{"id":860954,"date":"2026-08-19T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/860954\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:30:16","slug":"matt-comyn-offloads-8-4m-worth-of-cba-shares-amid-separation-from-his-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/860954\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Comyn offloads $8.4m worth of CBA shares amid separation from his wife"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Executives sell shares in their own companies all the time. So when Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn offloaded about $8.4 million worth of shares last week, we didn\u2019t think much of it.<\/p>\n

But that was before we knew that Comyn and his wife, Lucy, were working through the terms of their separation<\/a>, which CBD brought word of on Tuesday, after the Commonwealth Bank confirmed the couple had split.<\/p>\n

\"CommonwealthCommonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn has separated from his wife. Dominic Lorrimer<\/p>\n

The disclosure, which was released to the market on August 14, showed Comyn acquired a tick over 30,000 shares as a result of vested equity earned as part of his remuneration. Then there were two tranches of shares sold. The first tranche sold 30,006 shares at $168.18 per share, worth a little over $5 million. The second sold 20,091 shares at $168.80, worth about $3.4 million.<\/p>\n

All up, the share movement leaves Comyn\u2019s direct shareholding about the same as it was the day before, and is not out of step with his previous share sales, which have occurred at least once a year since 2022. A Commonwealth Bank spokesman declined to comment on whether Comyn\u2019s share sale this month was related to his separation.<\/p>\n

But our guess is the sale, the second tranche of which was jointly held by Comyn and his wife as beneficiaries of a trust, freed up a helpful chunk of cash for whatever costs are racked up through the separation, and, of course, may make it easier for the couple to split their assets.<\/p>\n

No end in sight for Hughesy\u2019s Liberal spruiking<\/p>\n

Politically activated comedian Dave Hughes is ramping up his Liberals spruiking tour and will join Williamstown candidate Paul Lindemann for a Pub Talks event next month.<\/p>\n

While he continues to rule out ever standing for a seat and is not a Liberal Party member, Hughesy is in full campaign mode, and the more criticism he attracts for his anti-Labor rants and corruption-busting call-outs, the more he is leaning into his political epiphany.<\/p>\n

\"DaveDave Hughes has been making headlines for his criticism of Labor. Simon Schluter<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a preacher who has found his pulpit and is relentless. He\u2019s had plenty of experience over the years doing press roll-outs for TV shows and his stand-up tours, so in some ways, pumping up Jess Wilson and the Libs\u2019 tyres is just another type of publicity push for the former radio host.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think the Liberals are our best bet right now,\u201d Hughesy told CBD last week when confirming he would back Wilson<\/a> in November\u2019s state election.<\/p>\n

Hughesy will be unleashed with Lindemann at a yet-to-be-revealed location on September 16. This is no laughing matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known him a long time, \u201d Lindemann said of his Hughesy connection when CBD called.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to work in real estate in Altona and he was always looking for a property in the area. He never actually bought anything off me, but he was always enquiring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to nail him down for a while and finally he said, \u2018All right, I\u2019ll do it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in an inevitable coming together of celebrities piping up about politics, Hughesy turned up where else but on Karl Stefanovic\u2019s podcast on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Maggie T mementos up for grabs<\/p>\n

For decades, Maggie Tabberer was a beacon of elegance for Australian women \u2013 not to mention a two-time winner of the Gold Logie for her TV work \u2013 and now pieces of her legacy are up for grabs.<\/p>\n

After her death in December 2024, Tabberer\u2019s family are putting a curated collection of her jewellery under the hammer with Shapiro Auctioneers. It is the third auction of items from Tabberer\u2019s sizeable estate.<\/p>\n

\"FashionFashion doyenne Maggie Tabberer.<\/p>\n

Of the 20 lots, CBD took note of the set of Cartier pens, one with the name Maggie T engraved on it, and a YSL wrist cuff with Maggie fashioned across it. It was custom-made for Tabberer by YSL. What\u2019s the saying about what\u2019s in a name?<\/p>\n

Other featured pieces include a strand of South Sea pearls, a long 18ct gold curb link necklace with nine charms which has an estimate of $20,000-25,000, and a set of Gucci pens. The distinctive necklace, with one of the charms being a large gold M, was one of Tabberer\u2019s favourite jewellery pieces, CBD was informed.<\/p>\n

Other items for sale include rings, bracelets, watches and necklaces. As would be expected from Tabberer, it is a classy collection.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe loved her life and she loved everything she owned,\u201d Brooke Tabberer, Maggie\u2019s daughter, told CBD.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say every picture tells a story and there are many a story to each piece in the collection that is being offered. She was a lady of great style and good luck to the new owners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AA set of Cartier pens, one with the name \u2018Maggie T\u2019 engraved on the cap, owned by Maggie Tabberer is going to auction with Shapiro Auctioneers.\u00a0Shapiro Auctioneers\/supplied\u00a0<\/p>\n

The pieces will be sold via online auction. Bidding is under way and will close on August 25.<\/p>\n

There was no sign, however, of Tabberer\u2019s Gold Logies, which remain with her family.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\"FionaFiona Byrne<\/a> is the CBD columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via email<\/a>.\"JohnJohn Buckley<\/a> is a CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.Connect via email<\/a>.From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 19, 2026 \u2014 9:20pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99],"class_list":["post-860954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}