Yesterday
- Opinion
- ASX Limited
ASX is facing a perfect storm. What’s it going to take to fix things?
The operator of the nation’s market infrastructure finds itself in a farcical and unacceptable position. Hopefully, it can heed the messages being blasted through.
- Joyce Moullakis
This Month
- Exclusive
- Workplace
‘Difficult decision’: ANU council member resigns
A member of ANU’s governing body has resigned, citing concerns about the council’s direction and a lack of accountability after months of turmoil.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
Virgin board overhaul brings in Qatar executive, ex-Macquarie chairman
The airline has formally appointed Peter Warne – among others – as a director, two years after he was first announced, as it prepares to rejoin the ASX.
- Kylar Loussikian
Board fights and mass resignations: the battle splitting the nation’s geoscientists
A bitter struggle for control of a professional association is proving that diversity, equity and inclusion remains a lightening rod for controversy.
- Peter Ker and Elouise Fowler
Corporate America fears wrath of Trump as it mulls tariffs response
Executives are unsure of how far to go in re-engineering their businesses in response to the trade war, amid doubts over how long they will last.
- Updated
- FT Reporters
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Big super is now a big target of criminals. It’s time for funds to step up
The super sector has been warned for two years to get its act together on cybersecurity. Once again it’s been caught out.
- James Thomson
Inside the ‘great frustrations’ between Shayne Elliott and ANZ board
The veteran banker is finishing as chief executive next month – after nearly a decade, regulatory reprimands and plenty of tension at the top.
- Joyce Moullakis
Rio Tinto’s agitator sneaks payment in the fine print
Who knew influencers had more transparency around sponsored content than investment researchers?
- Hannah Wootton
ANZ review found staff raised concerns and middle managers failed them
Oliver Wyman’s detailed report into the cultural problems within the bank’s markets unit has singled out weak leaders who failed to supervise powerful traders.
- James Eyers and Jonathan Shapiro
- Updated
- Big four
APRA lashes ANZ’s risk culture, raises capital penalty to $1b
A separate review of the bank found “weaknesses in culture, leadership, and infrastructure could lead to material issues in the future”.
- Updated
- James Eyers and Jonathan Shapiro
WiseTech whistleblower warned she would never get another board role
ASIC boss Joe Longo warned of an outbreak of “issues in the bedroom migrating to the boardroom” as Christine Holman revealed the threat made to her.
- Patrick Durkin
MinRes and Chris Ellison face class action over ‘misleading conduct’
The loss-making miner has rejected claims its share price was “artificially inflated by the company’s misconduct” and that investors suffered losses as a result.
- Mark Wembridge and Lucas Baird
- Exclusive
- Superannuation
HESTA says WiseTech’s new director ‘falls short’ of expectations
The industry superannuation major is concerned that the logistics software giant has appointed its former chairman as lead independent director.
- Max Mason and Tess Bennett
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to vote against Rio Tinto unification
The huge fund intends to vote to keep Rio Tinto’s dual-listed structure, despite other shareholders supporting a bid to review it.
- Peter Ker and Mark Wembridge
March
- Updated
- Board shake-up
WiseTech investors say they want new CEO, but back White
A shareholder sentiment survey came as the software giant said former chairman Andrew Harrison would return as lead independent director.
- Updated
- Tess Bennett and Max Mason
- Updated
- Regulation
RBA, ASIC say they are ‘increasingly concerned’ about ASX
The regulators said the market operator was not complying with risk mitigation standards after an outage in December left investors unable to settle trades.
- Updated
- James Eyers
Advertising expert Todd Sampson resigns from Qantas board
The airline has appointed former HP chief executive Dion Weisler in his place, meaning five of seven directors have been installed in the last three years.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Investigation
- AFR Weekend
How it all went wrong for Rocky Elsom in the ‘wild west’ of French rugby
The former Wallabies captain faces arrest in France over misusing the assets of his rugby club. But court documents reveal he left the club in its best financial position in years.
- Zoe Samios and James Hall
- Exclusive
- Investment banking
Secret six-figure payout to banker suspected of child porn
Gresham and its shareholder Wesfarmers later engaged law firms to investigate. A decade later, the executive was cleared of having child exploitation material.
- Updated
- Joanne Tran and David Marin-Guzman
