Following the termination of another deal, the merger creates a dominant Western Australian producer, underscoring how high gold prices are accelerating consolidation across Australia's mining sector.

The ASX has new leadership with former Euronext executive Anthony Attia taking over in September, and he takes the role at a critical point for the exchange.

The US banking giant’s infrastructure arm has agreed to acquire the Australian gas pipeline operator. In another deal, Aberdeen Investments and ACCIONA have set-up a SPV for a New Zealand motorway project.

EQT’s mid-market fund will acquire the Melbourne-headquartered parking, enforcement and compliance technology provider, while Smartworks’ Singapore subsidiary has acquired Workstudio Spaces for an equity value of S$2.47 million.

The rationale behind all the winners in Australia and New Zealand.

Citi has hired Cristina Mascanzoni for a new role in its capital markets and advisory team as director and technology coverage lead for Australia and New Zealand.

Andrew Yates, KPMG Australia's CEO, and Julian McPherson, national managing partner audit and assurance, have resigned after an investigation into a whistleblower's allegations over data use was not conducted with "necessary rigour". Principia Advisory is conducting a culture review.

Read on for the winners of the 30th edition of the FinanceAsia Awards, across Australia and New Zealand.

Two M&A deals in Australia’s financial services sector hit major turbulence in March, underlining some of the recent challenges in completing deals, including higher interest rates and the war in the Middle East.

Anders Svensson is joining the bank in Sydney from Morgan Stanley.