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Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... objectives," Treasury said. Financial services minister Daniel Mulino said the reforms help boost productivity and competition in the financial sector. "We are cutting red tape across the financial services industry by $780 million a year which is good ...

Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... Moving forward, she believes getting those distinctions right for Australia will enhance consumer protection and its competition capabilities relative to other jurisdictions.

Challenger rejects $7.8bn takeover offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... create a larger investment management platform and leave Challenger more focused on retirement income. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently approved the merger of Fidante and Channel Capital. The board's latest response ...

ASX needs to push boundaries to compete: AGM

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... executive Anthony Attia told his first annual general meeting (AGM) that the bourse will need to respond to global competition by moving beyond traditional boundaries. Attia, who arrived from Euronext to lead the ASX in September, said despite Australia ...

Rent stress threatens retirement security

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... lowest income quintile, 65% spend more than 30% of their gross income on rent while 30% spend more than half. "Stronger competition and low vacancy rates are creating a 'musical chairs' effect with poorer and more vulnerable households potentially squeezed ...

Swedish PE giant EQT takes Cleanaway private in $9.3bn deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... Implementation will be subject regulatory approval including from Foreign Investment Review Board, the Australian Competition, the Federal Court of Australia and Consumer Commission and the competition authorities of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The deal ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... swiftly to intervene early, disrupt poor practices and protect investors from potential harm," she said. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently approved the merger of Fidante and Channel Capital. Challenger subsidiary Challenger ...

MUFG's acquisition of GROW approved

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
The competition watchdog has given MUFG's takeover of GROW Inc the green light, while tearing down the latter in its determination. The ACCC said the takeover would be unlikely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition, saying the business ...

Super sector an important source of resilience: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... resilience must be maintained. "It is important that lending standards remain sound in the face of continued strong competition in lending so that resilience is not eroded in an environment more prone to shocks," the RBA said. "The superannuation sector ...

Ironbark raises $256m from global investment firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... Ironbark on the deal. The transaction is subject to approval by the Foreign Investment Review Board and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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