Capital raisings, IPOs, investing, wealth and super — how Australian money is raised, allocated and grown.
The bank’s full-year result showed strong growth in business and institutional lending offsetting a slimmer margin, as chief executive Anthony Miller warned rates are likely to stay elevated into 2027.
The prudential regulator told Senate Estimates the financial system is strong, but flagged offshore risks, AI-driven cyber threats and targeted reviews of how banks are lending as conditions cool.
1 Nov 2026
Reserve Bank data show lending to businesses rose 0.9% in September for a second straight month, even as borrowers brace for what would be the fifth rate rise of 2026.
31 Oct 2026
The corporate regulator says it is engaging with the four lead managers on the collapsed AI data centre listing, including how investor demand was described during the bookbuild.
30 Oct 2026
Annuity provider Challenger has rejected a takeover proposal from its largest shareholder, TAL Daiichi Life, as too low, just as demand for guaranteed retirement income surges.
29 Oct 2026
A $155 billion data centre pipeline is reshaping the economy and positioning Australia as an AI powerhouse, but foreign ownership and rising power costs raise questions over who benefits.
12 Oct 2026
Governor's statement points to softening inflation and a more balanced outlook for the second half.
9 Oct 2026
Firmus is about to test the ASX with one of the biggest listings in its history. Here is what actually makes a company decide to go public, how a bookbuild sets the price, and why many good companies never list at all.
2 Oct 2026
Savers are the early winners as the majors compete harder for deposits.
1 Oct 2026
Ultra-wealthy families are bypassing traditional funds to invest directly in private companies.
31 Aug 2026
The float would be the largest clean energy IPO on the ASX in more than two years.
24 Aug 2026
Consumer groups are pushing for faster consequences when default MySuper products miss benchmarks.
20 Aug 2026
The $340 million raise will fund a processing plant expansion at the company's flagship project.
16 Aug 2026
Index funds and ETFs have overtaken active management in net new flows for the first time.
12 Aug 2026
The consumer lending platform has locked in cornerstone commitments ahead of a planned float later this year.
11 Aug 2026
The raise will fund Phase III trials for the company's lead oncology candidate through to results.
1 Aug 2026
A higher tax on the earnings of very large super balances started on 1 July 2026. It will not touch most Australians for decades, if ever. The way it was redesigned still says a lot about the rules younger workers will retire under.
7 Jul 2026
Private credit, infrastructure and collectibles are all gaining share in high-net-worth portfolios.
7 Jul 2026
Super funds are overhauling member communications to meet new retirement income obligations.
25 Jun 2026
Income-focused equity strategies are attracting fresh inflows as term deposit rates start to fall.
13 Jun 2026
The corporate regulator is no longer just warning individual stock-tippers on platforms such as TikTok. It is reviewing the licensed firms that put them on the payroll, and it wants proof they are watching.
24 Apr 2026
