This Month
APRA-style term limits would wipe out up to 30pc of ASX directors
The 10-year limit outlined by the regulator on Thursday would send hundreds of directors out the door if they were introduced across industries.
These are the high-profile directors APRA is pushing out the door
Nearly a quarter of directors at the nation’s largest superannuation, insurance and banking institutions could be forced out under proposed term limits
Australia’s top-paying companies among worst pay gap culprits
A total of 24 companies pay their top-earning workers $1 million or more, but none of them have a neutral gender pay gap.
February
Ex-exec in law firm rogue email crisis says clue to sender is obvious
Former HR executive at Slater and Gordon, Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen, has gone public for the first time since an email with workers’ salaries was sent to all staff.
ASX closes at one-month low, CBA down 2pc; Megaport rallies
Shares closer lower; new jobs hit 44,000, topping forecasts; Megaport soars 19pc; banks slump; Magellan down 10pc; Fortescue, Rio cut dividend.
‘Very high risk, very volatile’: Why this fundie went nuclear
The Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is the latest event to send uranium stocks sinking. But this long-time energy market guru says investors have little to fear.
Australia’s healthiest places to live (How does your suburb compare?)
A new study looking at the nation’s healthiest cities has turned up some surprising results. Use our interactive map to discover where your suburb is ranked.
AustralianSuper tipped $500m into Nvidia before DeepSeek crash
Australia’s largest super fund was buying up shares in the chipmaker in the lead up to last week’s trillion-dollar sell-off, Wall Street records indicate.
January
Scepticism grows of DeepSeek’s bold AI claims and ultra-low cost
Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence adviser said there was “substantial evidence” the Chinese start-up had used data sources from its Silicon Valley rivals.
ASX misses record high; Citi, UBS forecast Feb rate cut; Star up 13pc
ASX closer higher, misses record; banks clash on Feb rate cut forecasts, CPI overshoots expectations; Boss Energy soars; Star offloads Sydney sites.
What Australia’s tech leaders think of DeepSeek’s AI
Prominent technology chiefs offer their views on the sudden rise of DeepSeek: it’s a game changer, competition is good and expect more market gyrations.
Trump’s $50trn debt problem has Aussie hedge funds rushing for gold
Some investors are betting the precious metal will soar as President Trump fails to arrest America’s spiralling public debt.
Platinum’s Andrew Clifford shorts Trump bump 2.0
The Platinum co-founder’s multibillion-dollar hedge fund is taking aim at rush to US tech stocks sparked by the president’s return to the White House.
The Australian investors who hit the jackpot in 2024
Triple-digit returns abounded for cryptocurrency strategies, but one stock picking veteran managed to outpace the bitcoin bros and take the crown.
ASX to rise as traders welcome Trump’s return. $A hangs in the balance
The local sharemarket is optimistic, despite concerns Trump’s first acts as president could spell trouble. Wall Street ruled off its best week since the US election.
New ETF lets investors short ASX stocks, puts hedge funds on notice
A new offering to retail investors will open the door to the kind of high-risk strategies usually reserved for clients of high finance.
Block, Adani short seller Hindenburg Research closes up shop
US activist investor Nate Anderson is disbanding his firm after eight years of “shaking up empires”.
Will a 2025 IPO revival save the shrinking ASX?
The number of ASX listed funds and companies has dwindled to a near two-decade low after billions was pulled in 2024. Hopes are high that 2025 could be a turnaround year.
Macquarie refuses to say whether it stands by climate commitments
Other major local financial institutions indicated that they remained committed to net zero goals amid a recent pullback by global financial firms.
Macquarie, IFM-backed net zero group suspends itself as Trump looms
The world’s biggest climate finance alliance cited “different regulatory and client expectations” in starting a review and making its membership list secret.