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Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) appoints former IAG CEO to its board

Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) appoints former Insurance Australia Group CEO Michael Hawker to its board.

OneSteel Ltd (ASX:OST) to acquire Metals Trading

OneSteel Ltd (ASX:OST) signs agreement to acquire scrap metal recycler Metals Trading.

National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) extends the terms for its bid to acquire AXA Asia Pacific

National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) agrees to extend the terms deed for its bid to acquire AXA Asia Pacific until next Monday.

Premier Investments Ltd (ASX:PMV) posts a 13.7% drop in first half profit

Premier Investments Ltd (ASX:PMV) reports a 13.7% drop in first half profit to $42.4 million.

AMP Ltd (ASX:AMP) cuts interest rates on home loans

AMP Ltd (ASX:AMP) cuts interest rates on its entry level home loan products thanks to a stronger securitisation market.

Ausdrill Ltd (ASX:ASL) wins $70 million contract at Bronzewing gold mine

Ausdrill Ltd (ASX:ASL) wins a $70 million contract with Navigator Resources Ltd (ASX:NAV) at its Bronzewing gold mine in Western Australia.

MAp Group Ltd (ASX:MAP) reports increase in airport traffic

MAp Group Ltd (ASX:MAP) reports increase in traffic across its airports, including a 12.3% hike in passenger numbers at its flagship Sydney Airport.

Metcash Ltd (ASX:MTS) to cut Campbells Cash & Carry warehouses

Metcash Ltd (ASX:MTS) will close nearly half of its Campbells Cash & Carry warehouses and merge the division into the Campbells Wholesale unit.

Oz Minerals Ltd (ASX:OZL) finds gold in Cambodia

Oz Minerals Ltd (ASX:OZL) finds inferred resource of 605,000 ounces at its Cambodian gold project.

Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) appoints new head of Private Wealth

Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) appoints former US-based Merrill Lynch executive as head of its private wealth group.

Gunns (ASX:GNS) pressure on John Gay

Major shareholders in Gunns (ASX:GNS) are reportely still calling for chairman John Gay to quit the wood chip company.

Telstra (ASX:TLS) split stalled

Telstra (ASX:TLS) has won more time in its negotiations with the Rudd government over the $43 billion national broadband network.

AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) forms joint venture with Meridian Energy Ltd to build Macarthur Wind Farm

AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK) forms joint venture with Meridian Energy Ltd to build the $800 million Macarthur Wind Farm in south-west Victoria.

Strathfield Group Ltd (ASX:SRA) to ask ASX to lift trading ban

Strathfield Group Ltd (ASX:SRA) will lobby the Australian Securities Exchange later this week to lift a year-long trading ban over its shares.

Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX:KMD) books first half loss of $8.68 million

Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX:KMD) books a loss of $8.68 million for its inaugural first half and confirmed guidance for full year earnings.

Corporate Express Australia Ltd (ASX:CXP) agrees to Staples takeover bid

Corporate Express Australia Ltd (ASX:CXP) agrees to a buy-out by its majority shareholder in a deal that values the office products’ supplier at $1 billion.

Rio (ASX:RIO) Hu trial to start soon

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) executive Stern Hu and his three Chinese colleagues are expected to go on trial in Shanghai next week.

Seven (ASX:SEV) shareholder message

The Seven Network's (ASX:SEV) Kerry Stokes has sent a message to minority shareholders in the company that he has no plans to revise his proposed $3.4 billion merger between Seven …

GPT Group Ltd (ASX:GPT) in no hurry to sell assets in Australia and the US

GPT Group Ltd (ASX:GPT) says it is in no hurry to offload almost $700 million worth of non-core assets in Australia and the US for at least another year.

AWB Ltd (ASX:AWB) downgrades full year profit guidance

AWB Ltd (ASX:AWB) downgrades its full year guidance to between $85 and $110 million.

David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) books record rise in first half profit

David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) books a record 10.2% increase in first half earnings and reaffirmed profit growth guidance of between five and 10% for this year and next.