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	<title>Crikey &#187; Commonwealth Bank</title>
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		<title>Joye: why lower risks mean lower bank returns</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/10/joye-why-lower-risks-mean-lower-bank-returns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/10/joye-why-lower-risks-mean-lower-bank-returns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Norris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite much public interest in, and debate around, the major banks' purported "gouging" and taxpayer-guaranteed status, some very fundamental questions remain unanswered, says <b>Christopher Joye</b> on <a href="http://www.propertyobserver.com.au"><em>Property Observer</em></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bank stand-off over interest rate cut</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/bank-stand-off-over-interest-rate-cut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/bank-stand-off-over-interest-rate-cut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate cuts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264004</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Crikey media wrap</b>: The Reserve Bank's decision to cut interest rates by 0.25% earlier this week has turned into a stand-off with ANZ the only one of the Big Four banks to pass the cuts on to customers.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Our big four banks still among the world&#8217;s most creditworthy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/02/our-big-four-banks-still-among-the-worlds-most-creditworthy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/02/our-big-four-banks-still-among-the-worlds-most-creditworthy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit rating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[westpac bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia's AAA sovereign rating from all three ratings groups is another reason the impact on funding costs will be minimal.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gottliebsen: Murray&#8217;s key to a super future</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/26/gottliebsen-murrays-key-to-a-super-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/26/gottliebsen-murrays-key-to-a-super-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry super funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telstra]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=249195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[David Murray has the chance tomorrow to again put his stamp on Australian superannuation fund savings and the Australian sharemarket, <b>Robert Gottliebsen</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/26/gottliebsen-murrays-key-to-a-super-future/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Abbott playing the Craig Thomson scandal to perfection</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/19/abbott-playing-the-craig-thomson-scandal-to-perfection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/19/abbott-playing-the-craig-thomson-scandal-to-perfection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=242054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Opposition leader Tony Abbott is saying all the right things about NSW Labor backbencher Craig Thomson.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/19/abbott-playing-the-craig-thomson-scandal-to-perfection/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bank deposit guarantee puts the squeeze on loaners</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/15/bank-deposit-guarantee-puts-the-squeeze-on-loaners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/15/bank-deposit-guarantee-puts-the-squeeze-on-loaners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Unions Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rmbs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another emergency GFC policy -- the federal government’s decision to "guarantee" bank deposits of up to $1 million -- is expected to be lowered in the next few months. Its reduction to between $100,000 and $250,000 could place small and medium size lenders in a difficult position.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Merchant under fire in bank data breach affair speaks out</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/10/merchant-under-fire-in-bank-data-breach-affair-speaks-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/10/merchant-under-fire-in-bank-data-breach-affair-speaks-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Vaughan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[st george bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=228712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After speculation surrounding the identity of "the merchant" at the centre of May’s bank data breach, the head of online retailer Crazy Sales has moved to fend off rumours, writes <b>Charis Palmer</b>, editor of Technology Spectator.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/10/merchant-under-fire-in-bank-data-breach-affair-speaks-out/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Aussie banks ignore the basics</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/aussie-banks-ignore-the-basics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/aussie-banks-ignore-the-basics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameron Clyne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=209484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NAB CEO, Cameron Clyne, is in somewhat of a tough spot. On one hand, he is charged with increasing the bank's profits, inevitably by lending more money. However, to lend more money, banks need to have money to lend -- and money is getting more expensive.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gottliebsen: how Swan gave our banks a hot flush</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/01/gottliebsen-how-swan-gave-our-banks-a-hot-flush/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/01/gottliebsen-how-swan-gave-our-banks-a-hot-flush/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Stapleton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[westpac bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=206931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month big banks have more money to lend than they ever dreamed of, which is a hidden force behind the banking price war, writes <b>Robert Gottliebsen</b>, of Business Spectator.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Westpac stumbles, Kelly&#8217;s halo dims</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/15/westpac-stumbles-kellys-halo-dims/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/15/westpac-stumbles-kellys-halo-dims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[westpac bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=203699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Has the glow gone from the halo of the sainted Gail Kelly of Westpac, who according to some claims, is one of the most powerful women in the world?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/15/westpac-stumbles-kellys-halo-dims/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ralph Norris and a bad apples-and-oranges comparison</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/10/ralph-norris-and-a-bad-apples-and-oranges-comparison/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/10/ralph-norris-and-a-bad-apples-and-oranges-comparison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Norris]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=202476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though Ralph Norris is highly rated by regulators and bankers as not only doing a good job at the Commonwealth Bank, but also being a good banker, he has an unfortunate tendency to stick his Kiwi boot on his tongue and leave it there.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s play bash the banks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/09/lets-play-bash-the-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/09/lets-play-bash-the-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hockeynomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=184170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Crikey Media Wrap</b>: Joe Hockey and his "Hockeynomics" proposal calling for tighter banking regulation kicked off an almighty round of bash the banks, and now it seems everybody is joining in.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>BHP 3rd most valuable company as Liberal bank holdings hit $28m</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/08/bhp-3rd-most-valuable-company-as-liberal-bank-holdings-hit-28m/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/08/bhp-3rd-most-valuable-company-as-liberal-bank-holdings-hit-28m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Mayne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=183916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the federal government warning of revenue shortfalls on its new mineral resources rent tax courtesy of the surging dollar, it is clear BHP-Billiton could comfortably afford to pay billions more in tax if the MRRT variables were tweaked.