This Month
Diversa at risk of super fund exodus in First Guardian fallout
Diversa Trustees is in talks with several large super fund clients who want to cut ties with the business over concerns with its governance and transparency.
January
Rapid, repeated interest rate rises coming this year, economists say
Almost half of the 38 experts surveyed in the Financial Review’s first quarterly poll for 2026 reckon the next move is up, and some think it will not stop there.
Tom Waterhouse turns venture capitalist (and manages a 3900pc return)
Once loved and loathed as one of the country’s most prominent bookmakers, the scion of the high-profile racing family appears to have found a lucrative niche.
December 2025
Chinese staff’s demand for client data raised the alarm at Airwallex
A senior executive warned about improper access of private customer details presumably “driven by [China]“, but received pushback due to revenue concerns.
Corporate Travel investors stomach big write-downs; shorts circle
Corporate Travel’s shares have been suspended since August after the company disclosed it had found material errors that could go back years.
November 2025
Optus parent avoids earnings hit from Triple Zero outage
Singtel has shrugged off the potential financial impact of the Australian telco’s fatal Triple Zero outage, widening its full-year earnings guidance.
University chancellor in fiery Senate grilling over management style
John Pollaers says Swinburne University council would review calls for an independent investigation into deep staff unrest at the Melbourne-based institution.
Lendlease buys TCorp stake to increase grasp on major real estate fund
The NSW government asset manager has sold out in a move that will rankle investors that have been pushing to oust the property giant as the vehicle’s manager.
October 2025
‘No bin chickens, no Tom Cruise’: Liveris pitches Brisbane 2032 to NY
Andrew Liveris has made a Tourism Australia-esque pitch to Wall Street heavyweights for business involvement in the Brisbane Olympics.
Billionaire takes on private credit giant over Sir Stamford rebuild
The future of the now-closed luxury hotel in Sydney’s CBD has hung in the balance for years as a company controlled by a wealthy family pursues legal action.
Family-owned pub sells for $64m in Sydney’s biggest deal this year
The Webster family has offloaded its Richard’s on the Park pub in Sydney’s west, which marks the second-biggest pub sale nationwide so far in 2025.
BHP-backed firm adds green value to Trump-Albanese deal
A start-up working for Rio Tinto and backed by BHP says its technology to recover critical minerals could make some US mines more valuable.
September 2025
Sorry, Mr President, but parents should seek a second opinion
Donald Trump ignored facts and instead relied on gut feel, a personal anecdote and a dangerous ability to see wokeness everywhere to sow doubt over vaccinations.
August 2025
Australia’s biggest newspapers to extend print editions by five years
Nine Entertainment and News Corp are set to sign a new deal to keep printing newspapers until 2030.
July 2025
Hedge fund Sage Capital doubles down on CBA short despite losses
While the latest quarter proved difficult, the short seller insists the bank’s expensive price tag is due for a reckoning.
Divorce funding start-up JustFund secures $200m facility as loans grow
A start-up which provides loans to people who cannot afford divorce lawyers has secured debt funding from private credit provider MA Financial.
The wealthy families keeping their private foundations private
The Rinehart, Medich and Lowy families are among the nation’s rich listers shielding the activity of their charitable foundations from the public eye.
Treasury’s charity tax plan splits wealthy families
Australia’s richest families will be forced to distribute the $11 billion locked in private foundations at a faster rate to charities, under a federal plan.
Solar farms forced to ‘switch off’ due to energy grid logjam
Delays to critical poles and wire projects will force some solar farms to shed more than two-thirds of the power they produce.
June 2025
Big tax bill looms for ‘Canvanauts’ after company shuffle
The Australian Tax Office has ruled Canva’s restructure means hundreds of current and former staff need to pay huge tax bills despite not selling any shares.
