March
Seven women who just missed the cut in this year’s Rich List
The cut-off for this year’s Financial Review Rich Women List surged by 53 per cent, meaning many high-flyers fell just outside the top 75.
Meet the women controlling the wealth of Australia’s richest families
Family offices in Australia have traditionally been run by men but as wealth shifts to the next generation and tech fortunes change the game, more women are taking the reins.
Australia’s 75 richest women now control a record $179b
Tech, mining and a booming beauty sector helped fuel a 19 per cent surge in fortunes in the past year, as 11 new faces made the list.
February
Billionaire swoops on $1b MCoBeauty cosmetics empire
Shelley Sullivan’s cosmetics and skincare brand has stirred controversy, but she’s having the last laugh with a deal said to be worth $500 million.
November 2024
Rich women top UBS wish list as it targets $46b in Australia
The bank is returning to wealth management Down Under after it exited almost a decade ago, tapping the Credit Suisse franchise it bought to make a renewed charge.
July 2024
Women called on to make nation more generous
Total charitable giving in Australia is just 0.81 per cent of GDP, compared to 2.1 per cent in the US, and a new campaign is targeting women to turn it around.
May 2024
Rich Listers sell tech firm Envato for $375m
It was once valued at more than $1 billion, but Cyan and Collis Ta’eed have sold their digital assets marketplace to New York-listed Shutterstock.
March 2024
Women overwhelming winners in $5trn Baby Boomer wealth transfer
Women will receive 65 per cent of the nearly $5 trillion due to pass from Baby Boomers and their parents to the next generation in the next decade, a new report finds.
Rinehart blames Hancock pay gap on ‘helping women’ into mining
A 22 per cent gender pay gap at Hancock, versus a 15 per cent for all miners, is the temporary result of getting more women into the industry, Gina Rinehart says.
Australia’s 75 richest women now control more than $151b
The wealth of Australia’s richest 75 women soared by 30 per cent over the past year, as entrepreneurs in resources, tech, property and fashion enjoyed the fruits of a resurgent market.
Meet the next wave of self-made women
A group of emerging female founders are positioned to grow their wealth substantially in the next decade.
January 2024
Megan Wynne’s wealth shrinks as APM crumbles
Shares in the Perth entrepreneur’s international employment services group, APM, lost nearly half of their value in one day.
Bet365 boss Coates gets pay lift to near $420m despite loss
The 3.4 per cent pay increase for the UK’s richest woman came even after the betting group swung to a loss in its latest financial year.
September 2023
The checkout chick who created a $170m empire
Carolyn Creswell’s company dominates the supermarket shelves. But it didn’t start that way. In the early days, she had to come up clever ways to get ahead.
August 2023
Albert family office gets loud in push for gender equality
The family behind AC/DC’s music label has spent years trying to stay under the radar. Now, they are using their name and capital to publicly champion gender equality.
Melania Trump’s very private life
The former first lady has not responded to her husband’s invitations to appear on the campaign trail, and remains silent about his increasing legal peril.
July 2023
Inside the unravelling of Perth’s worst-kept secret
This week in The Fin podcast, resources reporter Peter Ker on the split in the Forrest empire, how it came to light and what it means for the iron ore giant and its green energy plans.
June 2023
Mecca revenues surge to more than $688m, new accounts show
The cosmetic giant’s owners, Jo Horgan and Peter Wetenhall, were paid $20 million in dividends in 2021, according to documents filed with the regulator.
April 2023
Why Tania Austin wouldn’t retire, even after pocketing $50m
She’s one of Australia’s most successful and most wealthy retailers. But what really excites the Decjuba founder is her ambition to change millions of lives.
March 2023
Rich women a social revolution worth celebrating
Nobody can question the benefits of Australian women’s expanded role in the market economy. But there is a legitimate debate to be had about the extent to which taxpayers should underwrite a woman’s rightful place in the workforce.