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Most people at or nearing retirement age have far less superannuation than is recommended for a comfortable retirement.

Superannuation bosses submit their US travel bills

They may not have been staying at luxury hotels, but fund bosses still racked up some tidy bills on Kevin Rudd’s US superannuation junket.

New Deloitte CEO Joanne Gorton.

New Deloitte CEO does a night of long knives on consulting partners

The usually revered consulting division has been quietly decimated by sackings.

Rio Tinto’s former vice-president of corporate relations Brad Haynes confronted by protesters outside the company’s Perth headquarters back in June 2020.

Ex-Rio Indigenous affairs boss’ next job blows up

Corporate affairs consultancy Brad Haynes is finding it as difficult to keep staff as it is to find Australian clients, it seems.

This Month

Scott Farquhar was caught on a diverted Qantas plane overnight.

Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar on very different flight paths

One Atlassian founder has been forced to land in a medical emergency while the other revealed his private jet’s personalised number plate to paparazzi.

NAB chief executive Andrew Irvine.

The NAB departure no one is talking about

The bank’s musical chairs involves the mystery exit of the chief of staff to the CEO.

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Sodden fans watch on at the F1.

All the bankers at Melbourne’s sodden grand prix

From Luke Sayers to Mike Cannon-Brookes to Matt Comyn, Australia’s biggest business names braved the Melbourne weather on Sunday.

From left: Coles CEO Leah Weckert and group corporate and Indigenous affairs officer Sally Fielke, Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and Wilson Asset Management’s Geoff Wilson.

Geoff Wilson finds a loophole for broker fees

The investor knows that LICs can’t charge stamping fees. But there are other ways to incentivise the middlemen.

A carbon farming  near Quilpie in Queensland.

Adamantem Capital doubles down on questionable carbon offsets

Others may be examining the veracity of carbon farming methods, but these private equity vultures have no doubts.

Cannon Brookes’ new private jet spotted in Essendon.

Cannon-Brookes now travels by private jet

The climate warrior with a jet and an F1 team.

Bradfield independent Nicolette Boele.

Star teal candidate did the property deal of a lifetime

Bradfield independent Nicolette Boele reaped rich rewards when she bought a house from her stepfather.

Bookmaker Tom Waterhouse in 2013.

‘Unfairly vilified’: History rewritten for Tom Waterhouse

Sportsbet’s Barni Evans finds no place for personal blame as anger rises about gambling advertising.

Scott Farquhar has swapped the tech bro t-shirt uniform for lycra.

Farquhar lives his lycra dream as Cannon-Brookes faces bumpy ride

The Atlassian co-founder has gone for a different type of racing to the Grand Prix.

Antony Catalano is facing opposition to his development plans on multiple fronts.

Catalano’s property drama spills into Byron Bay altercation

Police were called to the altercation outside Raes Hotel on Wategos Beach.

Bally’s chairman Soo Kim toured the Star casino with an Australian friend.

Mystery shopper behind Bally’s’ Star interest reveals himself

Stockbroker Angus Aitken told clients he was the sherpa for Bally’s Soo Kim on his recent visit to Sydney.

Alex Waislitz doing business during Covid.

Alex Waislitz joins billionaires hosting dinners for Dutton

The Melbourne investor is the latest deep-pocketed businessman to raise money for the opposition leader.

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What next for outgoing Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka?

Departing Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka loses the Hawaii option

A new deal with Qantas is wiping Virgin’s frequent flyer deals to Hawaii. Noosa probably never looked so good to Hrdlicka.

ASIC sniffs at Worley’s $1.4 billion monster block trade

The corporate regulator has been asking questions related to Sidara’s $1.4 billion sale of Worley stock last year.

Andy Vesey probably didn’t expect to have to explain Aussie slang in a recent court case.

Lawyers get to the bottom of the Fortescue mob

Who knew a contract law case could get so spicy?

Men just have more experience capital than women, McKinsey reckons.

McKinsey solves the gender pay gap this International Women’s Day

Once women have earned their own equality, Elizabeth Arden will also help them celebrate with free lipstick applications.

James Hawkins and Raphael Lamm of L1 Capital.

L1 Capital chases MinRes’ sinking stock

The Melbourne firm continues to be a buyer of the shrinking Perth-based miner.

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