Megan Neil

Megan NeilBusiness reporter

Megan Neil is a Melbourne-based senior business reporter for The Australian, covering financial services. She spent 20 years at national newswire Australian Associated Press in various roles including senior national journalist, finance editor and Melbourne bureau chief. Megan covered several royal commissions including the financial services inquiry.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - APRIL 18 2023 - A general view of people walking past the ASX in Central Sydney. Picture NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 ends flat amid mining losses; Pact soars

Santos, Woodside gain amid merger talks. Pact accepts billionaire’s higher bid. Sigma-Chemist Warehouse union to create $8.8bn powerhouse. Costa Group flags earnings fall.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire photos AUGUST 29, 2023: ASX in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Coker

ASX 200 ends at 11-week high; Santos lifts

Investors pile into Santos amid $80bn merger talks; Woodside dips. ANZ’s $900,000 penalty for disclosure failure. Sigma suspends trading amid Chemist Warehouse talks. Chalmers-RBA deal may bring rate hikes.

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People walk in front of an electronic board which displays stock prices inside the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX Ltd.), building in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. Singapore Exchange Ltd.'s A$8.1 billion ($8 billion) bid for ASX Ltd. will be vetted by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board before approval, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg

ASX 200 rallies; Soul Pattinson bid for Perpetual

Soul Pattinson makes $3bn move on Perpetual, which is eyeing a possible split. Sigma raising $350m as part of plans for back door listing of Chemist Warehouse. GDP growth slows due to cost of living, high rates.

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ASX’s worst day in six weeks; RBA holds rates

CS Energy coal plant hit by delay. RBA says any further tightening depends on data. First strike for Bank of Queensland. Rio Tinto accelerates Rhodes Ridge. Origin gains. Evolution halts for gold raise.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 12 OCTOBER, 2023: The Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

ASX falls, but ends week up

ASX 200 up by 0.46 per cent for week. Billionaire wants government to help households. Proxy adviser backs Allkem merger. Farmers lose from Coles Saputo deal: BCCM. Premier Investments gains.

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A board at the Australian Securities Exchamge (ASX) in Sydney on November 7, 2017, shows the Australian sharemarket breaking through above 6,000 for the first time since the financial crisis, pushing past a psychological barrier amid optimism about the global economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 briefly passed 6,000 in trading in Sydney in mid-day trade, after failing to pass that level after several attempts in recent years. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

ASX rises, has big monthly gain; Origin falls

ASX 200 has second best month of 2023. Origin rejects Plan B. Australian 7-Eleven business sold for $1.7bn. Guthrie ousted from Mighty Kingdom board. Iress soars.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Newswire Photos- NOVEMBER 07 2023: A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney as the Reserve Bank meets today to discuss another rate rise. Photo by: NCA Newswire /Gaye Gerard

ASX gains but post-CPI rally fades

RBA tipped to hold rates next week after inflation cools more than expected. Strong Harvey Norman protest vote as sales slow. Fisher & Paykel, CSL, Temple & Webster among gainers.

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ASX ends up, real estate leads gains

Rate hikes creating public, political ‘noise’: RBA’s Bullock tells HK conference. Spending pause in October before Black Friday sales. Healius gets dressing down at AGM. Collins Foods, Plenti among big gainers.

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ASX 200 falls as US futures drop

Andrew Hauser first foreigner to hold such a high RBA position. Perseus up stake in Silvercorp takeover target OreCorp. Adore soars after rejects THG bid. Healius lifts as chair exits.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : Newswire Photos AUGUST 30 2023: A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney. Picture: NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX up; 30pc of votes against Origin bid

Voting figures on Brookfield/EIG bid revealed. Core Lithium gets a first strike. Star buys time on Qld casinos licence suspensions. WiseTech, PWR Holdings, Select Harvests fall.

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