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 MARCH 15, 2024: General vision of the ASX on Friday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

ASX edges into green; iron ore rebounds

Vitamins group Nature’s Care in receivership. ANZ boss says rate cuts may not come this year. Iron ore futures back above $US100. China economic data slightly better than expected. Superloop drops.

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Pedestrians are reflected in a window as they walk past an electronic stock board at the ASX Ltd. exchange centre in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. âWe made good progress on our core initiatives across the period, including the program to replace CHESS with distributed ledger technology; upgrade of our secondary data centre to strengthen market resilience; and restructure of our Listings Compliance team to enhance the quality of market oversight,â ASX Chief Executive Officer Dominic Stevens said. Photographer: David Moir/Bloombergrket resilience; and restructure of our Listings Compliance team to enhance the quality of market oversight,â ASX Chief Executive Officer Dominic Stevens said. Photographer: David Moir/Bloomberg

ASX’s biggest weekly fall in six months

ASX down 2.3 per cent this week. AGL slams nuclear debate as muddying landscape. ASIC concerned by Westpac process. Tabcorp CEO’s comment was about female regulator. ARN Media lifts Southern Cross bid.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos March 6, 2024: Generics from the ASX in Sydney today. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX 200 in red as big banks tumble

The sharemarket has closed slightly lower, as Macquarie downgrade hits banks. Appen dives as takeover bid dropped. Superloop soars as wins contract, Aussie Broadband tanks.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: NewsWire Photos: JANUARY 31 2024: A view of the digital boards at the Australian Stock Exchange in the CBD in sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

ASX rises; BHP drops on iron ore dive

BHP hits nine-month low as iron ore futures fall. Liontown jumps on $550m debt deal. Treasury Wine up as China flags tariffs removal. Appen falls on merger approach. PwC cuts 366 jobs. Core Lithium drops.

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ASX gives up gains; Alumina jumps

Alumina accepts Alcoa takeover. Business conditions rebound: NAB. Lowe new Future Generation chair. Iron ore majors down after price tumble. Gold, lithium stocks gain. Bitcoin’s record. QV up on merger.

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ASX 200 suffers biggest fall in a year

CBA boss sees ‘enormous’ demand for bank shares. Home loan hardship rises: CFR. Chalmers to reform merger laws. TASK shares almost double after bid.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: NewsWire Photos: JANUARY 22 2024: A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

ASX jumps to record high as CBA, banks rally

Record close and intraday high for ASX 200. CBA hits fresh high. Virgin Money UK rockets. Court blocks Scyne move on ex-partner. Magmatic soars on Fortescue buy-in. Pacific Current offloads GQG stake.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Property sales signage is displayed in North Lakes on June 10, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. Economic forecasts suggest Brisbane is on track to overtake Melbourne when it comes to the rate of growth in home values next year. The Hedonic Home Value Index predicts low interest rates and better employment conditions will see Brisbane house values 5.8 per cent in 2016 and 6.1 per cent in 2017. (Photo by Glenn Hunt/Getty Images)

Rate pain: lending ‘malaise’ as home loans fall again

Both the number and value of home loans for owner occupiers have fallen, and investors have also pulled back.

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Big banks lift ASX 200 to record close

PwC partners back ‘milestone’ governance overhaul. Helia, BHP, Woodside, Rio cop ex-div price hits. Ramelius halts over possible Canadian buy. Southern Cross Media’s push for higher ARN-Anchorage bid.

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

ASX 200 inches up; tech stocks drop

Tigerlily collapses for second time. Annual GDP growth slowest since 2000, excluding pandemic. Qantas fined $250,000 for discrimination. Iress down after dismissing takeover talk.

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