The only constant is change is a saying drawn from the millennia-old doctrines of Greek philosopher Heraclitus. It could not be more true among the ranks of Australian banking executives today. The…
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The market playbooks are being rewritten after just three months
Chuck out the three-month-old 2025 outlook pieces – this year is not following anyone’s playbook. Whether you’re talking bonds, equities, currencies or commodities, investors and central banks’ playbooks missed Donald Trump’s vigorous…
A trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund could be Trump’s grandest plan
With one trading session left of the first quarter of this year, it is safe to conclude the last three months have been nothing short of a train wreck for sharemarket investors…
Donald Trump’s tariffs could end in catastrophe so Tony Boyd’s SMSF has cut US exposure and lifted cashed
This probably sounds a little weird, but this self-managed super fund director would like to thank President Donald J. Trump for shaking me out of my complacency about investing in the United…
Inside Clive Palmer’s one-man war on ASIC
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ASX faces ASIC, Reserve Bank blowtorch over December settlement outage
The country’s sharemarket operator faces an external investigation and stricter oversight as early as Monday as the corporate regulator and central bank step up their inquiries into a major outage last year….
Westpac chief Anthony Miller plots $3b technology overhaul to slash long-term costs
Westpac chief executive Anthony Miller says an ambitious project to radically reduce the number of technology systems the bank operates will cost around $3 billion over four years but eventually slash costs….
British lord and adviser reveals secrets on what makes Trump tick
British lord and adviser reveals secrets on what makes Trump tick
Jon Gray talks about Blackstone’s next big target in Australia
Blackstone president and chief operating officer Jon Gray is a man in a hurry. Just ask his team. About 6.30am on Thursday, Gray and a group of staff from Blackstone’s Sydney office…
Aquasia adds provisions to $541m fund over Konvoy Kegs
Sydney’s Aquasia, a private credit business founded and run by former ABN AMRO deal makers, has put in place provisions for losses to a $541 million fund that was the key financier…