bestnews Former Tabcorp chief alleges boardroom full of sexist, sexual remarks
Former Tabcorp chief executive Adam Rytenskild has accused the bookmaker’s directors of making sexual and sexist remarks, saying they hypocritically fired him for allegedly making similar comments. Rytenskild said Raelene…
Martin Pakula adds Sportsbet to Grand Prix, AFL, horse racing workload
Having exhausted all the sporting codes he can get work with, Martin Pakula has turned to one of their main benefactors for his latest job. The former Victorian Labor MP…
Peabody Energy’s $6b deal to buy Anglo American’s Queensland coal mines is at risk
Peabody Energy is reconsidering its near-$6 billion purchase of Anglo American’s Queensland coal assets after the second fire at a major underground mine of the company in less than 12…
Tariff war compounds fear over transmission cost blowouts
Major projects that underpin the transition away from fossil fuels have faced a swathe of cost blowouts. Now it’s a trade war – escalating by the day – that risks…
Westpac says loan fraud whistleblower got bigger bonus, not cast out as a troublemaker
Westpac says it proposed increasing the bonus of a risk executive who flagged fraud issues with mortgage broker subsidiary RAMS Home Loans, contrary to her claims that she lost money…
Victoria Police takes over investigation into cyberattack of super funds, including AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, REST, Hostplus
Victorian Police will lead the investigation into last week’s breach of the nation’s largest superannuation funds that allowed criminals to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars out of retiree accounts.…
Donald Trump says ‘major’ tariff on pharmaceuticals coming, CSL slumps 5pc on ASX
US President Donald Trump says he is preparing to announce a “major” tariff on pharmaceuticals in an expansion of his damaging trade war that would hit $1.6 billion in annual…
Hedge fund Point72 poaches Carlyle Credit dealmaker
Hedge fund Point72 poaches Carlyle Credit dealmaker
John Wylie’s Tanarra picks up stake in Dan Murphy owner Endeavour
Activist asset manager Tanarra Capital has taken a stake in Endeavour, the troubled hospitality group Endeavour, the operator of Dan Murphy’s and BWS liquor chains and a portfolio of hundreds…
TPG buys majority stake in home care biz Five Good Friends
TPG has closed a deal to acquire a majority stake in technology-enabled homecare business Five Good Friends at a $100 million-plus valuation, as first revealed by this column in December.…