CFO

Backed by TDM Growth Partners, Barrenjoey and Aware Super, the company is attempting to end a period of leadership instability ahead of an ASX listing.

• Dec 8, 2023
• Primrose Riordan

• Monetary policy

New RBA assistant governor is outsider Sarah Hunter

Treasury official Sarah Hunter has been appointed chief economist and assistant governor at the Reserve Bank in a further refresh of its leadership team.

• Dec 7, 2023
• John Kehoe

November

• Street Talk

Deutsche recruits new investment banking head from rival

And there should be plenty of talent for her to choose from as she builds a team, given the lay-offs at some of the other big banks around town.

• Nov 27, 2023
• Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

• Opinion
• RBA

Why Chalmers wanted an outsider at the RBA, and overlooked an insider

The appointment for the first time of a foreigner to deputy governor reflects Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ desire for an outsider to help overhaul the central bank.

• Nov 27, 2023
• John Kehoe

• Street Talk

Endeavour spat: Major shareholders move against chairman Peter Hearl

Street Talk understands Aussie equities power duo AustralianSuper’s Shaun Manuell and Perpetual’s Vince Pezzullo are teaming up again.

• Nov 22, 2023
• Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

• Opinion
• Chanticleer

How activist Dan Loeb became a Wall Street icon

Even in a room of people who know how to grease the wheels that make the markets go around, it’s hard not to love a bomb-thrower.

• Updated Nov 17, 2023
• Anthony Macdonald

• Exclusive
• Professional moves

MinterEllison partners leave in rival firm raid

Adam Handley is among five top lawyers to be poached by HFW, which is trying to cash in on mining and resources deals in Western Australia and China.

• Nov 16, 2023
• Maxim Shanahan

• Bank of Queensland

BoQ hit by fifth executive departure in a year

Martine Jager’s exit from the bank, where she was chief people and customer officer, was announced to staff on Friday.

• Nov 10, 2023
• Liam Walsh

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October

• Opinion
• Chanticleer

Struggling Healius backs former PE suitor’s bid for board seat

The pathology and radiology group will back a shock new director in a move that shows its investors getting more involved.

• Oct 26, 2023
• Anthony Macdonald

• Opinion
• Chanticleer

Endeavour Group peace only comes with a scalp – the chairman’s

The hotels and pub group’s board will have the numbers at its AGM next week. But chairman Peter Hearl has two choices: claim a fleeting victory or read the room.

• Oct 25, 2023
• Anthony Macdonald

• AGM season

New Bendigo chairman not giving up on Queensland dream

David Foster, a former boss of Suncorp Bank, has taken the chairman’s seat at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and remains keen to grow in regional Queensland.

• Oct 24, 2023
• James Eyers

• Opinion
• Chanticleer

Why Ramsay investors want Thodey to split it up

David Thodey is a potential catalyst for change at Ramsay Health Care. Will he make it happen?

• Updated Oct 19, 2023
• Anthony Macdonald

• Updated
• John McFarlane

Steven Gregg to succeed Westpac chairman McFarlane

The chairman of Ampol will take the top board seat at Westpac from next month and will be leaving his post as chairman of Lottery Corp.

• Oct 16, 2023
• Lucas Baird

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