Finance and markets

CBA has embraced generative and agentic AI to boost efficiency, enhance customer service and cut costs — accelerated by a faster-than-expected shift to the cloud.

Peter Dutton has threatened to scrap the federal government’s $470m PsiQuantum investment, while Queensland reviews its own stake in the startup.

While headlines around gender gap disparities and the lack of female funding in the startup ecosystem are important, they risk becoming self-perpetuating.

A deluge of private credit loans written during COVID will soon need to be refinanced at much higher rates — or restructured.