ANZ's Profit Falls, Announces Share Buyback

The Australian lender reported a 4% fall in interim profit, but boosted its dividend by almost 2.5% and announced a share buyback as its capital position remained strong. 


 
SEC Prepares to Sue Robinhood Over Crypto Unit

The agency could seek an order that would prevent the popular brokerage firm from trading certain crypto assets. 


 
Rocket Cos. Taps Former Thomson Reuters Exec to Lead Companywide AI Efforts

Shawn Malhotra will step into a newly created CTO role overseeing AI and tech across Rocket's portfolio, CEO Varun Krishna said. 


 
Regulator Explores Naming Companies Tied to Auditing Deficiencies Amid Investor Pushback

Shareholders have long called for such disclosure in inspection reports, in part a bid to learn which specific audits had problems. 


 
'Green Shoots' Grow Out of Control on Wall Street

Bankers' favorite metaphor is sprouting all over as optimists see signs that dealmaking is coming back to life. 


 
Paul Weiss Scores Another Top Dealmaker in Hiring Push

Jim Langston is leaving Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to join Paul Weiss's mergers-and-acquisitions practice. 


 
EQT to Buy U.S. Digital Consultancy Perficient for $3 Billion

Swedish private-equity firm EQT said it will pay $76 a share, a 58% premium to Perficient's closing price on Friday. 


 
Castlelake CEO Says Brookfield Deal Lets Firm Balance Capital and Control

The Minneapolis-based private credit specialist is selling a majority stake in itself to the publicly traded asset manager. 


 
Westpac's First-Half Profit Falls, Lifts Buyback

The Australian bank said its first-half net profit fell by 16%, but it would return more capital to shareholders through an increased dividend and bigger share buyback. 


 
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Read about TD Bank, Saksiam Leasing, and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.


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