PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Alta Copper shareholders and option holders approve the proposed acquisition by Fortescue (FMG AT)

AMP Limited (AMP AT) - AMP Bank re-enters SMSF lending with the launch of SuperEdge. (Newswires)

AUB Group (AUB AT) - Co. shares halted for a capital raise. (The Australian)

BlueScope Steel (BSL AT) - Co. opened rival bid talks with two of its JV partners. (The Australian)

DroneShield (DRO AT) - Co. Q4 revenue rose 94% Y/Y to AUD 51.3mln. (The Motley Fool)

Fortescue (FMG AT) - Alta Copper shareholders and option holders approve the proposed acquisition by Fortescue. (Newswires)

Macquarie Group (MQG AT) - Co. kicked off the AUD 3bln Paraway Pastoral sale, while it was separately reported that Macquarie Asset Management is likely to use its Asian footprint to expand Qube’s (QUB AT) logistics services if it seals its proposed AUD 11.6bln acquisition. (The Australian/AFR)

Stanmore Resources (SMR AT) - Co. reported record December quarter run-of-mine (ROM) coal production of 6.0mln tonnes and sales of 4.0mln tones. (The Motley Fool)