Daily Financial News - Australia

FNArena’s Monitor keeps track of corporate earnings result releases, including broker views, ratings and target price changes and beat/miss assessments

Computershare will break into the US corporate trust industry with a substantial acquisition promising long-term earnings potential

Rental reductions and government subsidies underpinned strong first half earnings for specialty retailer Premier Investments. Yet, how will growth stack up in the second half, or FY22?

With a better than expected first half and prospects of an even better second half, the only way from here is up for Lovisa Holdings

Having completed its efficiency drive, Sigma Healthcare is looking to M&A to enable future growth

New Hope Corp is facing the prospect of putting New Acland on the shelf while strengthening coal prices have boosted cash flow and a resumption of dividends

Beach Energy has found gas in its Artisan exploration well although other fields supplying Victoria’s Otway plant are considered more promising

Just over a year ago it was bushfires, now floods in NSW have put the spotlight once again on the insurance industry

An oversupply of electricity looms, putting pressure on wholesale power prices. Could separating Loy Yang A be the panacea for AGL Energy?

Can Commonwealth Bank’s entry to the BNPL industry with its own virtual card upset the current operators? Will this create churn?