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Brisbane Times

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From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

When Phil King founded fund management firm Regal 20 years ago he wasn’t looking to invest for others. But people soon came knocking at his door.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

When Phil King founded fund management firm Regal 20 years ago he wasn’t looking to invest for others. But people soon came knocking at his door.

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WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

When Phil King founded fund management firm Regal 20 years ago, he wasn’t looking to invest for others. But people soon came knocking at his door.

previous day 10

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

From zero to $21 billion: Kingmaker’s exit is the end of an era for markets

When Phil King founded fund management firm Regal 20 years ago he wasn’t looking to invest for others. But people soon came knocking at his door.

previous day 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

After years of being beaten up by politicians and targeted by the consumer regulator, the supermarket giants won’t be winning any popularity...

wednesday 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

After years of being beaten up by politicians and targeted by the consumer regulator, the supermarket giants won’t be winning any popularity...

wednesday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

After years of being beaten up by politicians and targeted by the consumer regulator, the supermarket giants won’t be winning any popularity...

wednesday 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

After years of being beaten up by politicians and targeted by the consumer regulator, the supermarket giants won’t be winning any popularity...

wednesday 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Historically, there has been a vanity aspect to owning both of Australia’s major alpine resorts, Thredbo and Perisher. But global warming has melted...

25.08.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Historically, there has been a vanity aspect to owning both of Australia’s major alpine resorts, Thredbo and Perisher. But global warming has melted...

25.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Historically, there has been a vanity aspect to owning both of Australia’s major alpine resorts, Thredbo and Perisher. But global warming has melted...

25.08.2026 10

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?

Historically, there has been a vanity aspect to owning both of Australia’s major alpine resorts, Thredbo and Perisher. But global warming has melted...

25.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

The purge is just the start of a multi-year fallout for the business.

24.08.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

The purge is just the start of a multi-year fallout for the business.

24.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

The purge is just the start of a multi-year fallout for the business.

24.08.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

Mess of its own making: KPMG sacrifices staff to limit financial damage

The purge is just the start of a multi-year fallout for the business.

24.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

The Cult of Comyn. He has been likened to the business equivalent of Taylor Swift.

20.08.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

The Cult of Comyn. He has been likened to the business equivalent of Taylor Swift.

20.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

The Cult of Comyn. He has been likened to the business equivalent of Taylor Swift.

20.08.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

The Cult of Comyn. He has been likened to the business equivalent of Taylor Swift.

20.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

The shareholder jury has spoken: the discretionary retail sector is in an unambiguous slump.

19.08.2026 10

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

The shareholder jury has spoken: the discretionary retail sector is in an unambiguous slump.

19.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

The shareholder jury has spoken: the discretionary retail sector is in an unambiguous slump.

19.08.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

The shareholder jury has spoken: the discretionary retail sector is in an unambiguous slump.

19.08.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Make no mistake: the home-grown biotechnology company, which for decades allowed Australia serious boasting rights, is still a long way from...

18.08.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Make no mistake: the home-grown biotechnology company, which for decades allowed Australia serious boasting rights, is still a long way from...

18.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Make no mistake: the home-grown biotechnology company, which for decades allowed Australia serious boasting rights, is still a long way from...

18.08.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Changing fortunes: is Biotech giant CSL’s $10 billion write-down a comeback story?

Make no mistake: the home-grown biotechnology company, which for decades allowed Australia serious boasting rights, is still a long way from...

18.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Pushy about Ooshies: Kids are pumping up Woolies’ sales

Woolworths’ sales look set for a sugar hit, thanks to little plastic figures based on pop culture and movie characters.

17.08.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Pushy about Ooshies: Kids are pumping up Woolies’ sales

Woolworths’ sales look set for a sugar hit, thanks to little plastic figures based on pop culture and movie characters.

17.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Pushy about Ooshies: Kids are pumping up Woolies’ sales

Woolworths’ sales look set for a sugar hit, thanks to little plastic figures based on pop culture and movie characters.

17.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Pushy about Ooshies: Kids are pumping up Woolies’ sales

Woolworths’ sales look set for a sugar hit, thanks to little plastic figures based on pop culture and movie characters.

17.08.2026 10

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Murdoch left Melbourne Storm to a betting entrepreneur. What a howler

That a Swedish private equity firm is now cued up as a likely buyer for the NRL team marks a new era in the commercial coming-of-age for Australian...

13.08.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Murdoch left Melbourne Storm to a betting entrepreneur. What a howler

That a Swedish private equity firm is now cued up as a likely buyer for the NRL team marks a new era in the commercial coming-of-age for Australian...

13.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Murdoch left Melbourne Storm to a betting entrepreneur. What a howler

That a Swedish private equity firm is now cued up as a likely buyer for the NRL team marks a new era in the commercial coming-of-age for Australian...

13.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Murdoch left Melbourne Storm to a betting entrepreneur. What a howler

That a Swedish private equity firm is now cued up as a likely buyer for the NRL team marks a new era in the commercial coming-of-age for Australian...

13.08.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Is it time to buy a house? Here is what the CBA chief would tell his kids

First home buyers are approaching the sweet spot where prices are falling, rates are no longer rising, and a new batch of spring property listings is...

12.08.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Is it time to buy a house? Here is what the CBA chief would tell his kids

First home buyers are approaching the sweet spot where prices are falling, rates are no longer rising, and a new batch of spring property listings is...

12.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Is it time to buy a house? Here is what the CBA chief would tell his kids

First home buyers are approaching the sweet spot where prices are falling, rates are no longer rising, and a new batch of spring property listings is...

12.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Is it time to buy a house? Here is what the CBA chief would tell his kids

First home buyers are approaching the sweet spot where prices are falling, rates are no longer rising, and a new batch of spring property listings is...

12.08.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

It’s not just Gina Rinehart who failed to make a killing on SpaceX

For the 28,000-plus Australian mum and dad punters, there hasn’t been much joy or excitement in the return on their investment.

11.08.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

It’s not just Gina Rinehart who failed to make a killing on SpaceX

For the 28,000-plus Australian mum and dad punters, there hasn’t been much joy or excitement in the return on their investment.

11.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

It’s not just Gina Rinehart who failed to make a killing on SpaceX

For the 28,000-plus Australian mum and dad punters, there hasn’t been much joy or excitement in the return on their investment.

11.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

It’s not just Gina Rinehart who failed to make a killing on SpaceX

For the 28,000-plus Australian mum and dad punters, there hasn’t been much joy or excitement in the return on their investment.

11.08.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

How one David Jones supplier got paid when the others didn’t

David Jones declared in April that its business had turned the corner, but consumer sentiment has fallen off a cliff in recent months.

10.08.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

How one David Jones supplier got paid when the others didn’t

David Jones declared in April that its business had turned the corner, but consumer sentiment has fallen off a cliff in recent months.

10.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

How one David Jones supplier got paid when the others didn’t

David Jones declared in April that its business had turned the corner, but consumer sentiment has fallen off a cliff in recent months.

10.08.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

How one David Jones supplier got paid when the others didn’t

David Jones - billed as the house of brands, still feels like a house of cards.

10.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

The path to first home ownership might be under a flight path

A new report shows the lengths to which some would-be home owners are prepared to go to reach stage one of the property ownership dream.

03.08.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

The path to first home ownership might be under a flight path

A new report shows the lengths to which some would-be home owners are prepared to go to reach stage one of the property ownership dream.

03.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight