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David Ross is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian. He previously worked at the European Parliament and as a freelance journalist, writing for many publications including Myanmar Business Today where he was an Australian correspondent. He has a Masters in Journalism from The University of Melbourne.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - August 30, 2024: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Group Executive, Australia Retail Maile Carnegie appears before the House Standing Committee on Economics at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

ANZ on the home stretch with new banking platform

ANZ is readying to run all new retail bank customers through its new banking platform, in a bid to slash costs at the bank.

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MarketsMarkets

ASX Group Executive, Listings Blair Beaton with REA (L-R) CEO Owen Wilson, Chairman Hamish McLennan and CFO Janelle Hopkins ringing the ASX bell celebrating 25 years since the company first floated. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

ASX supports public markets push as private pressures grow

The ASX wants to make it easier for companies to list — and stay listed — amid a surge in private companies and investments.

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ScandalBusiness

21/03/2025. Tony Watson, whistleblower over Lendlease's massive tax swindle. Tony's court hearing is coming up in June however finances for legal representation are running out. Photographed with view to Captain Cook bridge in Sans Souci in SydneyÃs south, where Tony lives with his wife Sue. Britta Campion / The Australian

The price of blowing the whistle? Everything

Tony Watson lost his home, job, friends, and a boatload of money in his fight to show he was dumped over trying to stop Lendlease’s $300m ‘tax dodge’. He’s not alone.

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CryptoBusiness

(FILES) A woman speaks with a worker at a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong on April 15, 2024. Bitcoin's price plunged up to 5.7 percent on March 7, 2025 after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a

Industry open to ‘pragmatic’ digital assets intervention

The digital assets sector is keen to see the next steps from the Albanese government to regulate the growing crypto sector.

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CompaniesCompanies

Future Generation founder and head of Wilson Asset Management Geoff Wilson in Sydney on Thursday, October 5, 2023. Picture: Nikki Short

Bolton, Wilson, Catalano all claim wins in Keybridge meltdown

Wilson Asset Management is optimistic the latest court fight over control of Keybridge Capital may be its last with markets figure Nick Bolton.

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Tax ScandalFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos December 12, 2024: Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones. The new News Media Bargaining Code is announced in Sydney by Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

PwC wrongdoers ‘must face full force of the law’

Outgoing federal Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has taken a swipe at PwC’s deceit in responding to its tax scandal and says there should be consequences for those responsible.

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ConsultingCompanies

Deloitte axes partners amid spending hit

Deloitte’s new CEO Joanne Gorton has moved to cut partners and staff from its consulting arm amid a pullback in spending in the sector.

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BanksFinancial Services

Friday 17 November, Sydney. Macro and Markets Panel: Sheila Patel - pictured (Antler NZ, Vice Chair), Ben Samild - pictured (Future Fund) Atul Lele (Bridgewater Associates), Hosted by Holly Ransom (far left) (Emergent Global) at SH&M Investment Leaders Conference (Sydney Opera House). Photo: Renee Nowytarger / Supplied

Future Fund probed ANZ bond trading scandal

The Future Fund did its own investigations into the ANZ bond trading scandal, contacting market participants to get a sense of how it might have happened.

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BanksFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 18: Pedestrians move past a National Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB) central business district branch on February 18, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to announce its monetary policy decision on February 18, 2025, with many experts predicting a rate cut due to easing inflation and economic conditions. This anticipated cut aims to provide relief to mortgage holders and stimulate economic activity amid concerns about weak household consumption and employment growth. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

NAB trades business banking boss for Canadian connection

The banking major is staring down competition from Westpac and CBA, which are vying for its top spot in business banking, where the profits are richer than home loans.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 18: Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) signage is seen at a central business district branch on February 18, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to announce its monetary policy decision on February 18, 2025, with many experts predicting a rate cut due to easing inflation and economic conditions. This anticipated cut aims to provide relief to mortgage holders and stimulate economic activity amid concerns about weak household consumption and employment growth. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

AOFM softens stance on ANZ

The federal government debt agency has met with ANZ bankers as it confronts refinancing a $80bn pile of Covid-19 debt, softening its stance toward the bank which was frozen out of all government bond deals.

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