australia

KPMG Australia's CEO and audit head resign after failed whistleblower investigation

Andrew Yates, KPMG Australia's CEO, and Julian McPherson, national managing partner audit and assurance, have resigned after an investigation into a whistleblower's allegations over data use was not conducted with "necessary rigour". Principia Advisory is conducting a culture review.

May 29, 2026

Anthony Attia to take reins at ASX in September

The former Euronext executive will succeed Helen Lofthouse amid ongoing reforms at the Australian Securities Exchange; Darren Yip steps into the role on an interim basis at the end of May.

May 21, 2026

Analysis: ASX prepares for A$12bn Firmus Technologies IPO

Roadshows in Apac are under way for the IPO of the innovative data centre firm, which would boost Australia's sluggish ECM market.

May 07, 2026

FinanceAsia Awards 2026: Australia and New Zealand winners announced

Read on for the winners of the 30th edition of the FinanceAsia Awards, across Australia and New Zealand.

April 22, 2026

Australia's financial services M&A market hits turbulence

Two M&A deals in Australia’s financial services sector hit major turbulence in March, underlining some of the recent challenges in completing deals, including higher interest rates and the war in the Middle East.

April 07, 2026

Citi names head of Australia, NZ capital markets natural resources group

Anders Svensson is joining the bank in Sydney from Morgan Stanley.

March 30, 2026

Clifford Capital raises first Australian dollar IABS at A$455m

Across four tranches, it the Singapore firm's inaugural Australian issuance and continues the infrastructure platform's fundraising momentum with its largest private placement.

March 17, 2026

Australia's PlasmaLeap Technologies secures A$30m Series A funding

Investors in the firm, which produces zero-emissions production of ammonia and nitric acid, include the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures.

March 03, 2026

Nuveen to boost Apac presence with £9.9bn Schroders deal

If the deal is finalised, a combination of the US and UK global asset managers will control almost $2.5 trillion of assets under management; they both have offices across Apac.

February 13, 2026

Ryan Ellis named Citi Australia, NZ head of markets sales

Sydney-based Ellis has been leading the Australia & New Zealand rates sales franchise and will continue in this role.

December 18, 2025