Paulina Duran

Paulina Duran is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian covering financial services, with 15 years of experience as a corporate finance, debt and banking specialist. She was previously a senior financial correspondent at Reuters, and has also worked as a reporter at Bloomberg and the Australian Financial Review.

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The economyFinancial Services

CBA CEO Matt Comyn speaking at the AFR Banking Summit. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

CBA boss calls for radical tax overhaul

CBA boss Matt Comyn has issued a bold call for sweeping tax reforms to revive Australia’s flagging economic prospects.

Paulina Duran

Financial servicesFinancial Services

ADELAIDE/ KAURNA YARTA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 21, 2023: Commonwealth Bank Chinatown, Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Morgan Sette

CBA backs start-up for sanctions compliance

Global Screening Services, a regulatory technology company, has secured a $47m funding check from a consortium of investors including the Commonwealth Bank.

Paulina Duran

Financial Services

House with stacks of money and a rising curve symbolizing rising real estate prices

Super funds reject house deposit push

The superannuation industry argues letting first-home buyers access their retirement savings early for a home deposit will likely worsen the affordability crisis.

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casinoCompanies

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 17, 2022: The Star Casino building in Pyrmont. The Star Casino in Sydney as the gambling and hospitality giant is hit with a whopping $100m fine following a damning report into its ÃconfrontingÃ and ÃshockingÃ conduct.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Purge can fix Star, top investor says

Wilson Asset Management, one of Star Entertainment’s largest shareholders, says the exit of chief executive Robbie Cooke was a necessary step.

Paulina Duran and Glen Norris

MORTGAGE PAINBusiness

Dollar australian banknotes and coins with calculator for money concept, generic cash

Home loan delinquencies at highest since pandemic

Australian homeowners are feeling the pinch as mortgage delinquencies reached their highest point following the RBA’s November rate hike.

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NET ZEROFinancial Services

Sun Cable’s Australia-Asia PowerLink will unlock Australia’s vast world-class solar and land resources to provide significant renewable electricity to Darwin and create a new $2 Billion export industry by supplying up to 15% of Singapore’s electricity needs. Pictured: render of Sun Cable’s proposed solar farm in Powell Creek NT. Picture: supplied

Australia seeks investors for inaugural green bond

Australia is ready to kick start its long awaited sovereign green bond, with a four-week roadshow for the 10-year debt issue due to start mid-April.

Paulina Duran

CourtLegal Affairs

Judge urges PwC to settle bullying lawsuit with ex-employee

A former senior associate at PwC, who is suing the embattled firm over bullying allegations and indifference to her complaints, has been urged to adopt a ‘pragmatic’ approach to her dispute.

Paulina Duran and Angelica Snowden

skillsFinancial Services

Mike Backeberg, AustralianSuper chief technology officer. Source: Supplied

AusSuper building AI-literate workforce, charts rollout

AustralianSuper is pressing ahead with generative AI deployments for investment and back-office staff, undeterred by lacklustre productivity gains from initial trials.

Paulina Duran

MarketsMarkets

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: A sign is posted at Nvidia headquarters on February 05, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. Shares of Nvidia stock hit record highs on Monday after analysts increased their outlook on company. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Why Nvidia defies bubble concerns

Nvidia’s shares are not in a bubble, according to Bradley Amoils, a growth-obsessed investor who says calculated bets in the mega-cap stock are smarter than investing in private equity.

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BankingFinancial Services

Regulator raises concerns over Westpac chairman process

ASIC has raised concerns about the future of Westpac’s CEO after The Australian reported chairman Steven Gregg communicated succession plans to a selected group.

Paulina Duran and David Ross

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