Finance and markets
It’s the most watched and perhaps most polarising IPO on the ASX in years but Guzman y Gomez's investors are happy to pay a premium for a local growth story.
The big four may be sitting on billions of dollars in excess capital — which might help explain the surge in their share prices over the past year.
Apparently Apple just sherlocked a whole bunch of startups with its AI announcement. Or maybe the bar for what makes an AI startup investible just got a little higher?
Official data don't support a BNPL growth story meanwhile investors - and BNPL providers - are increasingly looking beyond the specific, youth-oriented, product.
One of the architects of the ASX's growth strategy now wants to transform the sleepy NSX into viable player. But to succeed, he will need to overcome some significant obstacles.
Small business is increasingly polarised between those struggling with costs and slow growth and those thriving and investing. For good credits, banks have sharp pencils.
The Nasdaq hit a record high, Nvidia's market cap crossed US$3 trillion, and in Australia CBA also touched a fresh record. Yet even as scepticism grows, there are few signs the equities bull run is under threat.
The global wealth of the richest is growing and an increasing part of that growth is coming from private markets — equity and particularly credit.
The market regulator has warned it will investigate any breaches of disclosure obligations after a brazen leak led to a big share price swing on the ASX.
Buyers of Australia's first ever green bonds have been prepared to accept lower returns for exposure to the government’s environmental programs.
Australia is replete with rising climate tech startups, but they struggle to gain access to the VC funding market. Pollination wants to plug this gap.
