ASX Announcements
This Month
- Opinion
- Big four
Why Comyn is cautious celebrating CBA’s bumper profit
Chief executive Matt Comyn has plenty to celebrate in the bank’s results. Unlike politicians, he prefers to avoid claiming much credit for that.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Updated
- Big four
Banks strike Australia Post deal to bolster rural branches
Lenders will extend moratoriums on country branch closures and have agreed to lift funding for over-the-counter services provided at post offices.
- Updated
- James Eyers, John Kehoe and Tom McIlroy
- Exclusive
- Working from home
CBA cracks down on ‘coffee badging’, Woolies joins WFH push
The big four bank tells staff they have to spend at least four hours in the office to count for a day’s work, while Woolies joins the back-to-the-office push.
- Updated
- Euan Black
Goldman Sachs alumni are taking over banking
From Westpac’s Anthony Miller to Commonwealth Bank’s Andrew Hinchliff, the Wall Street giant is well represented on Australian bank executives’ CVs.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
There’s a new mortgage war brewing
Competition is creeping up again in the mortgage market. But there’s a new battleground opening up as one bank puts the pedal to the metal.
- James Thomson
US private debt house Monroe Capital to open Australia office
Monroe Capital will open a Sydney office and has tapped former Hines Investment Management’s capital markets director Galen Fu to develop its local business.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
January
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
10 CEOs under the pump in 2025
Overextended stockmarket valuations equal heightened investor expectations. The market has these 10 chief executives in its sights.
- James Thomson
China’s economy loses steam ahead of new year holiday
The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to 49.1, the lowest since August, missing economists’ forecast for a modest expansion.
- Yujing Liu
Crucial inflation data to determine RBA rate call
For the first time in more than a year, there is chance the Reserve Bank of Australia could cut interest rates at its February meeting.
- Jacob Shteyman
Will bank stocks continue to run hot this year?
After beating the ASX 200 by 24 per cent, shareholders are faced with a “challenging predicament” of whether to stick with the banks or finally take some profits.
- Updated
- James Eyers
Major banks split on surcharge overhaul as complaints surge
There is no consensus over the way forward for Australia’s controversial system of charging extra for card payments.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird
- Exclusive
- Federal election
Banks would face new loan regime under Coalition amid ESG pushback
Peter Dutton says bankers on multimillion-dollar pay packets who restrict lending on environmental grounds are out of step with ordinary Australians.
- John Kehoe, James Hall and Lucas Baird
Macquarie refuses to say whether it stands by climate commitments
Other major local financial institutions indicated that they remained committed to net zero goals amid a recent pullback by global financial firms.
- Joshua Peach and Lucas Baird
ANZ joins forecasters betting on February RBA rate cut
It and Commonwealth Bank agree that mortgage holders may finally get some relief next month, but they are the only two majors predicting that.
- Joshua Peach and Cecile Lefort
Super the key to untangling CBA share price puzzle: JPMorgan
New data shows superannuation funds increased their holdings in Australia’s big four banks last year despite fund managers’ moves to dump the sector.
- Emma Rapaport
CBA tightens grip on mortgage crown while Westpac relents
‘Far more competitive’ CBA extends dominance of home lending market, adding almost $16 billion to its loan book in just five months.
- Lucas Baird
December 2024
What the average first home buyer looks like (according to the banks)
The country’s biggest lenders have offered a glimpse into their lending habits in the midst of a debate over whether to ease rules for younger borrowers.
- Lucas Baird
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
- Opinion
- Governance
The good, the bad and the ugly of corporate Australia in 2024
Big deals, big names, big disasters. From AirTrunk to Woolies to our own Nine Entertainment, here are the biggest moments of the year.
- James Thomson
ASX dives 2pc; Shayne Elliott’s $3m bonus hit; JobKeeper ‘saved jobs’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.