Lew takes the gloves off in Myer fight
Solomon Lew's extraordinary attack on Myer and its chairman show he wants change, and quickly. But his endgame remains a mystery.
Solomon Lew's extraordinary attack on Myer and its chairman show he wants change, and quickly. But his endgame remains a mystery.
Quadrant Private Equity has made one of its biggest coups in its history, selling the rebadged VIP Pet Foods for $1 billion, just two years after buying in.
Billionaire investor, Ray Dalio, has once again courted criticism, urging the US central bank to take account of "the bottom 60 per cent" when it makes critical decisions.
Class action lawyers have wasted no time tackling Rio Tinto over its Mozambique scandal, with a US firm filing a lawsuit.
Australian shares are poised for a broadly flat open, following a slightly weaker session on Wall Street, amid a dearth of local data.
The election of Trump and the fracturing of the EU have made it easier for Beijing to scorn western political practices.
Nufarm is considering another acquisition after revealing it will spend $627m buying assets from Adama and Syngenta Crop Protection.
Solomon Lew's Premier Investments says it has no plans to make a takeover bid for Myer but has threatened to call an EGM to gain two board seats.
The outgoing ASIC chairman has claimed vindication in ASIC's BBSW case against the big banks for allegedly rigging the bank bill swap rate.
Rio Tinto will cover the legal costs of its former CEO and CFO after US authorities charged them with fraud, sources said.
Two of copper junior Finders Resources' biggest shareholders have joined forces to try and seize larger stakes in the company.
Sapien Ventures founder Victor Jiang is on the hunt for insurance-technology firms to invest in.
Foreign investors have elected to focus upon the "tail risk" of North Korean nuclear aggression. As a result, Japanese shares offer a cheap option worth buying.
"This sends a signal to traders and banks that this type of behaviour is absolutely inappropriate and will be pursued by the government," said a former Justice Department trial attorney.
Shares stumbled to snap an eight-day winning streak despite as banks dragged on the bourse ahead of their profit reports.
As workers struggle with the uneven fruits of globalisation and automation, investors are backing the next wave of transformative technology.
Jordan Belfort has dismissed the current craze for initial coin offerings, saying they will "blow up in . . people's faces".
Corporate regulator Greg Medcraft can feel satisfied about the impending settlement of the bank bill swap rate market manipulation case.
The election of a new chairman at Myer has become the next battleground for Solomon Lew as he ramps up plans to discredit Myer.
The banks may have behaved badly over BBSW but their customers didn't suffer.
Two of Australia's largest not-for-profit private health insurance funds are experiencing mounting pressure on earnings because of policy downgrades and growing concerns about affordability.
The Treasurer will use a Productivity Commission report to focus on health, education, cities and federation rather than tax and IR.
Australia may be at risk of a "lost generation" of younger workers, according to the latest Census data.
The Business Council of Australia has offered to help broker a political consensus on the government's National Energy Guarantee.
The government is committed to selling the NBN despite the PM casting doubt over whether the project is commercially viable.
An early Queensland state election looms as the biggest obstacle to a swift adoption of the National Energy Guarantee.
Singapore, among the world's most expensive places to own a vehicle, will stop increasing the total number of cars on its roads next year.
China's "battle" against pollution is just getting started, further clouding the outlook for iron ore.
Auto-parts suppliers shares jumped in Asian trading after a report that Tesla will build a manufacturing facility in Shanghai's free trade zone.
Australian efforts to create a regional security bloc to counter China have received a major boost through the re-election of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
China has boasted about its strategic bombers becoming more effective and flying further over disputed areas in the South China Sea.
The additional 15 per cent super contributions tax only applies to 'high-income earners' who earn more than $250,000 using an adjusted income calculation.
TMS Capital's Jeremy Hook talks with Montgomery Fund's Roger Montgomery and IFM's Neil Carter about small-cap tech stocks.
In sharemarket news, the All Ordinaries Index is approaching the 6000 level. Such mythical targets are often seen as 'significant' in the minds of investors.
Corporate buyers should avoid big-name consultancies when developing quick-to-market digital prototypes, according to a boutique software developer.
Westpac has achieved gender parity in its leadership ranks.
Partnerships with production studios may bring in a third of BuzzFeed's revenue in the coming years.
Gilbert + Tobin head Danny Gilbert has challenged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition leader Bill Shorten to join forces to change the constitution.
The Productivity Commission is about to advocate a big round of new reform, but getting the public on board will be tough.
After almost hitting a wall, the 92-year-old Danish luxury electronics firm reset - launching a second and ultimately more profitable line.
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