The secret, lonely lives of our millionaire day traders
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Leadership
Corporates hit wall on female CEOs
The latest CEW survey finds that progress for women at the top has stalled with a fall in the number of female chief executives in the ASX300.
Directors with ‘skin in the game’ reap rewards
Twiggy Forrest, Gerry Harvey and other top directors will pocket mountains of dividends in coming weeks and analysts say it’s good for all shareholders that they have “skin in the game”.
Resentment building on struggle street: Westacott
The former head of the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott, says the nation risks a ‘contagion’ of anger and resentment unless it addresses its failings towards middle-class and working Australians.
What most people don’t realise about right to disconnect
Lawyer’s warning for businesses on a little-known aspect of newly introduced right to disconnect, which if not addressed, could result in customer service taking a hit.
Aussie duo’s wild ride fronting the crypto money roller coaster
Swyftx trading exchange founders and best mates Alex Harper and Angus Goldman are the Aussie face of the crypto generation but the highs and lows have tested their will and resilience.
At Nine, culture eats CEOs for breakfast
Mike Sneesby’s exit has all the hallmarks of one of Nine’s semi-regular management coups. This time it was the board calling the shots.
How Miller will make Westpac a business force again
A former Goldman Sachs banker wants to pull Westpac out of its self-imposed wilderness. Is the banking major ready for change?
Top HSBC executive on Westpac’s CEO succession radar
This international banking executive is certain to feature on the target list of Westpac’s board and the headhunting firm spearheading a search for its next CEO.
Myer boss hires Boston Consulting to reimagine retail giant
Executive chairman Olivia Wirth has brought in Boston Consulting Group to examine and reimagine Myer’s approach to its customers, leaning on her admiration for overseas chains.
Family food empire built on love and ‘giving a duck’
Daniel Shoppee is the third generation of his family to preside over Australia’s largest duck producer and throughout the good and bad times there has been one important motto: ‘Don’t quit’.
Funding must never be a get-out-of-jail card: Wellcome Trust
The chief investment officer of one of the world’s largest philanthropic foundations says his strategy is simple: If someone ought to be in jail then they don’t get any investment.
Why more CEOs are taking the ice bath plunge
Australian CEOs and other corporate players are rapidly embracing the global ice bath trend, claiming it improves their fitness, mental health and decision making.
Insignia poaches ASIC regulator
ASX-listed wealth and superannuation player Insignia Financial has secured former ASIC commissioner Danielle Press to chair its retirement business.
Business world mourns death of finance stalwart
One of the most influential figures in Australian corporate and finance history, Rob Ferguson, has died after a long illness.
‘You can’t shrink an airline to profitability’: James Hogan unplugged
The former Etihad Airways chief reveals untold secrets of his reign in Abu Dhabi, frustration over the trashing of his legacy and why he won’t work in Australian aviation again.
The advice guiding rebuild for Woolies’ accidental CEO
Brad Banducci leaves as one of the supermarket’s longest-serving bosses. Can his legacy survive the hits of the past six months?
How BHP plans to keep its copper king crown
The bets on copper and potash show BHP is undergoing another of its landmark reinventions. Will it be enough?
CEO pay soars as they rake in bumper bonuses
The average chief executive pay at some of Australia’s biggest companies has surged by an eye-watering amount as dozens rake in bumper bonuses | FULL LIST
The rugby legend, a PR queen and a miracle baby
A chance encounter between two couples, one struggling to have a baby and the other biotech founders, led to a ‘crazy’ idea that brought fertility testing into homes and potential joy to prospective parents.
ASIC assembles new teams to tackle hit list
Private companies will face increased scrutiny as their ‘opacity presents an outsized risk’, says ASIC as it sets out its targets for the year ahead.
Why Perpetual’s new boss faces the ultimate test
The incoming Perpetual chief executive has form in bringing big lumbering organisations together. Can he also pull them apart?
The under the radar companies making serious money
They may not be the biggest names on the ASX but companies like ARB, that was founded by a band of brothers in Melbourne’s suburbs, are seriously delivering for investors.
Bonuses back as ASX acts like nothing has happened
ASX’s chairman got $550,000, its now CEO got $3.8m and others such as the chief risk and finance officers were paid as though the unfolding train wreck is nothing more than a technical glitch.
Inside the private world of India’s wealthiest woman
She’s been called one of the most powerful women in the world and is the heiress to a $US36.5bn tech empire fortune, but Roshni Nadar Malhotra is more than an entitled, flashy billionaire.
Senex Energy chief to depart
After 14 years with Senex Energy, chief executive Ian Davies is leaving the company as the Atlas project he championed, comes online.
New NAB boss raises the bar
In her first interview as head of NAB’s corporate and institutional bank, Cathryn Carver talks culture, customers and growing the business.
‘I thought your husband was a single father’: brutal reality check for career woman
Melinda Cilento has blazed a trail in public policy at the BCA and CEDA plus the Woodside board by role reversing with her husband. But she hasn’t escaped the old stereotypes.
The five big mistakes inside the Qantas boardroom
A forensic look at Qantas’s failings finds the overriding theme was a dominant, long-term CEO who called all the shots in the face of a weak board.
Business leaders back ‘return to office’ push
Business leaders say the NSW government order for public servants to get back to the office should help other companies that are battling to wean their own workers from their homes.
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