Look before you leap: the best way to handle financial risks
Learning how to manage financial risks requires understanding, strategy and calculated decisions, says financial adviser Bruce Brammall.
NSW Business
Star in death spiral as break-up looms over casino group
Troubled casino operator Star Entertainment will be lucky to survive until the end of February without a financial lifeline, Morningstar says. So how did it get to this?
Super ‘on its way back to single digit returns this year’
Top super funds have delivered their third best returns of the past decade but don’t expect a repeat performance this year, the sector’s investors say.
Universal Store right on trend but price cuts aren’t policy
Youth fashion retailer Universal Store is cashing in on a wave of 1990s-inspired nostalgia for casual clothing, just don’t expect it to resort to discounting to attract more buyers.
Welcome to the team: Meet your Gen Z boss
People born between 1996 and 2010 now make up one third of the workforce and some have already climbed the corporate ladder. Here’s how they do things differently.
Why airfares will stay higher for longer
Two major developments are ruling out any chance of airfares coming down in 2025 and beyond.
Virgin CEO lands $16.9m beach house
Jayne Hrdlicka has beaten fierce competition for a multi-storey beach house in one of Noosa Heads’ most prized streets.
Holiday towns receive spending bonanza over Christmas
Australians have spent big over the most recent holiday period with NAB reporting a 700 per cent uplift in spending in one South Australian town.
Mea culpa: My worst investment mistakes and how to avoid them
You can be your own worst enemy when it comes to successful investing, so learn from my mistakes with this guide of what not to do.
Scaling Aussie mining 100x with green tech
Australia faces a massive green mining challenge, with tailings and precision tech set to revolutionise the game.
Radiopharm gets a new, major shareholder
US-based Lantheus Holdings has become the largest shareholder in Radiopharm Theranostics after a US$5 million private placement.
The early mail on ASX gold miners in 2025
ASX gold producers lifted the lid this week, with some living up to the hype and others failing to capitalise on record bullion prices.
Barefoot Investor: ‘How I took on the fake Scott Pape scammers’
Barefoot Investor tried to uncover Facebook’s fake Scott Pape scammers but it all descended into chaos with his wife away, the kids sick and German backpackers running his farm.
Unit owner’s shocking $210k loss over 10 years
Not everyone is making a killing on property says Scott Pape, noting some inner city suburbs are struggling with one seller having to cut $210k off the price they paid 10 years ago.
Scott Pape’s top three Christmas gift ideas
Barefoot Investor Scott Pape says the best Christmas gifts tell people that they’re smart. Here’s what he recommends this year.
End of an era: McCrann’s snapshot of 46 years
It’s the end of an era as legendary business columnist Terry McCrann looks back at the past 46 years as he signs off on his last regular column.
Banducci leaves Woolies in top shape
Brad Banducci should feel pretty satisfied with the latest result at Woolies – his final mark on a stellar turnaround at Australia’s biggest supermarket group.
BHP profit all about China
BHP and its multi-billion profits are still all based on China. Today it’s iron ore tomorrow it will be copper.
Small Business
Family’s nightmare after 28-hour fire
A family estimates they lost products worth hundreds of thousands of dollars when a fierce blaze destroyed their business on New Year’s Eve.
Why 2024 was shocker for Aussie brands
After a horror year for thousands of Aussie businesses, one major thing will determine whether they can bounce back over the next year.
Cafe owner defends unpopular cost
A cafe owner has been forced to defend a reviled price increase amid backlash from Aussies over the holiday period.
Money
How Trump’s tariffs will disrupt stockmarkets
Hefty new taxes on US imports from various countries was a Trump election platform, but what does it mean for your shares?
Battle of the asset classes: the investments likely to grow in 2025
Shares surged higher in 2024 and their returns will be tough to repeat in 2025, but other investment opportunities appear attractive.
How Aussie savers are keeping Reserve Bank interest rates high
The wealth gap between people with big home loans and people with big bank deposits has widened, and will expand further.
More Business
More uni mergers on cards as our educational institutions struggle
Financial pressures on universities, exacerbated by the unsuccessful bid to limit international student numbers, could prompt more merger discussions, KordaMentha says.
SunRice booms on selling Aussie rice to the world
SunRice is well along the path of cracking more than $2bn and becoming one of Australia’s biggest food exporters – and investors have been piling in.
There’s a lot to be optimistic about in 2025: Citi Australia
Mark Woodruff, the local boss of US banking giant Citi, says market conditions are turning positive for the coming year.
Struggling glove maker lays out path to resurrection
The board of pandemic market darling VIP Gloves has laid out a plan to resurrect the company, which crashed from huge profits to huge losses in a short period.
Struggling game maker takes on onerous loan to stay afloat
Game developer Mighty Kingdom has raised money at an onerous rate to keep the lights on but says it is still working on corporate opportunities which could deliver value.
Goldman Sachs gives Foxtel deal the tick of approval
News Corp will have a stronger earnings profile and be better focused on its digital property growth drivers following the sale of Foxtel to DAZN, Goldman Sachs says.
NextDC-backed cloud provider turns takeover target
An underperforming cloud services provider one third-owned by NextDC has found itself the target of competing takeover bids.
Howzat! Behind DAZN’s quest to become Netflix of sport
The UK sports streaming operator has big plans for the way the world watches sport – and Foxtel is set to become a key part of this.
Sports streamer DAZN buys Foxtel in blockbuster $3.4bn deal
New ownership for subscription giant Foxtel and its hit brands Kayo and BINGE is set to shake up Australia’s media and sport landscape.
Bondi Ponzi scheme promoter avoids jail time
David Sipina, who promoted the fraudulent Courtenay House Ponzi scheme which left creditors owed more than $50m, has avoided jail time after pleading guilty.
Cooper Investors offloads $41m of Incitec stock
Incitec Pivot says it will forge ahead with asset sales next year, while at the same time warning earnings will take a hit from investment in plant.
ANZ’s board ignored a very loud message on bonuses
Qantas, Woolworths and now ANZ have all found out the hard way. On reputation – you go up slowly but come down at high speed.
Catholic hospitals blocked from private insurer boycott
Catholic Health Australia, whose members provide about a third of private hospital care nationally, will not be allowed to emulate Healthscope’s boycott of private health insurers.
Mesoblast turns 10-bagger on FDA approval
The company has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for its drug Ryoncil, in a stunning turnaround from a year ago, when the same drug tanked the share price.
Insignia knocks back Bain approach
Insignia Financial has rejected Bain Capital’s $2.7bn takeover offer, described by its largest shareholder as “highly opportunistic”.
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