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ASIC chair Joe Longo

ASICCommentsPremiumSuper fears from ‘grubby’ private debt plays

Corporate watchdog chairman Joe Longo has warned of potential risks to superannuation savings after finding evidence of “grubby behaviour” in the booming private credit sector.

Neale Prior

‘Australia has a real opportunity here, if we play our cards right,’ says ASIC chair Joe Longo.

BusinessCommentsAustralia’s enormous capital opportunity amid US turbulence

JACKSON HEWETT: Australia is in the box seat to receive a flood of capital seeking refuge from economic turbulence in the United States, according to some of the country’s largest investors.

Jackson Hewett

DUG Technology managing director Matt Lamont.

EnergyCommentsPremiumDUG Technology despairs at ‘trashing’ of oil and gas sector

Company founder Matt Lamont blasts Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s gas reservation plan as ‘stupidity’, claiming governments of both political persuasions have done too much damage to lure back investment.

Sean Smith

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest.

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Fortescue offshoot in green jet fuel deal with Swiss startup

Fortescue has backed a Swiss startup hatching plans to make sustainable plane fuel from green hydrogen and methanol, adding the aviation sector to Andrew Forrest’s growing decarbonisation list.

Simone Grogan

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

MiningPremiumChinese investor sells down Northern Minerals after order

The unnamed group was one of five entities ordered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers in June 2024 to sell 613.6 million Northern Minerals shares, or 10.4 per cent of the company, on national interest grounds.

Sean Smith

The company’s board has already backed the binding scheme implementation agreement and largest shareholder Kin Group, which controls almost 21 per cent of the register, has also agreed to sell into the offer.

RetailCommentsThe Reject Shop is heading into foreign hands

The Reject Shop may be best known for its bargain-basement prices on everyday items but it has managed to attract a top-shelf takeover bid from a foreign suitor.

Daniel Newell

9/6/23: Jon Gray, Pres. And COO, Blackstone speaks with Business Editor, Sky News, Ross Greenwood at the Australia's Economic Outlook forum" event at Crown Sydney. John Feder/ The Australian.

TradeCommentsPremiumBlackstone boss warns against knee-jerk reactions to tariffs

Blackstone president Jon Gray has warned investors against making knee-jerk decisions around President Donald Trump’s tariff drama and instead advised waiting to see how the underlying negotiations play out. 

Amy Bainbridge

Peter Dutton addressed the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Thursday. NewsWire / Nikki Short

‘Weak’ recordPremiumDutton vows to mend ties with US, China and allies

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has vowed to mend relations with the United States, Israel and China if elected, slamming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his ‘weak’ international record.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Hanwha’s surprise re-engagement with Austal comes less than six months after it failed to line up a deal to buy the Henderson-based shipbuilder.

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumAustal’s pursuer Hanwha refuses to rule out takeover tilt

Hanwha Defence’s chief executive won’t rule out a takeover tilt for WA naval shipbuilder Austal, as the South Korean company angles to meet with top shareholders Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

Simone Grogan

Northern Minerals’ Browns Range project site.

MiningPremiumChinese investors in breach of Northern Minerals order

Chinese-linked investors targeted by the Federal Government last year are still defying an order to sell shares in the rare earths company, six months after the stock was meant to have been divested

Sean Smith

Lucky enough to get an overseas pension? Good for you. Think you can just hide it away in an overseas bank account and use it to fund holidays while abroad? Centrelink will tell you, that’s a really dumb idea.

Nick BruiningCommentsPremiumWhy trying to hide an overseas pension is a really dumb idea

Lucky enough to get an overseas pension? Good for you. Think you can just hide it away in an overseas bank account and use it to fund holidays while abroad? Centrelink will tell you, that’s a really dumb idea.

Nick Bruining

A huge deal between Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia has been approved by the federal government. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

BREAKINGQatar’s stake in Virgin set to bring down airfares

A major shake-up for travellers and Virgin Australia has been greenlit by the government.

