EML Payments Ltd

EML Payments (ASX: EML) recorded a vastly improved financial performance on all key metrics in the 2024 financial year. Group chief executive officer Ron Hynes told shareholders that many long-term structural obstacles and challenges had been addressed over the course of FY24. Mr Hynes, who was appointed to his role in July after a lengthy […]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has stonewalled Qantas Airways’ (ASX: QAN) proposed acquisition of private charter flight service company Alliance Aviation Services (ASX: AQZ). Qantas scooped up a 19.9% holding in Alliance in February 2019, and in May last year followed up with a bid acquire 100% of the airline for about $614 […]

AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) has entered into a landmark deal with property trust Dexus this week that could be worth up to $550 million. After quashing efforts to spin off its real estate and infrastructure equities manager Collimate Capital, AMP has opted into selling local management rights over $28 billion to Dexus. AMP chair Debra […]

The $39 billion takeover offer for Afterpay (ASX: APT) highlights the stupendous potential of our home-grown digital-oriented fintech minnows, bearing in mind the towering buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) oak tree was a mere acorn five years ago. Naturally, investor attention has turned to the slew of listed BNPL wannabes who are emulating the Afterpay model with various […]