Mortgage brokers add value: AFG
Eric JohnstonAFG has defended the role of brokers in selling loans, arguing the broking model is well supported among consumers.
UpdatedNews takes firmer grip on ARM
ERIC JOHNSTON, JAKE MITCHELLNews Corp has signed off on a $36m acquisition of APN News & Media’s regional newspaper business ARM.
News Corp set to sign APN buy
Eric Johnston, Jake MitchellNews Corp is poised to nab APN’s regional newspaper business, subject to regulator approval.
Canberra backs Sims in ACCC role
Eric JohnstonThe Turnbull government has nominated Rod Sims for reappointment to head up the ACCC for another term.
Snow business lures Aussies
Eric JohnstonA smattering of Australians are rubbing shoulders with movie stars, world leaders and business figures at Davos.
Hedge funds’ double-digit gains
Eric JohnstonHeightened volatility across the sharemarket means hedge funds are in for another year of market-beating gains.
BHP Brazilian assets frozen
Eric JohnstonBHP Billiton’s problems in Brazil are set to deepen after a court froze the miner’s Brazilian assets.
China’s ‘boundaries’ to free speech
Andrew White, Eric JohnstonMedia freedom in China has “boundaries’’ that mean national interest should at times come first, says a leading editor.
China’s SOEs ‘obey all the rules’
China’s SOEs ‘obey all the rules’
China’s SOEs ‘obey all the rules’
China’s SOEs ‘obey all the rules’
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ERIC JOHNSTON, ANDREW WHITEAn influential Chinese media figure has urged Australia to reconsider how it views state-owned enterprises.
An important message from the editors
An important message from the editors
An important message from the editors
An important message from the editors
Call to tap entrepreneurial spirits
Eric JohnstonAustralia will need a ‘mindset change’ in approaching innovation across business and government.
Media must embrace pace of change
Eric JohnstonThe impact that the rise of digital has had on media has certainly been profound and not for the faint-hearted.
Amcom to delay merger vote
Eric JohnstonAmcom Telecommunications has confirmed it intends to delay Monday’s vote on its proposed merger with Vocus Communications.
DeLacy seeks northern exposure
ERIC JOHNSTONThe development of northern Australia presents a “great opportunity” for Australia to, according to a former treasurer of Queensland.
GE to offload commercial lending arm
Eric JohnstonA slew of private equity players and major banks are expected to circle GE’s Australian commercial lending book.
Corporate bond issues hit $30bn
Eric JohnstonAustralia’s debt markets have had one of the strongest starts to the year.
Bendigo promotion heralds M&A; focus
Bendigo promotion heralds M&A focus
Bendigo promotion heralds M&A; focus
Bendigo promotion heralds M&A focus
Bendigo has new mergers appetite
Eric JohnstonBENDIGO and Adelaide’s elevation of Gary Tucker to head of strategy signals a return of the bank’s appetite for M&A; opportunities.
ACCC worried over Fairfax-Macquarie deal
ACCC worried over Fairfax-Macquarie deal
ACCC worried over Fairfax-Macquarie deal
ACCC worried over Fairfax-Macquarie deal
Last-ditch FXCM bailout aids investors
Eric JohnstonHUNDREDS of Australian investors narrowly avoided even steeper losses afterFXCM received an eleventh-hour bailout.
Concerns over Fairfax-Macquarie deal
Eric JohnstonAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission has raised concerns over the proposed $200 million merger.
Deutsche’s cooler view on Medibank
Eric JohnstonDEUTSCHE Bank is the latest major broking house to release its assessment on Medibank, but offers a lukewarm view.
Brokers caught in tech race
Eric Johnston and Andrew MainTHE rise of specialist high-frequency traders is displacing traditional mid-tier brokerages in equities market share.
Dow ‘sacking for revealing fraud’
Eric JohnstonA FORMER Dow Chemicals employee is to pursue a claim that she was fired for allegedly finding financial irregularities.
Great Western dividend for NAB
Eric JohnstonNATIONAL Australia Bank’s majority-owned US subsidiary Great Western Bank has lifted its full year net profit.