Good evening,

It’s time to buckle up for a big few days of bank earnings.

National Australia Bank, Westpac, ANZ and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank are all set to report to the market this week – providing a check-up on how the economy is tracking.

And it’ll be all eyes on Bendigo Bank in particular, which has dropped out of the race to buy industry super-owned lender ME Bank, as we reveal tonight.

Fundies and analysts will be asking Bendigo why it’s bailed on ME Bank when it reports on Monday, and it leaves a two-horse race in the auction. We’ve got the details on how it’s shaping up.

Meanwhile, we dive back into Swedish group Essity’s play for Asaleo Care and unveil why the pair have been in back and forth talks over the past few days.

And finally, the initial public offering window is wide open and tonight we take a look at a Rich Lister-backed gold play, a green bitcoin miner and a bunch of IPO candidates backed by fund manager Bombora.

Happy reading,
Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Street Talk Editors