Finance and markets
Plans to tax unrealised gains on earnings from superannuation accounts over $3 million are another potential hit to a startup ecosystem still reeling from proposals to lift sophisticated investor thresholds.
With a multi-billion dollar US backer, corporate Australia has watched Pogust Goodhead's arrival with interest, if not fear. Its head of Australia Amie Crichton says it's "time to level a massively uneven playing field" between individuals and industry.
Already under pressure from proposed regulation, the BNPL sector must now factor in a review of credit reporting requirements by another federal body.
It only took a single vague post on X by day trader Keith Gill, better known as Roaring Kitty, to light a fire under memestocks such as GameStop that have seen little action since the 2021 rush.
An ambitious Sydney market infrastructure provider is looking to capitalise on the ASX’s mistakes and shatter its monopoly in clearing and settlement.
IP Group was the first investor to support Hysata's high-efficiency electrolyser technology, which can now be commercialised after the company completed a $172 million Series B funding round.
Bull runs are by nature quixotic and the current one in bank stocks has no visible means of support. A very predictable earnings season has added little to the story.
Annie Liao’s Build Club program for Australian AI startups kicks off this week. But she’s keen to steer clear of the traditional accelerator tropes.
Some of Australia's biggest companies put on TV-worthy performances as they fronted investors at this week's Macquarie Australia Conference.