Blair Jackson

Macquarie Bank Managing CEO Shemara Wikramanayake has previously said AI would drive a need for data storage.

Foreign investmentMacquarie spends $8b to ride US data storage boom

Australia’s Macquarie is getting in on US data centre hype with a $US5 billion ($8b) investment in NASDAQ-listed Applied Digital, calling out the sector as a “highly attractive opportunity”.

Simone Grogan

Greg Barnes and US ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands in south Greenland in August 2019, about a week before Donald Trump first offered to buy the Danish territory.

MiningWA geologist who briefed US welcomes Trump Greenland pitch

Greg Barnes has remained in contact with the US since what he thought was a prank call from the White House in 2019 inviting him to brief Mr Trump’s first administration on his project in Greenland.

Sean Smith and Neale Prior

The early stages of a market recovery cycle don’t seem like much. But as the gains snowball, greed builds. And Buffett’s comments about being fearful take on true meaning. Here are some strategies to manage risk in hot markets.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumHow to spread your risk in a red-hot stock market

DEBTMAN: If you see an investor without a smile on their face right now, be wary. Maybe back up from them a little. If you’re late to the party, here are some strategies to manage risk in hot markets.

Bruce Brammall

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says it’s still ‘too unsafe’ to reopen Australia’s embassy in Ukraine.

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Wong: Kyiv embassy ‘still unsafe’ despite Coalition pressure

Penny Wong has rejected Coalition pressure to reopen the Australian embassy in Ukraine saying it was ‘still too unsafe’ despite more than 70 countries providing a presence in Kyiv. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

With interest rates potentially rising again, which could hurt property prices, private credit offers the potential for downside protection in this environment.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumLook here for rich rewards if RBA hikes rates

With interest rates potentially rising again, which could hurt property prices, private credit offers the potential for downside protection in this environment.

Tim Keith

Too often, it seems, foreign buyers see more value in Australian businesses than local investors, most of whom rarely rarely look beyond a three to five-year horizon.

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Do we really value Australian-owned products and companies?

Too often, it seems, foreign buyers see more value in Australian businesses than local investors, most of whom rarely rarely look beyond a three to five-year horizon.

Sean Smith

Drilling at the Yangibana rare earths project.

MiningRare earths hopeful backed by China magnet maker

Chinese rare earths player JL Mag has bought a substantial slice of Perth aspirant Hastings Technology Metals and a seat on its board for $7 million. 

Simone Grogan

Northern Minerals’ executives CEO Shane Hartwig, Chief Operating Officer Angela Glover, Executive Director Bin Cai and Executive Chairman Adam Handley.

MiningPremiumNorthern Minerals barely staves off Chinese invasion at AGM

A huge voter turnout has prevented China seizing control of Northern Minerals’ boardroom, while the newly minted chairman of the rare earths aspirant says the timing of a cyber hack was a “coincidence”.

Adrian Rauso

United States President Donald Trump and former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the White House.

Foreign investmentPremiumEx-PM claims fears over Trump’s return are ‘baseless’

Australian concerns about Donald Trump’s potential return to power are “baseless hyperventilation,” former Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Ben Westcott

Northern Minerals' Browns Range heavy rare earths project in the East Kimberley.

MiningCommentsNorthern Minerals’ China links ordered to sell down stakes

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued the demand as Australia looks to keep its critical minerals out of the Middle Kingdom’s reach.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

The Kalgoorlie Super Pit. One of Australia’s most iconic mines. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

MiningCommentsPremiumWA slips in global mining attractiveness rankings

Policy concerns have kicked Western Australia off the podium in a key global barometer of the best destinations to mine, continuing a tumble from pole position since 2021. 

Adrian Rauso

Jakob Stausholm, chief executive of Rio Tinto.

MiningCommentsRio’s Norway fund divestment on the line over damage

The ethics adviser to Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund has raised concerns with Rio Tinto about the environmental impact of a mine in Brazil.

Thomas Biesheuvel