bestnews Bank of Queensland’s war with branch owners escalates over buyback price
Aggrieved Bank of Queensland branch owners are ramping up legal efforts to secure markedly higher prices for their stores, demanding at least double what was paid by the lender and…
Trump tariffs: China weaponises rare earths
China’s latest move to counter Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war is to increase restrictions on the supply of key rare earths and high-performance rare earth magnets crucial to US manufacturing,…
Botanix Pharmaceuticals taps investors for $40m; Euroz, E&P in tow
Botanix Pharmaceuticals, a listed developer of treatments for skin infections and diseases, was pitching investors for a $40 million equity raise on Monday morning. Botanix’s lead product is used to…
Northern Star set to seal $5b De Grey buyout in mega gold deal
Northern Star Resources’ $5 billion buyout of its smaller rival De Grey Mining is all but over the line after the West Australian gold producer’s largest shareholder agreed to support…
Deloitte partner pay likely to be lower despite cost cutting as senior partners party in Cairns with CEO Joanne Gorton
Deloitte staff were understandably angry last week when this column revealed the firm’s senior partners were sunning themselves in Cairns on a strategy retreat while they kept the billable hours…
HESTA, Hostplus-backed heart device maker EBR Systems wins FDA approval
EBR Systems, the heart device hopeful heavily backed by high-profile investors, including Mark Carnegie, Bill Ferris and major superannuation funds, has secured approval from authorities in the United States to…
Rory McIlroy defies meltdown to clinch career slam
Augusta, Georgia | Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge a metre for birdie in a sudden-death play-off on Sunday (Monday AEST)…
how AI rewrites the rules of treasury
“By analysing three years of historical data, the Liquidity+ AI is now generating predictive forecasts that have halved forecast variance from 10 per cent to 5 per cent, as well…
Five V issues RFP for share registry provider Automic
Fresh off nabbing Allegro Fund’s majority stake in Questas, Five V Capital is again sparking joy on the deals scene. Street Talk understands Adrian MacKenzie and Srdjan Dangubic’s private equity…
Ex-KPMG consultant Katherine Tobias and software developer Matthew Bailey land global VC funding for artificial intelligence start-up
A group of local and US venture capital funds have thrown their support behind InsightWise, an artificial intelligence start-up founded by former KPMG-smart cities lead Katherine Tobias and software developer…