Dividends make way for growth
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170901134831/http://www.afr.com/content/dam/images/1/1/b/b/u/m/image.related.afrIndexLead.320x210.gy90io.png/1504269344667.jpg)
Years of running dividend payout ratios at a high intensity has come at a cost to growth that boards appear to have woken up to.
Years of running dividend payout ratios at a high intensity has come at a cost to growth that boards appear to have woken up to.
Ahmed Fahour earned his pay after getting Australia Post back into the black, but questions remain about his legacy.
Anthony Kerwick and Rob Koczkar walked away from their careers at Pacific Equity Partners having earned $100 million, the NSW Supreme Court has heard.
Australia's economy is set for a bumper second half of 2017, spurred by the best manufacturing sector conditions in 15 years, falling unemployment and a widespread global upswing.
Retailers claim their revenues are being "devastated" by more than 600 organised crime-backed illegal cigarette and tobacco shops costing up to $4 billion a year in lost profits and taxes.
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn will take home $5.21 million this year, a pay cut of almost $1.6 million.
Cabcharge has watched $1 billion leak away from its market cap in 10 years, but its boss has drawn a line in the sand.
If you work in the financial services sector listen up; you could be next on the federal government's hit list.
Liberty House boss Sanjeev Gupta is eyeing Australia's looming 10-year infrastructure boom as he also saves the town of Whyalla.
SMS Management and Technology shareholders have almost unanimously voted in favour of the proposed $124 million acquisition by ASG Group.
Enjoy unlimited access to Australia's best business news and market insights across desktop, tablet and mobile
Already a subscriber? Log in