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Ex-Vocus chair indicted for insider trading

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
Former Vocus chair Vaughan Bowen has been indicted on two counts of insider trading relating to the EQT Infrastructure IV Fund's proposal to acquire Vocus. ASIC alleged that Bowen traded over five million Vocus shares in June 2019 while in possession ...

What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... carers, whose youngest child is under 14 years of age. Chalmers boasted a small surplus but warned that a deficit in the short term is imminent. In the superannuation sector, Chalmers delivered no major surprises but flagged that the government will ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... increase in their support payments, or up to $31 extra each fortnight. Income support recipients: While the increase falls short of that hoped for by many recipients and advocacy groups, 1.1 million Australians receiving Austudy, JobSeeker and Youth ...

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... come back down." Aird further signaled it's unlikely that the budget will include measures that "raise the dial" in the short term. Overnight the European Central Bank also increased its rates by 25 bps to 3.75% in an attempt to halt inflation. In ...

Dalton Street fund terminated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... confirmed it did not want to pursue the fund strategy "as it is not likely to achieve significant investment scale in the short to medium term." "We therefore consider the best course of action is to bring about the timely termination of the fund," Equity ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... like the government's net zero target and other issues like biodiversity and just transition are not in conflict with short-term performance concerns. "We're having a look at the benchmarking exercise that was set up by the previous government," ...

NZ Super Fund chief executive resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
After 15 years, NZ Super Fund chief executive Matt Whineray will step down at the end of the year. In announcing his decision, Whineray said he feels privileged to have worked with "such a talented and committed team" at the Guardians of New Zealand ...

ASX red alert: Soaring negative cash flows raise concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... of ASX-listed companies have negative cash flow - more than any nation in the MSCI World index. Plato's head of long short strategies David Allen warned of the prevalence of negative operating cash flow in ASX-listed companies. According to Allen ...

Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... concessions can put you at a disadvantage. Secondly, most of a client's retirement capital isn't likely to be used in the short-term when the protection from volatility that a term deposit offers can make sense," he said. "Even a 60-year-old ...

$100bn withdrawal triggers First Republic stock plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... secure additional liquidity," Holland said. "We're working to restructure our balance sheet and reduce our expenses and short-term borrowings." Banking sector turmoil began with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest US bank failure since Washington ...