Financial

Challenging Times Ahead for Westpac as Mortgage Growth Slows
March 19, 2025 12:52 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Westpac's mortgage growth expected to,remain,slow,Closure of RAMS,impacts,mortgage expansion,Westpac's earnings outlook influenced by mortg...

Tower Limited (ASX:TWR) Announces NZ$45M Capital Return with Share C...
March 18, 2025 05:14 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Tower Limited to return NZ$45 million to shareholders,Shareholders to receive NZ$1.1858 per cancelled share,Trading halt scheduled from Mar...

Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) Valuation: How It Measures Up Using Two...
March 18, 2025 01:14 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Bank of Queensland (BOQ) trades around $6.53, with a PE-based valuation of $6.67.,Dividend discount model suggests a potential valuation of...

Tower’s (ASX:TWR) $45M Capital Return Sparks Market Buzz Amid Tradin...
March 18, 2025 11:54 AM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Tower (TWR),initiates,a $45 million capital return.,Trading temporarily halted on ASX and NZX to,facilitate,share cancellation.,Trading set...

Navigator Global Investments (ASX:NGI) Expands Private Equity Footpr...
March 17, 2025 06:24 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Strategic Move,: (NGI) secures a 23.5% stake in healthcare-focused private equity firm 1315 Capital.,Investment Structure,: USD 70.5 millio...

Leadership Shake-Up at NAB: What It Means for the Banking Sector
March 17, 2025 03:00 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,NAB’s CFO makes a surprise exit to a rival bank.,CEO Andrew Irvine brings in a familiar face for a key role.,Executive transitions highligh...

Westpac (ASX:WBC) Strengthens Leadership with Key CFO Appointment fr...
March 17, 2025 02:12 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Westpac (WBC) appoints Nathan Goonan as its new CFO.,Goonan transitions from NAB (NAB), where he served as Group CFO.,His extensive experie...

Can the NAB (ASX:NAB) Share Price Outperform the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO)?
March 17, 2025 12:47 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Valuation insights:,A closer look at NAB's share price using PE and DDM models.,Dividend impact:,How consistent dividend payments influence...

Stock Watch: SOL’s Market Position & QBE’s Strong Recovery in 2025
March 13, 2025 01:44 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,SOL share price sees a 6.1% decline in 2025,QBE surges 33.5% above its 52-week low,SOL,maintains,a strong dividend,track record,since 1903,...

Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA): Is It Fairly Valued in December?
March 13, 2025 01:36 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Understanding how to evaluate bank stocks using PE ratio and dividend models.,Commonwealth Bank (CBA) valuation compared to sector averages...

COG Financial Services: Examining Market Movements and Business Grow...
March 13, 2025 11:30 AM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights:,The company's share price experienced a recent decline, though long-term growth remains significant.,Earnings per share have shown consist...

Bailador enhances its tech portfolio with new investment in PropHero
March 13, 2025 11:00 AM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights:,Bailador Technology Investments (ASX:BTI) leads a major Series A round to support digital innovation in real estate.,PropHero's AI-enabled...

Bank of Canada Set for Another Rate Cut Amid Economic Pressures
March 12, 2025 02:41 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Bank of Canada expected to lower rates for the seventh consecutive time.,Trade tariffs create economic uncertainty, prompting policy adjust...

Helia Group CEO Reduces Stake: What It Means for Investors
March 12, 2025 01:29 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Helia Group's (,ASX:HLI,) CEO reduced her holding by 31%, amounting to AU$1.5 million.,Insider transactions over the past year show more sh...

Two Key Methods to Assess the Valuation of (ASX:BOQ) Shares
March 12, 2025 01:25 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaKey Highlights:,Price-to-Earnings (PE) Ratio,helps compare (,ASX:BOQ,) with peers in the banking sector.,Dividend Discount Model (DDM),evaluates the p...

IAG (ASX:IAG) Handles Surge of Insurance Claims Post-Cyclone Alfred...
March 12, 2025 11:58 AM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,IAG (IAG) received over 4,000 claims following Cyclone Alfred.,Additional,staff deployed, including specialists from New Zealand.,Governmen...

Legal Showdown: ASX and ASIC Clash Over Confidentiality in CHESS Cas...
March 12, 2025 11:30 AM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights:,ASX seeks access to ASIC's internal legal communications.,Federal Court judge hints at transferring confidentiality battle.,Next case mana...

Australian Markets Take a Hit as Tech and Banking Stocks Lead Declin...
March 11, 2025 01:13 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Australian share market experiences a sharp decline, hitting a seven-month low.,Major losses,led,by,WiseTech,(,ASX:WTC,) and Commonwealth B...

Australian Shares Plunge to Seven-Month Low Amid Global Market Fears...
March 11, 2025 12:13 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,ASX 200 falls 1.5% to its lowest level since August 2024, tracking Wall Street’s sharp decline.,Financial, mining, and gold stocks tumble,...

Suncorp (ASX:SUN) Assures Strong Reinsurance Support for Cyclone Alf...
March 11, 2025 12:00 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Majority of Alfred-related claims fall under government reinsurance coverage,Suncorp (SUN) receives thousands of,home,and food spoilage cla...