Fortescue's 'Twiggy' Forrest gets a $200m payday
Fortescue boss ''Twiggy'' Forrest is set for a multimillion-dollar pay day with the decision of the iron ore miner to raise the dividend amid a surge in earnings.
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Brian Robins
BHP hikes payout, slashes debt as earnings surge
Resurgent commodity prices and buoyant production volumes have helped propel BHP Billiton's earnings sharply higher, with the company hiking the dividend as it also slashed debt.
Premium fuel sales fatten Caltex bottom line
Oil importer, refiner and marketer Caltex has benefited from the continued swing towards premium fuel purchases, which has helped offset a decline in refiner margins and adverse currency swings over the past 12 months.
New bid for Hunter Hall comes with catch
The jockeying for control of Hunter Hall is entering the final stretch with one of the bidders raising its bid for the company for the third time – but only until Monday evening
Down Under's lure for US medical device issuers
Australia is consolidating its position as the market of choice for smaller US medical device companies to go public.
Medibank health insurance rebuild to take three years
The slide of the share of the private health insurance market held by Medibank Private is showing few signs of slowing, as the group battles high complaints volumes and rising costs.
Trump market rally helps Medibank ekes out higher profit
Stronger investment returns helped Medibank Private defy challenging conditions and deliver a small rise in profit.
Bellamy's shareholders warned off supporting Cameron board spill
Bellamy's shareholders told not to back the push to grab board control of the troubled company
To avoid blackouts, overhaul the electricity market: Origin
The electricity market operator should be given additional power so it can intervene directly in the energy market, the head of Origin Energy has said.
South 32 hangs on to its cash as metal prices rally
South 32, the spin-out of orphan assets from BHP Billiton, has benefited handsomely from the surge in metal prices in the latter part of 2016, but has opted to hang on to a large chunk of its cash.
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