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Beware the ‘misleading’ label on your super

A former chief investment officer has questioned the labelling of high-growth default options and criticised the concentration of assets in the US...

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Where were the gatekeepers in the $480m Shield Master Fund collapse?

The 5800 investors caught up in the failed scheme would surely wonder why alarms didn’t go off. Tony Boyd sifts through the entrails to find out...

16.02.2025 10

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Four CBA bosses on what makes the bank great

The four CEOs who have run the Commonwealth Bank over the past 30 years share their views on why CBA has managed to consistently outperform its peers.

02.02.2025 5

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ASX needs to plug $1bn liquidity hole

Helen Lofthouse, CEO of the equities market operator, will start the year with another apology for the embarrassing pre-Christmas outage, but that’s...

19.01.2025 9

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Time for big super to lift board skills

Big super thinks of itself as an engine of the financial system. But big funds need to bridge the gap between their directors’ skills and those...

08.12.2024 4

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MinRes scandal: Where was internal audit?

The non-executive director and former KPMG partner in charge of cleaning up the miner’s conflicts of interest mess will have to review the internal...

24.11.2024 30

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Macquarie navigates CBA’s valuation conundrum

When CBA reports strong quarterly profits this week, leading banking analysts will say sell. But their colleagues in wealth management will tell...

10.11.2024 2

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BHP outsmarts the Brazilians – but at what price?

BHP has won its battle to minimise the costs of the Samarco dam failure, but it is yet to convince locals of its commitment to fairness and justice.

27.10.2024 2

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Scam reform lacks teeth

Australia has been a happy hunting ground for criminals running high-tech scams. New laws may not help consumers seeking compensation.

13.10.2024 20

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No end to Australia’s love affair with solar

Rapidly declining solar feed-in tariffs could change the way Australian households manage their renewable energy. That is bound to be good for the...

29.09.2024 2

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Gina Rinehart continues her father’s tax crusade

After years railing against the burden of government regulations, the iron ore billionaire is winning support for another key policy passion –...

15.09.2024 2

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Class action skewers Rio Tinto’s Bougainville redemption

A secretive company is disrupting efforts to finally make amends for the environmental devastation caused by its copper mine in Bougainville some...

01.09.2024 4

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The ASX’s legal mess reveals deep-rooted problems in boardrooms

Court action against the ASX over its bungled CHESS replacement project reflects a worrying escalation in the box-ticking, compliance culture...

18.08.2024 3

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Why I’m glad I dumped my industry super fund

After his SMSF regularly beat the performance of his former industry super fund for over a decade, Tony Boyd urges more Australians to take control...

05.08.2024 6

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