For alpha's sake, we need more women
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Funds management is losing out to the investment banks and professional services firms in the fight for top female talent. That's bad news for returns.
Funds management is losing out to the investment banks and professional services firms in the fight for top female talent. That's bad news for returns.
RBA governor Philip Lowe and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the world has to avoid falling into a trade war as the US move towards metals tariffs.
The final day of the AFR Business Summit was all about the big three Ts: trade, technology and transformation.
Hopes have risen that Australian steel and aluminium exports may be spared Donald Trump's tariffs after the White House said there would be carve-outs.
BHP says it is likely to attract up to 50 authentic investors to the sale process for the two oil-rich corners of its portfolio.
Australian stocks may slide at the open amid losses on Wall Street and weakness in commodities.
Australia's effort to build a world-beating quantum computer has achieved a "significant milestone".
One of Rio Tinto's most senior executives has warned that the last thing the world needs is a trade war sparked by the Trump administration's protectionism.
Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has suggested that AGL Energy hasn't gone far enough in its commitment to replace old Liddell coal generator in NSW.
Bank seeks to limit fallout from potentially embarrassing inquiry by doing away with add-on insurance and refunding customers.
Retail Food Group may have to close more than 400 stores and pull back on new store openings, according to a report by UBS.
Alan Joyce will stick to his knitting running the airline when politicians figure out again how to knit.
He's not your typical bitcoin whale, but Nobuaki Kobayashi has become a force to be reckoned with in the cryptocurrency world.
A group of fintech leaders say bitcoin's 194 per cent growth will be miniscule compared with rising cryptocurrency stars.
Two of Tesla's largest shareholders are supporting a plan to award Elon Musk a compensation package valued at $US2.6 billion ($3.3 billion).
The Bank of Canada kept borrowing costs on hold and indicated it's no rush to pursue aggressive interest rate hikes.
It's not just President Donald Trump's cuts to the corporate tax rate that have Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce looking wistfully at his US competitors.
Cheaper, faster, global. It's the sort of innovation ecosystem where China now excels, according to McKinsey Global Institute director Jonathan Woetzel.
Are we nearing one of those critical inflexion points for financial markets, where investors are forced to re-examine – and abandon – their most cherished beliefs?
Phil Lowe says we should 'sit and do nothing' against Trump's steel tariffs but sometimes it works to play rough in trade wars.
Employers are seeking urgent new changes to legislation to block the merger of the CFMEU and MUA before the end of month.
Labor looks at legislation as Medibank ups the parental leave ante with 14 weeks for both parents that can be taken at the same time.
The economy is adding lots of jobs but not many are highly paid or very productive.
Queensland's property industry has called for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to expand her developer donation ban laws to include other organised groups including trade unions.
Bill Shorten's plans to regulate a higher minimum wage, block company tax cuts and oppose Adani all threaten job growth, Malcolm Turnbull says.
The Trump administration is considering clamping down on Chinese investments in the US to punish Beijing for its alleged theft of intellectual property.
Britain's top counterterrorism officer says a former Russian double agent was attacked with a nerve agent in a poison plot to kill him.
​President Donald Trump is expected to formally sign off on imposing stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports at noon Thursday.
The US trade deficit increased to a more than nine-year high in January, with the shortfall with China widening sharply.
Government releases more detail showing benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Retirement funds and major infrastructure investors concede rising bond yields may impact the returns of investments such as airports, seaports, roads and rail.
Tolga Kumova has a simple rationale for some of his investments: check the news.
The collapse of property finance company Deposit Power has left 10,000 investors in the lurch over $300m worth of deposits.
Being held at gunpoint in Africa, regular 4am bedtimes and cold-calling prospects without a cent to your name are a few of the obstacles overcome by three Young Rich Listers.
New data reveals Australian businesses are "significantly underperforming" the rest of world in preparing for the future of work.
Getting the politics of economic reform right is tricky and business will needs its own Bill Kelty-style reformer to push policies such as a land tax.
Freelancer's chief executive Matt Barrie wrongfully sacked the company's operations and HR executive because Mr Barrie got "vindictive", a court has heard.
With its new Range Rover SV Coupe, Land Rover has unveiled something rather unexpected for the famously off-road brand. It's also the fastest you can buy.
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