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Healthcare hopeful ADTY calls in potential backers for $50m check-up
A three-page flyer, seen by Street Talk, told interested parties the group has a pipeline of 25 healthcare practices ready for integration.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Buffett-backed lender to buy Discover Financial for $53.5b
US bank Capital One has agreed to buy Discover Financial, in an all-stock tie-up that is set to unite two of America’s largest credit card companies.
- Anirban Sen and Michelle Price
Flight delayed: Queensland Airport auction start to spill past Easter
Suitors revving up to bid for a controlling stake in Queensland Airport Limited will have to wait a little longer for the auction.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Shaw and Partners lifts MS Wealth team
Shaw and Partners has dipped into Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s ranks for the third time in less than six months.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Unpacking the ANZ/Suncorp decision
Reporters James Eyers and Liam Walsh discuss the court appeal that waved through ANZ's purchase of Suncorp.
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- Rachael Bolton
Reputation needs bigger role in Woolworths executive pay: ISS
The proxy advisory group’s comments come as the supermarket giant faces intense scrutiny over its profit margins as household budgets are crunched.
- Jemima Whyte and Carrie LaFrenz
Opinion & Analysis
Hrdlicka departure reminds us who’s really flying Virgin
Jayne Hrdlicka ran a good race at Virgin Australia. But it turns out this is a marathon, not a sprint.
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What we learnt from ARB, Ansell, Netwealth and McMillan’s results
ARB enhances its market darling status, Ansell gets a poor hearing, wealth platforms please investors and McMillan Shakespeare watches the EV boom.
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Forget nickel, BHP’s next big call is a test for Australia
BHP CEO Mike Henry’s next big call is on how to grow its copper business. He says Australia’s IR, tax and approvals policies could turn it away from Australia.
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How RBA board chat matches up with company profits
Profits are supposed to drive share prices, but this market is as much about interest rate expectations. So it is worth trying to marry the two.
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Everything you need to know about the ANZ/Suncorp Bank decision
On Tuesday, the Australian Competition Tribunal will decide if the $4.9 billion deal can be done. Whichever way it goes, the ramifications will be significant.
- James Eyers and Liam Walsh
- Investigation
- Mining
The country’s most secretive billionaires are about to get much richer
Angela Bennett never wanted the family business. The daughter of prospector Peter Wright almost sold it all. Now it’s about to become a bonanza.
- Primrose Riordan and Tom Rabe
- Analysis
- Political leadership
The ABC’s Nemesis is compelling political television
The three-part confessional account provides a vehicle for senior Liberals to flagellate each other. Malcolm Turnbull emerges as whip-in-chief.
- Aaron Patrick
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Corrs tries to front-run the news
The law firm sent a detailed email to staff warning them over coming media coverage, particularly the departure of a star partner.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Hrdlicka departure reminds us who’s really flying Virgin
Jayne Hrdlicka ran a good race at Virgin Australia. But it turns out this is a marathon, not a sprint.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What we learnt from ARB, Ansell, Netwealth and McMillan’s results
ARB enhances its market darling status, Ansell gets a poor hearing, wealth platforms please investors and McMillan Shakespeare watches the EV boom.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
SG Fleet’s investor LeasePlan seeks exit via $30m block trade
SG Fleet Group’s second-largest shareholder, LeasePlan Corporation, sent out JPMorgan to seek buyers for a circa $30 million stake after Tuesday’s closing bell.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ACCC’s Bendigo/Suncorp theory had ‘significant challenges’: court
A takeover of Suncorp’s bank from its fellow regional lender Bendigo & Adelaide Bank would face material execution risks, the Australian Competition Tribunal said.
- Lucas Baird, James Eyers and Liam Walsh
BHP poised to strike mega water deal, turbocharging copper mining
A desalination plant agreement with the South Australian government would come as the miner grows more confident of boosting production at nearby operations.
- Peter Ker and Simon Evans
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- Aviation
Hrdlicka to leave Virgin Australia, putting IPO plans on ice
The CEO has not provided a leaving date or any reason for her exit, and will stay on until a replacement is named.
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- Ayesha de Kretser and Kylar Loussikian
Mystery buyer scoops up E&P Financial shares
Broker sources believe newly listed Australian Wealth Advisors Group could be buying up stock.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Sensitive Optus documents shared as hard copies in class action suit
Documents to be used in a class action battle over Optus’ 2022 cyberattack will be assigned a traffic light colour, with red for highly confidential information.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Forget nickel, BHP’s next big call is a test for Australia
BHP CEO Mike Henry’s next big call is on how to grow its copper business. He says Australia’s IR, tax and approvals policies could turn it away from Australia.
- James Thomson
Origin acquires two projects in NSW Renewable Energy Zone
Origin is pressing on with plans to bulk out its green energy portfolio following the collapse of its Brookfield deal last year.
- Elouise Fowler
More than 3000 still without power a week after Victoria storms
Premier Jacinta Allan says her government will review last week’s mass outages which saw 530,000 homes and businesses lose power.
- Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How RBA board chat matches up with company profits
Profits are supposed to drive share prices, but this market is as much about interest rate expectations. So it is worth trying to marry the two.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Updated
- Mergers & acquisitions
‘Maverick’ Macquarie paves way for ANZ’s Suncorp buy
The decision paves the way for the biggest merger in banking since CBA took out Bankwest in 2008 and could mean more consolidation in the sector.
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- Lucas Baird, James Eyers and Liam Walsh
- Analysis
- Mergers & acquisitions
ACCC undone by ‘double negative’ in merger analysis
Lawyers said ANZ’s win will create a strong precedent, and also shows the importance of the tribunal continuing to have a role conducting merger reviews.
- James Eyers
Sydney casino review sends Star Entertainment shares plunging
The company said it would push back a financial update scheduled for Wednesday after it was blindsided by the announcement of a new inquiry into its operations.
- Zoe Samios
ANZ hybrid expected to be upsized to $1.5b after Suncorp win
ANZ is expected to upsize its $1 billion hybrid deal launched last week.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ASIC polices only a ‘sliver’ of big four firm activities
The frank description of ASIC’s limited powers comes as outgoing Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan recommends the big four partnerships be brought under federal corporate laws.
- Edmund Tadros
Judo’s Healy steps aside as challenger bank targets regions
Judo founder Joseph Healy is stepping aside leaving his successor to grow the challenger bank to the scale it promised the market.
- Jonathan Shapiro
- Analysis
- Hotels
Is Soho House, a Goldman Sachs-backed club for the rich, going broke?
Shares in the unprofitable-but-fashionable British hotel and club business have fallen 60 per cent, raising doubts about its long-term viability.
- Chris Bryant
