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Westpac (ASX:WBC) has confirmed that Chief Information Officer Scott Collary will retire after six years.

The Australian Banking Association accused Apple and card giants of exploiting domestic payment systems without funding them, sparking a regulatory showdown.

Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) logged Q3 profit growth across all divisions and upgrades full-year guidance for its commodities unit.

Future Generation Global (ASX:FGG) recorded a substantial 49% increase in its fully franked full-year dividend for 2025.

Regal Partners (ASX:RPL) has greenlit an on-market share buy-back program, signaling strong confidence in its financial trajectory.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) has signaled it may restrict how customers utilise external AI-powered bots to interact with its services.

OFX Group (ASX:OFX) has kicked off a formal strategic review, signaling that the company is exploring a range of options, including a potential sale.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has dialed back the stringent liquidity requirements imposed on Macquarie Group's (ASX:MQG) Macquarie Bank.

Australia's sovereign wealth fund has delivered a powerhouse performance for 2025, with the Future Fund reporting a 12.4% annual return that added a staggering $29.54 billion to its coffers.

Pinnacle Investment Management (ASX:PNI) reported an 11% decline in first-half net profit and signed a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 79.2% stake in Pacific Asset Management.

Reserve Bank of Australia’s Monetary Policy Board announced a 25-basis point increase in the cash rate target, bringing it to 3.85%.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) issued a pre-reporting update detailing several non-recurring items and structural re-segmentations that will impact its financial results for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 2025.