Daily FNArena News - Australia

AGL Energy has decided on a parting of ways and will separate its business into two. As always, the devil will be in the detail

Despite the NSW floods almond harvest volumes at Select Harvests are unchanged, although softer prices have driven a reduction in earnings forecasts

According to Banking Day, Westpac is today the least competitive and most unstable of major banks in Australia

ANZ Bank is probably looking for a significant reduction in the rate paid to financial platform providers, which is likely to have a significant impact on earnings

FNArena’s Monitor keeps track of corporate earnings result releases, including broker views, ratings and target price changes and beat/miss assessments

Computershare will break into the US corporate trust industry with a substantial acquisition promising long-term earnings potential

Rental reductions and government subsidies underpinned strong first half earnings for specialty retailer Premier Investments. Yet, how will growth stack up in the second half, or FY22?

With a better than expected first half and prospects of an even better second half, the only way from here is up for Lovisa Holdings

Having completed its efficiency drive, Sigma Healthcare is looking to M&A to enable future growth

New Hope Corp is facing the prospect of putting New Acland on the shelf while strengthening coal prices have boosted cash flow and a resumption of dividends