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Digicel is the dominant player in six Pacific economies including PNG and Fiji

Team Penn does Canberra’s geopolitical bidding

If people can get their heads around the fact that this is really a government deal hidden behind a Telstra mask, then it’s a win-win-win.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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Andrew Forrest - a green campaigner

The green wars: Nickel stoush between BHP and Andrew Forrest heats up

Copper and nickel are the new black of environmentally sought after commodities. BHP and Andrew Forrest are chasing one small Canadian company sitting on both.

  • Elizabeth Knight
NAB says it is in discussions with Citi about potentially buying its Australian retail banking business.

NAB in talks with Citi over retail bank sale

NAB confirms it has had discussions with Citi over the potential purchase of the US banking giant’s Australian consumer banking division.

  • Clancy Yeates
AMP Capital will sell its GEFI business to Macquarie.

AMP Capital sells stocks, fixed income business to Macquarie for $185m

AMP Capital has entered into a binding agreement with Macquarie Asset Management to offload its global equities and fixed income business.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Altium chief executive Aram Mirkazemi pivot to cloud-based services will set up the company’s next leg of growth.

Altium rejects $5 billion bid by US tech giant Autodesk

The ASX-listed software maker’s shares have soared after it said the offer put on the table by its US suitor undervalued its growth potential.

  • Colin Kruger
Woolworths has hit back at the ACCC’ suggestion that its behavioural undertaking may be difficult to enforce.

Woolworths hits back at ACCC over $550 million PFD deal

Woolworths has hit back against the competition regulator’s claims the company’s proposed undertaking with acquisition target PFD would be hard to enforce.

  • Dominic Powell
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The coal-fired Plant Scherer, one of the top carbon dioxide emitters in the US, stands in the distance in Juliette, Georgia.

‘Not adequate’: SunSuper, QSuper members criticise funds’ climate policies

Members say the funds, which are merging to create a $200 billion super giant, are lagging behind peers on climate action, and have called for net zero targets and divestment strategies to be made public.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Under a new proposal, AMP will tip $800 million into the AMP Capital property fund to stave off a Dexus merger.

AMP says ‘no certainty’ over Ares deal

Investors have accused Ares of trying to get a bargain price by allowing the latest deal to lapse amid the uncertainty over AMP’s leadership.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Chi-X's market entry will break the Australian Securities Exchange's 21-year monopoly on market exchange operation in Australia.

ASX dominance to be tested as US giant buys rival Chi-X

The ASX’s dominant position in Australian share trading is set to be tested with a multi-billion dollar US exchange agreeing to buy its competitor, Chi-X.

  • Charlotte Grieve
ACTU acting secretary Scott Connolly says unions will oppose any award changes that see workers go backwards.

ACTU lobs last-ditch effort to block KKR’s bid for CBA’s super fund

The country’s largest trade union body has urged Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to scuttle the US private equity heavyweight’s $1.7bn play for Colonial First State.

  • Charlotte Grieve

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