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ANZ appoints Mark Whelan as CEO Australia

16 Feb 2015 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) appoints Mark Whelan as CEO Australia to succeed Philip Chronican.

QBE Insurance sells Australian agency businesses

16 Feb 2015 - QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) inks a deal to sell its Australian agency businesses to Steadfast Group Limited (ASX:SDF

BEN boosts H1 profit & cash earnings

16 Feb 2015 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (ASX:BEN) boosts its profit and earnings in the first half of the 2015 financial year.

Aurizon H1 profit surges, puts knife to costs

16 Feb 2015 - Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) improves its interim profit and details plans to generate savings of $100 million.

Patties Foods berries hit with contamination fears

16 Feb 2015 - Patties Foods Limited (ASX:PFL) recalls its 1kg packs of Nanna’s Frozen Mixed Berries amid fears of contamination.

Seymour Whyte wins Sydney utilities contract

16 Feb 2015 - An alliance including Seymour Whyte Limited (ASX:SWL) wins an $87 million contract for Sydney’s Green Square Trunk Stormwater Project.

1-Page seals deal with Sears

13 Feb 2015 - 1-Page Limited (ASX:1PG) has entered into an agreement with Sears Auto Center for access to its talent assessment platform.

iProperty buys Thai real-estate portal

13 Feb 2015 - iProperty Group Limited (ASX:IPP) acquires Thai real estate portal for cash and shares worth $8M.

Newcrest H1 profit rises but no dividend

13 Feb 2015 - Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) has posted a first half profit of $200 million and all operations are generating positive free cash flows.

Sims lifts H1 profit on US-Euro scrap metals

13 Feb 2015 - Sims Metal Management Limited (ASX:SGM) pushes net profit to $75M on strong earnings from its US and European metals and recycling business.

Rio Tinto FY dividend higher plus share buyback

13 Feb 2015 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) profit and earnings fall but it has boosted its dividend and announced a $US2B share buyback in the 2014 FY.

Warrnambool Cheese H1 profit down, weaker AUD helps

13 Feb 2015 - Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory (ASX:WCB) reports dip in H1 net profit, blamed on a change in its accounting treatment of raw milk.

Mirvac H1 profit rises, affirms FY targets

12 Feb 2015 - Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) improves its first half profit and affirms its growth targets for the full 2015 financial year.

ASX lifts H1 profit & invests in technology

12 Feb 2015 - ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) reports first half profit growth and outlines plans to invest in technology.

Telstra posts record H1 profit of $2.1B

12 Feb 2015 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) posts a record interim net profit of $2.1 billion.

APN News and Media FY14 profit grows

12 Feb 2015 - APN News and Media Limited (ASX:APN) grows its profit in the 2014 full year following a series of acquisitions.

TZ secures Pos Malaysia contract

12 Feb 2015 - Mark Bouris’ TZ Limited (ASX:TZL) secures a six-year contract with Malaysia’s sole postal services provider, Pos Malaysia.

Leighton FY14 profit aided by asset sales

12 Feb 2015 - Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) lifts its annual net profit by 33 per cent over the 2014 calendar year.

Stockland residential arm boosts H1 profit

11 Feb 2015 - Stockland Limited (ASX:SGP) boosts its first half profit on the back of strength from its residential business.

Suncorp Group improves H1 profit 15%

11 Feb 2015 - Suncorp Group Limited (ASX:SUN) improves its net profit by 15 per cent in the first half of the 2015 financial year.

CBA H1 profit climbs, sweetens dividend

11 Feb 2015 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) sweetens its interim payout and boosts its statutory and cash profit by 8 per cent.

Domino’s Pizza H1 profit rises to record

11 Feb 2015 - Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (ASX:DMP) hikes its interim dividend after boosting its first half net profit to a record $29.1 million.