Matt Bell

Matt BellBusiness reporter

Matt Bell is a journalist and digital producer at The Australian and The Australian Business Network. Previously, he reported on the travel and insurance sectors for B2B audiences, and most recently covered property at The Daily Telegraph.

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11/12/2019. Hamish Douglass, Magellan Chairman and co-founder, photographed at their offices in Sydney for The Deal. Britta Campion / The Australian

Magellan wins support from Zenith

After a fortnight from hell, Hamish Douglass has had a win. Zenith Investment Partners, an influential researcher for financial advisers, says it has confidence in Magellan Financial.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 5, 2021: Lots of red on the board at the ASX in Sydney today with the world watching China's Evergrande crisis and the US Debt Ceiling looming large. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX up 0.1%; Link soars 15%, Charter Hall falls

ASX closes up by 0.1 per cent as Link soars 15 per cent on $3.5bn sale and Charter Hall dives 7.5 per cent on Paradice. Sydney Airport takeover gets FIRB nod and BHP out of Noront race.

David Rogers, Matt Bell, Lilly Vitorovich and Valerina Changarathil

CompaniesCompanies

First crushing of significant metal waste extracted from landfill as part of City of Darwin's new contract with Veolia.Picture: Che Chorley

Watchdog nod for waste merger

The competition watchdog has cleared the way for Suez and Veolia’s $23.34bn tie-up, after accepting three divestiture undertakings from Veolia.

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The indicator board at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is seen in Sydney, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. The Australian share market has opened higher, with every sector joining an early rally, as the ASX200 broke through its intra-day all-time high set in November 2007, just before the global financial crisis. (AAP Image/Paul Braven) NO ARCHIVING

ASX soars, led by health; Magellan rallies

ASX roars to its best day in two weeks on health and energy sectors. Pilbara Minerals dives 9 per cent on guidance and Magellan rallies from Monday’s record loss.

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BANKINGFinancial Services

The offices of banking giants HSBC and Barclays are pictured at the the secondary central business district of Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs, east London on December 11, 2020. - A Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union looked to be hanging in the balance on Friday, after leaders on both sides of the Channel gave a gloomy assessment of progress in last-gasp talks. The Bank of England said Friday that UK banks remained "resilient" to the risks of Brexit and coronavirus, but warned financial services could face "disruption" when the transition period ends. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)

Barclays to accelerate Australian push

British financial major Barclays will expand further into Australia by April after being granted a licence to operate as a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution.

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Stock prices displayed on an information screen at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 1.8 per cent at 1017 AEST, with all 12 indexes trading in red following a big sell-off on Wall Street. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING

ASX dips 0.2%; Magellan dives 33% on axed deal

ASX down on energy, financials and industrial sectors; Magellan suffers record one-day fall over axed mandate, Cimic tumbles 13 per cent and Nine secures NRL rights for 2023-2027.

David Rogers, Sarah Jones, Valerina Changarathil and Matt Bell

AviationAviation

Qantas flying high after Covid: analysts

Qantas will emerge from the pandemic with higher earnings than before Covid-19, according to equities analysts at Macquarie.

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Financial servicesFinancial Services

Magellan trade halted amid contract loss

Less than a fortnight after the unexpected departure of its chief executive, Magellan Financial Group is poised to lose a major funds source – expected to be St James’s Place.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: A man looks at the electronic display of stocks at the Australian Stock Exchange on March 13, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The ASX200 plunged more than 7 percent in the first 15 minutes of trade on Friday, amid fears over the spread of COVID-19. The Australian sharemarket fall follows the worst day of trading on Thursday, which saw the worst losses since the Global Financial Crisis. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

ASX up, led by miners; Afterpay dives 7.6%

ASX closers higher on mining and energy; Afterpay dives 7.6 per cent as courts approve sale, Magellan in trading halt over contract ‘termination’ and Sydney Airport acquisition vote set.

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ASX falls, IGO climbs on deal, CSL dives 8.2%

ASX closes 0.43 per cent lower, pulled down by CSL sell off; EML Payments faces class action, IGO gains after Western Areas buy and jobless rate falls to 4.6 per cent.

Sarah Jones, Valerina Changarathil and Matt Bell

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