Daily Dispatches: mixed messages from CBA earnings

Analysts have set about hiking earnings forecasts for the Commonwealth Bank, but caution much of its additional earnings come from one-off areas, rather than a supercharged recovery of the banking sector. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Concern is growing over NAB's domination of financial planning, should its $13.3bn bid for Axa Asia Pacific succeed. (The Australian)

AMP is holding its annual adviser conference in Melbourne this week as it prepares its advisers for its self-imposed July 1 deadline on commission payments to advisers for new investments. (Money Management)

Nicholas Bolton , who reaped $4.5m last year from his investment in embattled BrisConnections, claims he is launching the country's first major ''vulture fund''. (The Age)