Australia Financial News
27.09 / 01:17
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‘Shocked’ Qatar was ‘not told of concerns’ before flights blocked
Qatar Airways says it was “surprised and shocked” that an application to lift services to Australia was rejected by the Albanese government, and told a senate inquiry it did not believe it had been given good reasons the decision.
27.09 / 00:51
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DNA
Oscar
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Betashares buys Bendigo Bank super arm as it enters retirement market
ETF provider Betashares is acquiring Bendigo Bank’s superannuation arm as part of its bid to take on the $3.5 trillion super sector and establish itself as a broader financial services outfit.
27.09 / 00:51
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Platform
Entertainment
pandemic
stars
Star receives lukewarm reception from insto investors in $565m raise
Star Entertainment says it has raised $565 million from investors after receiving “significant interest”, even though the take-up rate on the institutional entitlement offer was only 67 per cent.
27.09 / 00:51
COST
Provident
Target
Platform
Gap
innovations
This online tool cuts contract red tape to less than an hour
The time-consuming and expensive process of drafting a commercial contract for construction projects has been a sore point for both law firms and their clients for decades.
27.09 / 00:51
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Software
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Robots open a path to sustainable construction
When the doors to the Boola Katitjin building opened at Murdoch University’s campus this February, it was a triumph for sustainable construction given its status as the largest mass engineered timber (MET) building in Western Australia.
26.09 / 23:05
COST
Provident
FIVE
Booking
Strategy
Enterprise
stage
Global fund giant Ares predicts local boom in private equity lending
The head of global fund giant Ares Management’s Australasian unit says he expects direct lending to local companies to double over the next three years as more buy-out funds turn to asset managers for financing.
26.09 / 21:57
26.09 / 20:19
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V8 Supercars gives Ryco extra drive in 4WD owners pursuit
Electric vehicles are slowly making headway in Australia, with about a sixth of all new vehicles sold in Australia being either full battery electric or a hybrid version.
26.09 / 20:19
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Digital
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Strategy
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innovations
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SBS has a new content plan to speak to all Australians
The head of SBS corporate strategy has laid out an ambitious vision to be able to deliver bespoke content in the language of any user’s choice, enmeshing the specialist broadcaster in the daily media diet of foreign-language speaking Australians.
26.09 / 20:19
UPS
Provident
Target
Digital
Enterprise
Backed
Schwartz-backed Armitage Associates finds merger partner for Tecala
Armitage Associates-backed IT services group Tecala will pay about $10 million to purchase automation consulting services company rapidMATION.
26.09 / 20:19
UPS
Entertainment
Strategy
PayDay
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Dutch infra investor DIF Capital to farewell Australia; MacCap hired
European infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners is gearing up to sell its entire Australian portfolio, Street Talk can reveal.
26.09 / 20:19
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PwC tax scandal raises question for global firm
PwC’s global firm knew about the tax leaks scandal unfolding in Australia two years before its local affiliate informed the powerful US regulator that oversees the consulting giant.
26.09 / 20:19
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Healthcare
Bill
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patient
CSL cracks the genetic code of haemophilia B treatment
At the launch of the world’s first gene therapy for haemophilia B in late 2022, there were tears.
26.09 / 20:19
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love
show
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Ad agency builds a new therapeutic system for psychologists
More than 145 people go missing in Australia every day. But attention is rarely given to the several thousand loved ones who have been left behind.
26.09 / 20:19
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Continental
RIO
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reports
Aussie hydrogen exports to Europe could be a pipedream, report warns
London | Europe is more likely to meet its potentially burgeoning demand for hydrogen via pipelines from nearby countries, not shipping from far-flung sources like Australia, a leading energy think tank has warned.
26.09 / 20:19
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Financial
Financial services elephants need the little guys
Global banking regulation has bolstered the case for bigger is better when it comes to financial services in the current age. But the bigger banks grow, the harder it is to innovate the types of solutions that deliver step-changes for customers.
26.09 / 20:19
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When will insurers cut premiums? Here’s what the global giants say
London | When Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones sat down with reinsurance execs in their HQs in London and Munich, he was surprised to find them bringing up an inland Queensland town with a population of just 7000 people.
26.09 / 15:57
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India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Five players of Team India to miss Rajkot ODI. Details here
Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! “We have got 13 players at this point in time," said Rohit during the pre-match press meet.
26.09 / 15:37
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Australian
Former Australian rugby player thrown out of Buckingham Palace after crude joke on Queen Elizabeth. Know what happened
Australian rugby player Jeremy Paul has claimed that he was thrown out of Buckingham Palace after he made a crude joke related to the late Queen Elizabeth II during his visit in 2004. Participating in 'The Good, The Bad & The Rugby' podcast, co-hosted by the Queen's grandson-in-law Mike Tindall, he narrated the story. Paul said that the queen asked him why one of his teammates was carrying a stuffed kangaroo on his shoulder. The rugby star said, «He's got to hold it 24/7, and we steal it off him and go and hold it for ransom,» according to a report in Express.co.uk.
26.09 / 15:21
business
Blockchain
Kraken
Kraken secures money license registrations in Spain and Ireland
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has received an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) from the Central Bank of Ireland and registration as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) from the Bank of Spain.
26.09 / 14:09
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PwC hopes outsiders will cure ‘shadow culture’
PwC Australia will add three independent directors to its board and publish audited accounts, a first for the big four, in a bid to cure a “shadow culture” uncovered by Ziggy Switkowski’s report into the tax leaks scandal.
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