Jack Derwin
Markets and finance correspondent
Jack has worked as a business reporter for the better part of a decade, filing from Mexico, Spain, New Zealand and the Pacific. He has previously reported for The Asahi Shimbun, the second largest newspaper in the world, Business Insider and 7News amongst others.
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It's no small irony that a digital assets exchange is using a very traditional form of advertising to reach property rich Australian consumers.
Macquarie fronts investors this week amid leadership speculation, regulatory pressure and shifting markets. But don't expect a changing of the guard just yet.
Private markets are swelling as public ones shrink — but doubts remain over the viability of secondaries exchanges in Australia.
Capital Brief revealed the small cap market darling is set for a change in leadership after a 150% rise in its share price over the past year.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Revolut are some of the big names listed on private market platforms in Australia. The startups say they shouldn't be there.
The reclusive billionaire is best known for launching or reviving small Australian retailers. That's why his activist campaign against an iconic US lingerie brand is surprising.
Describing themselves as “two idiots who had no idea what they were doing”, Alec Renehan and Bryce Leske just closed one of Australia’s first big podcast sales.
Fashion brands, religious groups, pie shops, charities and RSL clubs are parking millions of dollars in private credit vehicles run by the market's biggest managers.
The $1,000-per-month men’s longevity startup has been overhauled as the company learns from its mistakes.
It's had a difficult year, but Regal's bet on the now $2 billion company has proved spectacularly successful as it looks headed for index inclusion.
Xero’s $4 billion Melio deal is its boldest US play yet — and a high-stakes test of CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy’s strategy, salary and investor faith.
The Virgin Australia float always appeared geared for short-term success — but over the long term, it's a very different story.
Virgin Australia’s flashy ASX return began with Middle East chaos and ended with a share price pop. But big questions remain about its long-term prospects.
Fresh from receiving FDA approval, the $1.3 billion medical device company is one of the stronger performers on the ASX this year. But short sellers sniff weakness.
Contact's Tom Millner, one of APA's largest investors, has applauded the company for getting back to its core business as the political landscape changes.
The $11bn infrastructure giant's move is clearest evidence to date of a shift in its strategy towards the energy transition.
Oaktree's Howard Marks says that despite its current turmoil, America is still the best place to deploy capital. Some of his market compatriots are less sure.
After finding immense investor appetite for Guzman y Gomez on the ASX, the investment bank is eager to serve up the next hot restaurant chain to the market.
Once a burgeoning bourse home to companies like Sigma, SPC Ardmona and Brumby's Bakeries, not much is going on at the Sydney Stock Exchange any more.
The last fund manager out of Virgin might be the first one back in as Wilson Asset Management admits it's considering participating in the airline's upcoming float.
Six years after it was sensationally targeted by a US hedge fund, the company behind Penfolds and Wolf Blass is once again facing the wrath of short sellers.
Despite half of Australia’s private hospitals running at a loss, the contrarian investor is backing Ramsay Health Care, betting on a turnaround in the troubled sector.
Two pharmaceutical companies are locked in a standoff across the Pacific but it’s the Australian minnow that may have the upper hand.
The law firm, which tops global league tables on deal advice, is tipping more activity in the defence, healthcare and infrastructure sectors.
At the inaugural Tanarra Capital Entrepreneurship Forum, top business leaders joined John Wylie to chart an urgent path for Australia’s economic renewal.
Nick Opie helped found Synchron, a futuristic brain-computer interface company backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Now he has revealed his latest venture.
Little attention is paid to the trading arms of retail banks. Yet they have provided convenient cover at just the right time as they continue to grow.
Global HFT firms have quietly built substantial presences in the Harbour City. But their local operations have little to do with Australia.
They may fly under the radar, but high-frequency trading firms are home to some of the best paid jobs in the country. If you can hang onto one.
