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July 27, 2026
Compliance with financial regulators does not necessarily entail a waiver of legal professional privilege, the Federal Court of Australia on Monday has ruled after Credit Suisse bid to stop insurance broker Marsh from accessing an internal report over the Swiss bank's management and involvement with collapsed supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital.
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July 27, 2026
ClearView shareholders overwhelmingly approved the insurer's $415 million acquisition by Zurich Financial Services in a meeting on Monday after the company's board unanimously endorsed the deal.
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July 27, 2026
Perpetual has received a new $2.6 billion takeover bid from private equity firm EQT after rejecting two lower offers as insufficient earlier this month, the asset manager said on Monday.
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July 27, 2026
KPMG has agreed to stop bidding for Victorian government contracts until September, days after the audit firm said new CEO John Sams fired a partner following new evidence by law firms Allens into the whistleblower allegations.
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July 27, 2026
Treasury is seeking to extend exemptions from cooling-off periods for home and vehicle add-on insurance for another five years because of their high value to consumers, according to draft regulations released on Monday.
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