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 SEPTEMBER 6, 2023: screens at the Australian Stock exchange (ASX) Sydney CBD.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

ASX’s three-week low; Liontown speculation

Miners drive falls as BHP drops 5.2 per cent ex-dividend. Liontown soars. Rates-led slowdown over next few months: NAB boss. Inflation to remain volatile: Lowe. ART boss Bernard Reilly resigns.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos AUGUST 07 2023: A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney as interest rates continue to rise. Picture NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX falls as growth slows; Orora slumps

Orora’s discounted raise hits shares. Economic growth slows as rates, cost of living bite. Macquarie down on trading update. Coal miners lift as NSW flags higher coal royalties.

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

ASX 200 ends flat; RBA holds rates

Outgoing RBA boss Philip Lowe’s last rates call is no change. Eraring extension deal coming for Origin. Qantas down as Vanessa Hudson steps up. Chalice tanks.

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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; Qantas reputation repair ‘will take time’

Mining, energy gains lift bourse. Qantas apologises for fallen service standards. Liontown’s board keen on Albemarle’s sweetened bid. SkyCity warns of possible NZ licence suspension.

WealthWealth

Creative abstract money savings sketch on modern laptop monitor, accumulation and growth of money concept. Growing wealth, superannuation generic.

Why big super is sticking with alternatives

The field is getting crowded, but big super is still keen to invest where mum and dads can’t – in alternatives.

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Fortescue, Chalice lead broad ASX falls

PwC pay cuts amid ‘reputational challenges’. Billionaire Solomon Lew’s Myer top-up. Fortescue’s revolving door. Qantas trust issues weigh. Mayne continues to bleed.

climateFinancial Services

Australian Retirement Trust chief investment officer Ian Patrick.

Super funds call for action on green targets

The superannuation industry can band together to help take action in addressing ‘the thorny problem’ of climate change, one of the biggest funds says.

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Senior man and woman standing in new house looking at camera. Generic retirement, retirees smiling.

Call for super funds to ‘urgently’ help retirees

The government and regulators have criticised the super industry’s ‘lack of urgency’ to help retirees, and the boss of one high-profile fund agrees.

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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 falls; PEXA, Pilbara drop; Accent soars

Bourse down on tech losses. Wesfarmers lifts on profit jump. Investors disregard big Pilbara profit. PEXA swings to loss. Accent’s record result. ANZ wants Suncorp review.

BankingFinancial Services

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, DECEMBER 16, 2022. NAB CEO Ross McEwan speaks at the bank's AGM in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Inflation ‘hurt’ to continue, says NAB chief

People are cutting back on spending but NAB boss Ross McEwan does not see signs of ‘mortgage prisoners’ in the housing market.

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