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Queensland realtor lobs bid for star-studded rival agency’s rent book
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (87+ words) afr.com The Agency, home to star real estate brokers like Ben Collier and Steven Chen, has landed on the radar of a Queensland player after being put into play by an all-of-company bid from alternative asset manager Aura. The…...
Border wars: Hanson on the front foot again as major parties dither
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (74+ words) afr.com One Nation will again aim to set the agenda, this time with an immigration policy which, while hard line, is not unsophisticated. Another week looks set to be dominated by One Nation’s policy agenda. Last week began with…...
CBA commissions economic analysis to challenge Macquarie’s corporate structure and regulatory capital settings
20+ hour, 26+ min ago (107+ words) CBA ramps ups pressure on regulator over Macquarie capital settings AFR Commonwealth Bank is ratcheting up the pressure on financial regulators to rein in Macquarie’s use of a corporate structure it alleges provides an unfair competitive advantage, after commissioning economic…...
More heat on Macquarie as rivals claim it has an unfair advantage
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (121+ words) afr.com Opinion | Tony Boyd CBA has privately calculated that if Macquarie Bank were to have the same capital framework as CBA, it would have to raise an additional $18 billion in capital. The Commonwealth Bank-commissioned report into Macquarie Group’s unique…...
Seven steps can help Australia boom again. But we must choose growth
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (83+ words) afr.com Consulting giant McKinsey says Australia’s economy can be three times bigger by 2100 with seven smart steps. But to get there, we need to make a deliberate tilt towards growth. The Macquarie Group chief executive, who will retire in…...
Premier-in-waiting? Why Amber-Jade Sanderson could be WA’s next leader
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (51+ words) AFR Amber-Jade Sanderson was a matter of hours away from becoming Western Australia’s 31st premier. Within a day of Labor firebrand Mark McGowan’s shock resignation in May 2023, Sanderson won the critical support of the state’s dominant left union to replace him....
Morrison blasts Hanson’s ‘fundamental lack of decency’
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (79+ words) AFR Former prime minister Scott Morrison has jumped to the defence of his one-time political arch-nemesis Anthony Albanese after his mother’s use of social housing was criticised by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. An emotional prime minister on Sunday said…...
Why Australia’s top fundies have gone all Ted Lasso
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (95+ words) AFR Stock pickers must keep believing that the forces reshaping the ASX and smashing their performance are going to turn, eventually. TV’s most famous coach, Ted Lasso, had a sign that simply said “Believe” in his change rooms. Maybe it’s…...
Lenders start selling Bathla properties; Sayers sends lawyer to apologise to wife; Housing won’t go back to ‘normal’ in a world on fire
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (69+ words) AFR In today’s news, lenders start selling Bathla properties, Luke Sayers sends a lawyer to apologise after settling a dispute with his estranged wife, and it looks like housing won’t go back to “normal”. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose…...
Housing won’t go back to ‘normal’ in a world on fire. Maybe that’s OK
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (123+ words) This global bond meltdown and oil surge will deepen our housing shock AFR Bond markets keep screaming that higher borrowing costs are coming. That’s bad news for hopes of a quick turnaround in Australia’s property correction. Anyone in financial markets…...