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Bank of Queensland gains new chief, Regis gets greenlight for McPhillamys and Liontown rebuffs Albemarle’s latest bid
Bank of Queensland (ASX: BOQ) announced this week its current executive chair will become the company’s chief executive officer and managing director until December 2024. Patrick Allaway will step down as chair and become the new chief at the Queensland bank. His chair position will be taken up by Warwick Negus. Bank of Queensland said […]
BOQ and Bendigo Bank merger rumours, Rio Tinto’s lost radioactive capsule found and Santos gets green light for Mount Tabor
Bank of Queensland (ASX: BOQ) and Bendigo Bank (ASX: BEN) are reportedly in early merger discussions with the deal rumoured to be worth over $10 billion. The exit of BOQ’s chief executive officer George Frazis in November has sparked rumours of a merger with Bendigo Bank and BOQ is said to have stalled its search […]
Brickworks inks multi-year deal with Santos, Bank of Queensland CEO departs and Pilbara Minerals enters JV with Calix
Australia’s largest bricking company Brickworks (ASX: BKW) has signed a new 11-year gas wholesale supply deal with Santos (ASX: STO) from 2025 – bolstering its east coast brick making operations. Although reduced gas supply and inflationary pressures have driven the deal to a higher price than the previous five-year agreement, Brickworks managing director Lindsay Partridge […]
Big four banks on notice after Bank of Queensland snaps up ME Bank for $1.3b
Australia’s cosy banking system will undergo the biggest change in many years with the announcement that Bank of Queensland (ASX: BOQ) is buying ME Bank for $1.325 billion. That deal will effectively double the size of BOQ’s retail bank and leave it knocking on the door of the big four banks, having leapfrogged past Bendigo […]