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Treasurer gives the tick to $4.9b ANZ-Suncorp deal
The transaction is the biggest banking deal in Australia since Westpac bought St George in 2008.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Who’d pay $3440 to insure my tiny car? My ex-insurer thought I would
My Kia Picanto is worth about as much as a Taylor Swift ticket. Check out the swifty my ex-insurer tried to pull.
- by Margot Saville
Suncorp boss says premium growth to ease as earnings jump 14 per cent
Suncorp chief executive Steve Johnston concedes it has been a tough six months for customers facing rising home and motor insurance costs, but expects premium growth to ease.
- by Millie Muroi
How the ‘millionaires factory’ shook up Australia’s big four banks
A landmark ruling underlines how Macquarie Group, better known for investment banking, is making a serious play in the less racy retail banking sector.
- by Millie Muroi
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World markets
Mining and energy stocks drag ASX lower on big day for earnings reports
Mining and energy stocks weighed heavily on the Australian sharemarket, dragging the index sharply into negative territory after it briefly pared early losses.Â
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Mergers & acquisitions
The competition decision that snookered the treasurer
It’s a sticky decision for Treasurer Jim Chalmers given his government has been waging a war on the dominant players in concentrated industries.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Mergers & acquisitions
ANZ wins green light for $4.9b Suncorp bank takeover on appeal
The Australian Competition Tribunal has overturned the competition watchdog’s decision not to allow ANZ’s proposed acquisition of Suncorp’s banking arm.
- by Millie Muroi
D-day looms for $4.9 billion ANZ-Suncorp deal
A final ruling on the biggest deal in Australian banking since Westpac bought St George in 2008 is looming.
- by Clancy Yeates
Suncorp passing on inflation with premium hikes
Suncorp chief executive Steve Johnston says the insurer has continued to face inflationary pressures, and it is responding to the higher costs through its pricing.
- by Millie Muroi
Bosses raise the pressure as work-from-home tension reaches ‘pivotal point’
While some companies have tied office attendance to pay in a bid to get employees back in the office, it could come with unintended consequences.
- by Millie Muroi and David Swan
‘Black hole’: Insurers warn of unaffordable premiums, home risks
Insurance giants are calling for planning reform and home relocations to avoid spiralling premiums.
- by Millie Muroi