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Nicola Forrest, Jun Bei Liu and Catherine Allfrey.

Forrest-backed all-female fund wants to change a pale, male industry

Nicola Forrest will invest $100 million to seed the first all-female fund in Australia. But one of the star stock pickers says it’s a tough time for fundies.

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  • James Thomson
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GDP misses forecasts; Chaos in South Korea; Forrest’s female fund

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October

Andrew and Nicola Forrest will both step down as co-chairs of Minderoo Foundaition.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest stand down as Minderoo Foundation co-chairs

The charity was founded in 2001 to direct the family’s philanthropic efforts. Former Melbourne University chancellor Allan Myer will take over as chairman.

  • Tom Rabe and Peter Ker

September

Nicola Forrest and John Hartman at the site of the Uungula wind farm near Wellington in NSW.

Hartman exit leaves separated Forrests occupying Tattarang board

The longest surviving member of the Forrest inner circle, John Hartman, has left the board of the private company that holds most of the couple’s combined fortune.

  • Brad Thompson and Peter Ker

June

An artist’s impression of the Forrest-backed plans for a boutique hotel at Cottesloe Beach in Perth.

Forrests’ beachfront hotel plan dumped by council

Plans by billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest for a boutique four-storey hotel near the beachside home they once shared have been rejected by a local council.

  • Brad Thompson
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May

Mike Cannon Brookes, Richard White and Nicola Forrest are among the Rich Listers tied to listed companies.

How to invest like a Rich Lister and beat the market

There are 37 listed stocks linked to Rich List members, and their ability to deliver above-market returns is impressive. 

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  • James Thomson
Financial Review Rich List: Australia’s wealthiest people in 2024.

Australia’s wealthiest 200 now control $625b

Technology is back, resources rode a roller coaster and property growth returned, giving Australia’s Rich Listers an 11pc boost to their total fortune.

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  • Yolanda Redrup and Michael Bailey

April

Philanthropy 50: Which Australians gave away the most in 2023? 

Donations from Australia’s biggest private givers have jumped to a record $1.25 billion.

  • Lisa Murray
RM Williams CEO Paul Grosmann with Tattarang director Nicola Forrest at the Salisbury factory

$650 for RM’s? ‘People want handcrafted,’ says Nicola Forrest

Nicola Forrest says people are tiring of throwaway fast fashion as the iconic company she co-owns lifts capacity to tap into a fast-growing market for women’s boots.

  • Simon Evans
Minderoo Foundation chief executive John Hartman has swung the axe.

Forrests’ $10b philanthropic foundation to cut 100 jobs

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will shed about a third of its workforce in an overhaul aimed at making better use of its iron ore endowment.

  • Brad Thompson

July 2023

Nicola Forrest.

Anonymous Nic emerges from the Forrest split

Nicola Forrest has been moving out of the shadow of her larger-than-life husband for longer and stronger than many people realise.

  • Brad Thompson

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