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Love, Ralph: Commonwealth Bank CEO comforts besieged employees</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/05/love-ralph-commonwealth-bank-ceo-comforts-besieged-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/05/love-ralph-commonwealth-bank-ceo-comforts-besieged-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Norris]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=183669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning Crikey received the below internal memo from Commonwealth Bank CEO Ralph Norris sent to Commonwealth employees.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Shonky products and shonky ploys: our worst of the worst</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/26/feed-your-family-for-less-than-10-give-them-enough-rope-says-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/26/feed-your-family-for-less-than-10-give-them-enough-rope-says-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Whittaker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHOICE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shonky Awards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=180956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the shonkiest products and ploys in the shops, with consumer watchdog Choice naming its annual worst-of-the-worst awards in Sydney this afternoon. The Commonwealth Bank, Coles, Nurofen and LG have all been named and shamed for ripping off consumers.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/26/feed-your-family-for-less-than-10-give-them-enough-rope-says-choice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>What is with bank economists?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/05/what-is-with-bank-economists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/05/what-is-with-bank-economists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=176239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why do banks believe that pain is good?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bartholomeusz: robbing the banks helps nobody</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/12/bartholomeusz-robbing-the-banks-helps-nobody/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/12/bartholomeusz-robbing-the-banks-helps-nobody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[australian banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=163817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One only has to look at Europe or the US to be reminded that far worse than a banking system that is too profitable is one that is unprofitable, writes <b>Stephen Bartholomeusz</b> of Business Spectator.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fee gouging: banks may take it up the class (action)</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/13/fee-gouging-banks-may-take-it-up-the-class-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/13/fee-gouging-banks-may-take-it-up-the-class-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 02:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maurice blackburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=138091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has taken more than a decade but finally, a serious Australian legal action has been launched against 12 of Australia’s largest financial institutions for alleged fee gouging.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do banks really give crap customer service?</title>
		<link>http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/service-from-a-pack-of-bankers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/service-from-a-pack-of-bankers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=120022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With all the bad press that banks receive, <em>The Punch</em> decided to put five banks to the test in a bit of old fashioned role playing, testing the speed, efficiency and friendliness of their customer service.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Joye: What&#8217;s the difference between CBA and Fannie Mae?</title>
		<link>http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Little-difference-between-CBA-and-Fannie-Mae-pd20100211-2K2VP?OpenDocument&#038;src=is&#038;is=Property&#038;blog=Concrete%20Detail</link>
		<comments>http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Little-difference-between-CBA-and-Fannie-Mae-pd20100211-2K2VP?OpenDocument&#038;src=is&#038;is=Property&#038;blog=Concrete%20Detail#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fannie mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall street bailout]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=116108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Very little, says <b>Christopher Joye</b>. Just like the once-epic financial institution, our big banks are "too big to fail" -- if they go down, so does our economy. Taxpayers will continue to subsidise them, even though they will continue to screw us over. ]]></description>
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		<title>Here we go again, BHP the bank?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/10/business-as-usual-here-we-go-again-bhp-the-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/10/business-as-usual-here-we-go-again-bhp-the-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business As Usual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's smiles all around at the RBA, the CBA's earnings are up 54%, Standard &#038; Poor has warned it may cut the credit of Citigroup and Bank of America, China continues to be the world's biggest car market, and more business briefs.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Feds tell banks &#8216;there are no guarantees&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/08/feds-tell-banks-there-are-no-guarantees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/08/feds-tell-banks-there-are-no-guarantees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAA-rated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank guarantees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macquarie Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suncorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The federal government is finally withdrawing its guarantees to banks and the state governments that allowed both groups to have a good recession. The measures kept our banks alive, but they gave the Big Four too much power.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Aussie bankers doing fee-nominally well</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/04/aussie-bankers-doing-fee-nominally-well/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/04/aussie-bankers-doing-fee-nominally-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABC Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allco]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[australian banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ceo remuneration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[executive pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Lowy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mfs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national australia bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opes prime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timbercorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Executives at our biggest banks continue to enjoy a myriad benefits, the Big Four being among the most generous remunerators of executives in business. But lower-paid workers have not been so lucky. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do not pass go, go directly to Suncorp</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/27/do-not-pass-go-go-directly-to-suncorp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/27/do-not-pass-go-go-directly-to-suncorp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mulcahy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuart Grimshaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suncorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suncorp metway]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=112146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is there a one-way pathway from the Commonwealth Bank and Suncorp Metway? The question needs to be asked.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mayne: Bowen is right on Sons of Gwalia</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/20/mayne-bowen-is-right-on-sons-of-gwalia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/20/mayne-bowen-is-right-on-sons-of-gwalia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Mayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABC Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Bowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sons of gwalia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=110916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite all the bleating by class-action lawyers and the Australian Shareholders’ Association, the government's decision to overturn the Sons of Gwalia High Court decision is no great disaster.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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