Finance and markets
A well-liked and highly regarded Blackbird investor who served on Innovation Minister Ed Husic's quantum computing advisory board is leaving the firm for pastures new.
The Consumer Data Right appeared to have lost the interest of the government despite its huge promise. Now it has a clear agenda, and banks and fintechs are on notice.
Experts say up to 10% of trades on the ASX could be 'tainted' by inside information. And insider traders are using more sophisticated techniques to get away with it.
ASIC says Australia’s public markets are among the cleanest in the developed world. But a number of recent questionable incidents including market-moving leaks call that into question.
Private credit is booming in part because banks are pulling out of lending to riskier sectors. But the big lenders are still clipping the ticket on the surging asset class.
Startup M&A happens more often than is reported. While VCs tell us an exit is an exit, Flippa's CEO says he's been told not to publicise them because they don't fit the narrative.
The entrepreneur behind a failed bid for the troubled Sydney casino has broken his silence over the bizarre incident, revealing he has referred the matter to ASIC.
The "carry trade" of borrowing cheap Japanese currency at low rates and investing elsewhere has been a mainstay of financial markets for years.
