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Time for big super to lift board skills

Big super thinks of itself as an engine of the financial system. But big funds need to bridge the gap between their directors’ skills and those...

08.12.2024 10

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MinRes scandal: Where was internal audit?

The non-executive director and former KPMG partner in charge of cleaning up the miner’s conflicts of interest mess will have to review the internal...

24.11.2024 70

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Macquarie navigates CBA’s valuation conundrum

When CBA reports strong quarterly profits this week, leading banking analysts will say sell. But their colleagues in wealth management will tell...

10.11.2024 20

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BHP outsmarts the Brazilians – but at what price?

BHP has won its battle to minimise the costs of the Samarco dam failure, but it is yet to convince locals of its commitment to fairness and justice.

27.10.2024 20

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Scam reform lacks teeth

Australia has been a happy hunting ground for criminals running high-tech scams. New laws may not help consumers seeking compensation.

13.10.2024 30

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No end to Australia’s love affair with solar

Rapidly declining solar feed-in tariffs could change the way Australian households manage their renewable energy. That is bound to be good for the...

29.09.2024 10

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Gina Rinehart continues her father’s tax crusade

After years railing against the burden of government regulations, the iron ore billionaire is winning support for another key policy passion – lower...

15.09.2024 10

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Class action skewers Rio Tinto’s Bougainville redemption

A secretive company is disrupting efforts to finally make amends for the environmental devastation caused by its copper mine in Bougainville some 30...

01.09.2024 10

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The ASX’s legal mess reveals deep-rooted problems in boardrooms

Court action against the ASX over its bungled CHESS replacement project reflects a worrying escalation in the box-ticking, compliance culture inside...

18.08.2024 9

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Why I’m glad I dumped my industry super fund

After his SMSF regularly beat the performance of his former industry super fund for over a decade, Tony Boyd urges more Australians to take control of...

05.08.2024 20

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How ASIC’s new insider-trader busting system works

The securities industry regulator is getting better at catching insider traders. But the cohort of offenders is so dumb it may not make a difference.

14.07.2024 8

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Vested interests at play in the chronic disease explosion

A search for good nutrition opened a Pandora’s box of snake oil salesmen and crackpot solutions. It also provided clues to the surging levels of...

08.07.2024 4

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Five lessons from the Lendlease debacle

Lendlease was globally recognised for engineering excellence, its ability to build thriving community spaces, and its nurturing of many leading CEOs....

16.06.2024 30

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There’s value in big government spending done right

The private-public partnership championed by Anthony Albanese that is transforming the supply chains is a role model for underwriting critical...

26.05.2024 30

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Payments innovation under threat from RBA

Buy now, pay later, which revolutionised Australia’s highly concentrated payments system, is under potential threat from increased regulation.

12.05.2024 40

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How Australia is losing the equity market war

Australia’s equity capital markets are slipping behind global competitors on market value, shares traded and foreign listings. That trend is...

28.04.2024 10

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Regional banks dying a slow death

The country’s smaller banks have a bleak future due to higher cost of funds, excessive capital requirements, costly technology upgrades and lack of...

14.04.2024 30

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CBA wants to corner the $2trn market for household electrification

There is potentially billions of dollars of loans to customers electrifying their homes switching from coal-fired power and gas to solar and battery...

17.03.2024 10

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Metcash and Seek: Lessons from two contrasting IT projects

The learnings should be of interest to the broader economy, because badly handled IT projects – and there are too many to name – are a heavy drag...

11.03.2024 40

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Metash and Seek: Lessons from two contrasting IT projects

The learnings should be of interest to the broader economy, because badly handled IT projects – and there are too many to name – are a heavy drag...

11.03.2024 10

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What investors can learn from analysing R&D spending

High levels of R&D do not necessarily translate into increased returns on invested capital.

04.02.2024 8

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The experts trying to find the next Canva

Governments of all political persuasions love picking winners with taxpayer funds. But can the experts and bureaucrats find another Canva?

22.01.2024 10

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Chemist Warehouse blows up pharmacy regulation

The listing of Chemist Warehouse on the ASX is the final nail in the coffin for laws designed to keep pharmacies in the hands of small business...

08.01.2024 20

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