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Australia’s biggest banker is staying put – but how long is too long?

Commonwealth Bank’s chairman has raised the spectre of Matt Comyn’s rule at the largest bank in the country coming to an end. But he’s not going anywhere until at least 2028.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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CBA chief executive Matt Comyn is likely to remain the boss of the bank until at least 2028.

Matt Comyn to serve out a decade as the boss of Australia’s biggest bank

The boss of Australia’s largest bank is likely to remain in the job until at least 2028,Commonwealth Bank shareholders have been told.

  • Clancy Yeates
Danielle Wood,CBA CEO Matt Comyn and ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb at the economic roundtable on Thursday,August 21,2025.

Up to $60k a day each:The cost of inviting execs to sit at Chalmers’ roundtable

Many of the people at the treasurer’s economic roundtable are earning six or seven figures,but there’s one whose single-day appearance is worth more than $60,000.

  • Millie Muroi
Atlassian co-founders Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes are heavily embracing AI and don’t see it as a major job threat despite significant recent job cuts due to its use at the group.
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Friend or foe? The AI bloodletting has begun in Australia

Recent job cuts at tech giant Atlassian and Commonwealth Bank show AI’s job annihilation is already hitting Australian shores.

  • Colin Kruger
CBA’s Matt Comyn.

CBA market value takes $15 billion hit despite record profits

The high price of CBA shares has caused ongoing debate in the market,and investors headed for the exits after the release of its results on Wednesday.

  • Clancy Yeates
The $300 billion bank. CBA reports its profits this week,and investors say there’s little margin for error.

ASX’s biggest stock is tipped to make $10.3b. Will it be enough for investors?

All eyes will be on the Commonwealth Bank this week as it delivers profits amid debate over its sky-high share price.

  • Clancy Yeates
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CBA boss tips interest rate cut next week;bank reports $2.6b profit

As a key Reserve Bank board meeting looms,chief executive Matt Comyn says Australia is in a good position to handle uncertainty in the world economy.

  • Clancy Yeates
CBA group executive technology Gavin Munroe and chief executive Matt Comyn are in Seattle this week to launch the Tech Hub.

CBA to speed up AI rollout as it fights bank tech war

The banking giant is seeking to widen its lead on the adoption of AI for fighting scams and faster approval of loans.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
NAB chief executive Andrew Irvine said Donald Trump’s commitment to fuelling growth in the world’s largest economy would potentially boost inflation.

NAB boss worried ‘tariff madness’ could put future rate cuts at risk

CEOs from two major Australian banks have warned that an escalation of Donald Trump’s trade war would harm global economic growth and drive up inflation.

  • Clancy Yeates
Football Australia CEO James Johnson and Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn in 2021 as they announced that the bank had become the naming rights partner for the Matildas.

One question made the CBA boss flinch – and it wasn’t about profit

Matildas captain Sam Kerr’s legal fight in Britain is a prickly and polarising issue,and it was kryptonite for Matt Comyn.

  • Elizabeth Knight