CBA tells Sam Walsh to target non-core Rio assets - The Australian

COMMONWEALTH Bank of Australia has drawn up a "to do" list for Rio Tinto's newly appointed chief executive, Sam Walsh.

The bank says Walsh, the former head of Rio's Australian iron ore operations who replaced Tom Albanese in a surprise move last week, should follow the example of former BHP Billiton chiefs Paul Anderson and Charles "Chip" Goodyear when cleaning up the world's second-largest mining company.