Comyn wears wedding ring at hearing amid reports of separation

Matt Comyn, chief executive of Commonwealth Bank, wore his wedding ring at a parliamentary hearing on Friday, drawing attention because reports said he had separated from his wife and was linked to television presenter Laura Jayes. The hearing concerned how technology could improve the bank’s productivity; the ring offers no explanation of Comyn’s relationship status.

A bank spokesperson confirmed in August that Comyn and his wife, Lucy-Ellen, had been separated for “some time”. Reports said Comyn and Jayes had been seen together on holiday and in Bondi, but neither commented. Comyn also sold 50,097 shares for about A$8.4 million in two transactions, while the bank declined to say whether the sales were connected to his separation.