Byron Kaye
Stories by Byron Kaye
Australia’s Macquarie exits global banking sector climate coalition
Goldman, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and BofA have also left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.
News Corp considers selling pay TV and streaming unit in Australia
The division posted a 5% profit decline for the June quarter.
Mexican restaurant chain surges 36% in biggest Australian IPO this year
Some 3.1 million shares, out of just over 100 million issued, had changed hands by early afternoon.
Australia regulator stalls $3.2b ANZ-Suncorp bank deal
The ACCC was concerned a tie-up between the financial firms would worsen competition.
Australia fines Facebook parent Meta $14m for undisclosed data collection
Meta still faces a civil court action over its dealings with Cambridge Analytica in Australia.
Blackstone-owned Australian casino operator Crown Resorts agrees to $294m fine
The fine is the third-largest for an Australian company.
Australia competition regulator questions benefits of ANZ’s $3.3b Suncorp buyout
The ACCC will make its final decision by June 12 on the deal.
PayPal tells Australia it supports buy-now-pay-later regulation
PayPal said it has its own safeguards to protect shoppers from borrowing too much.
Australia blocks Telstra-TPG wireless internet deal in bright spot for Singtel’s Optus
Optus, owned by SingTel, had opposed the deal saying it would build Telstra's market dominance.
Australian regulator sues comparison site over crypto product
Finder Wallet effectively sold a debenture product without a financial services licence.
