Latest Banking News

QBE Insurance Group has updated its dividend announcement, confirming a 31-cent ordinary dividend for the first half of 2025 alongside detailed pricing for its Dividend Reinvestment and Bonus Share Plans.

Metal Bank Limited has agreed to acquire Hastings Technology Metals’ Western Australian gold assets, expanding its portfolio and advancing key projects toward production.

Hastings Technology Metals has agreed to sell its Western Australian gold assets to Metal Bank Limited for A$2.3 million in shares, enabling a sharper focus on its flagship rare earths project. The deal includes key management moves and an in-specie share distribution to Hastings shareholders.

BSP Financial Group reveals the Papua New Guinea Government’s plan to shift accounts to a new state-owned bank, potentially denting BSP’s profits. The bank is evaluating the full impact and possible responses.

Euro Manganese Inc. reports significant progress on its Chvaletice Project and Bécancour Plant, positioning itself as a key Western supplier of high-purity manganese critical for EV batteries. The company highlights strong feasibility results, strategic financing partnerships, and multiple offtake agreements amid an expected global supply deficit.

News Corporation has announced a significant secondary offering of over 14 million Class B shares by key family trusts, signaling a notable insider sell-down without direct proceeds to the company.

Suncorp Group Limited has updated its dividend details for the first half of FY2025, confirming a fully franked dividend of 49 cents per share and revising the Dividend Reinvestment Plan price to $21.17.

360 Capital Mortgage REIT has introduced a voluntary Distribution Reinvestment Plan allowing unitholders to reinvest monthly distributions into additional units at net asset value without transaction costs. This move aims to enhance investor returns while maintaining capital preservation and transparency.

BHP Group Limited has updated its dividend notification, confirming a fully franked USD 0.60 per share dividend for the first half of 2025, with detailed currency conversion rates and multiple payment options.

ASX Limited has updated its dividend notification to include the New Zealand dollar exchange rate, NZD equivalent dividend amount, and the dividend reinvestment plan price for the first half of FY25.

Cann Group Limited has disclosed a late payment of over $1.37 million in interest and facility fees to National Australia Bank, which has issued a non-waiver letter but is holding off on immediate action. The company is actively negotiating financing arrangements and plans to update the market by the end of September 2025.

The Federal Court has dismissed most ASIC claims against Money3 Loans, a Solvar subsidiary, affirming its compliance with responsible lending standards while identifying limited breaches in a handful of consumer loans.