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M&A hungry Australian Wealth Advisors Group beefs up board
The financial services firm will announce the appointment of industry veteran David Slack to its board on Wednesday, Street Talk understands.
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- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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- Commercial property finance
Wylie urges Lendlease to fix ‘arrogant’ culture
In a letter to the property giant, Tanarra Capital made eight recommendations it said was needed “not just for future success, but for its survival”.
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- Aaron Weinman
Bidder field narrows for Whitehaven’s selldown at Blackwater coal mine
Indian steelmaker JSW has submitted a proposal, and would be competing against a Japanese bidder and an Indonesian entity in the auction’s final stage.
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- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Oil Search director’s comments allegedly cost exec new job
Former Oil Search executive Ayten Saridas allegedly lost a job she had begun working in after disparaging remarks from a board member contacted as a reference.
- Max Mason
Transurban says it was not involved in Rozelle Interchange design
The tollroad operator has told a NSW inquiry into the congestion that the original design was published well before it acquired WestConnex.
- Jenny Wiggins
National Group flirts with US high-yield bond market amid sale, refi
Sources say a handful of Wall Street banks – Jefferies not included – have been gauging appetite for National Group to print a high-yield bond deal.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Opinion & Analysis
The big worry for car makers: what if the EV slowdown is not a blip?
If politicians cannot persuade consumers to buy EVs, will they tear up their net-zero pledges, or turn to other measures to drive sales?
Contributor
We should be glad banks are speaking up
Australia’s big banks are at the coalface of the economy. Governments should be listening when they highlight the need for change.
Columnist
Ten flips the Higgins narrative against Seven
Judge Michael Lee must decide if a man who may have lied to his lawyers, judges and the public has a reputation worthy of being protected.
Senior correspondent
Higher oil prices, inflation and debt give investors plenty of worries
There’s little wonder US bond yields are pushing higher, sending sharemarkets lower. The big question is whether this will turn into a full-blown correction.
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Defining legacy: Brisbane’s messy path to the Olympics
It will be a long haul to transform the QEII stadium to Olympic standard. That’s just one of the hurdles for Queensland.
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- Zoe Samios, Michael Bleby and Tess Bennett
- Investigation
- Gaming & wagering
Laurence Escalante is living large off controversial gambling billions
At 42, he is one of the country’s youngest billionaires. But Virtual Gaming Worlds investors hoping for a big payday are increasingly concerned it may not come.
- Updated
- Primrose Riordan and Zoe Samios
$50,000 to join a golf club? Members are coming in droves
Not only are the top clubs extremely expensive, they’re also extremely secretive. And in high demand.
- Zoe Samios
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Flutter warns of Sportsbet headwinds as annual profits slide
Sportsbet boss Barni Evans would not rule out job losses after parent company Flutter revealed the local offshoot’s financial results.
- Zoe Samios
‘Mission finally accomplished’: How Seven got its Lehrmann exclusive
After a four-month mission, thousands of dollars, and allegations of prostitutes and drugs, Seven finally secured a tell-all interview with Bruce Lehrmann.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Updated
- Oil
Karoon plots path from oil junior to major through the Gulf of Mexico
The ASX-listed group spent $1.1 billion buying the interests last year. It plans to increase its spending in a bid to boost reserves by more than a third.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Massive cost blowout could scupper Regis’ NSW gold mine hopes
The development will now need more than $1 billion to come online, leaving brokers warning that it may never get off the ground. Regis shares fell 4 per cent.
- Elouise Fowler
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why big Sigma backer sold down ahead of Chemist Warehouse ruling
It is usually worth following the money in merger deals, which makes trading in Sigma Healthcare interesting.
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
Leigh Clifford-backed consortium moves to takeover Melbourne Rebels
A group led by the former Qantas chairman is trying to move the rugby union team, which collapsed into administration this year, to the city’s western suburbs.
- Zoe Samios
Spotlight’s Mark Llewellyn, in Bruce Lehrmann’s reflection
The explosive affidavit now at the centre of the Lehrmann saga details the alleged involvement of Seven’s TV producer extraordinaire.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
News-powered hedge fund raises $100m to trade on reporters’ scoops
Hunterbrook Capital places trades based on scoops uncovered by reporters at its affiliated newsroom, Hunterbrook Media, which is separated by a layer of compliance.
- Kate Duguid and Joshua Franklin
Mighty Craft in last ditch sell-off to get debt burden under control
The ASX-listed group, which owns a big stake in Better Beer, has sold Mismatch Brewing and the 78 Degrees spirits business to a consortium of publicans.
- Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- Private equity
Hillhouse Capital plots Australian outpost, snares ex-Blackstone exec
The private equity firm has about $63 billion in assets, but like many of its peers, the investor wants to expand throughout Asia.
- Aaron Weinman
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
The big worry for car makers: what if the EV slowdown is not a blip?
If politicians cannot persuade consumers to buy EVs, will they tear up their net-zero pledges, or turn to other measures to drive sales?
- Updated
- Peter Campbell
- Opinion
- Big four
We should be glad banks are speaking up
Australia’s big banks are at the coalface of the economy. Governments should be listening when they highlight the need for change.
- Nick Hossack
Christopher Pyne emerges as Hanwha’s man in Canberra
The Korean conglomerate has lobbed a $1 billion bid for ASX-listed Austal. The local shipbuilder has rejected the offer, saying it won’t be approved.
- Kylar Loussikian
- Analysis
- Defamation
Ten flips the Higgins narrative against Seven
Judge Michael Lee must decide if a man who may have lied to his lawyers, judges and the public has a reputation worthy of being protected.
- Aaron Patrick
Seven allegedly paid thousands for drugs, prostitutes for Lehrmann
In three explosive affidavits, a former Seven producer claims the network paid for housing, meals and drugs to score a tell-all interview with Bruce Lehrmann.
- Updated
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Opinion
- Bonds
Higher oil prices, inflation and debt give investors plenty of worries
There’s little wonder US bond yields are pushing higher, sending sharemarkets lower. The big question is whether this will turn into a full-blown correction.
- Karen Maley
Bombora-backed IPO hopeful LVX Global enters administration
Fort Restructuring has been appointed and is seeking urgent expressions of interest.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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Ushering in a Goldilocks era of private credit
There has been a pivot of buyout financings from public to private credit.
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Austal’s long-serving chairman weighs retirement as bids land
Multimillionaire John Rothwell founded the Forrest family-backed shipbuilder in the 1980s and has been at the helm since.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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- Aviation
Internal documents provide clues of Qantas’ new frequent flyer scheme
A new tier of rewards as part of the long-awaited revamp will not be available on Jetstar. But it will be there for all Qantas Loyalty members at the same time.
- Ayesha de Kretser
