This Month
Mates turn to equity crowdfunding to raise $1.5m for Stubby Club
The sports merchandise start-up is looking to raise capital quickly without giving up control to private equity firms, as it prepares for a growth surge.
- Alex Gluyas
Buy, hold, sell: Six bullish calls to beat the portfolio blues
Two fund managers share their highest conviction positions to help beat the portfolio blues.
SoftBank’s funds post $39b loss on plunging tech investments
SoftBank’s big bets on tech firms have collapsed because these big-name startups have performed poorly in recent months.
- Paul Mozur
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Growth push: Koda Capital sells stake to wealthy US family
Koda Capital is planning to grow via acquisition after selling a stake to family-owned US wealth business Emigrant Partners.
- James Thomson
Why this restaurant manager quit his job to trade stocks full time
For 29-year-old Dylan Weston, focusing on trading will help him use his portfolio gains to save for a home deposit.
- Lucy Dean
Investment guru behind bars after tooth-and-nail court fight
Roger Munro, who once oversaw more than $60 million, hugged a family member as he was lead to cells after being jailed for fraud.
- Liam Walsh
Buffett is back with one of his biggest buying sprees in years
After complaining for years that high valuations were thwarting his stock-buying efforts, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is back buying up other companies’ shares.
- Katherine Chiglinsky
April
Buy, hold, sell: Five ETFs to help you sleep at night
Two financial advisers give their thoughts on five of the best set-and-forget ETFs, so investors can rest easy at night.
Warren Buffett is auctioning one last private lunch for charity
Berkshire’s CEO held the annual dining date for 20 years before COVID-19. Every winner since 2008 has paid more than $US1 million. Ebay bids open on June 12.
- Updated
- Josh Funk
Activist fund manager targets Japan’s ‘heavenly’ bank jobs
According to Mr Maruki, this arrangement is detrimental to the company’s performance, as the people in question have no incentive to boost shareholder value.
- Shoko Oda
- Analysis
- Investing
JPMorgan’s Dimon delivers subtle message to regulators
JPMorgan’s CEO has noted how the regulated financial sector has shrunk over the years, while the shadow bank and non-bank sectors have grown.
- Marc Rubinstein
- Explainer
- Investing
I’ve got the money, but how do I actually start investing it?
This is your 10-minute guide to investing. Everything you need to know about the different types of investment platforms to choose from, the fees and the minimum you need to spend to get started.
- Updated
- Lucy Dean
These young investors don’t want ‘finfluencers’ to go
As ASIC cracks down on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram personal finance influencers, young investors don’t trust the traditional finance industry to fill the information gap.
- Lucy Dean
More diverse management teams are reaping bigger returns
A new decade-long study has found greater gender diversity at board and senior management levels leads to greater profitability for companies around the world.
- Lucy Dean
Teen buys crypto because she wants a ‘slice of the future’
Chloe McCormick believes cryptocurrencies are the way of the future, but wants fellow investors to be aware of the risks in the nascent market.
- Lucy Dean
Buy, hold, sell: Top holdings, and trouble for market darlings?
Wavestone Capital’s Raaz Bhuyan and James Rutledge from Perpetual on their top holdings and a market darling that faces trouble.
Why this 21-year-old investor favours cars to crypto
For Charlton Gunn, renting out second-hand vehicles has delivered higher returns than his investments in cryptocurrency and equities.
- Lucy Dean
‘Start small, learn by doing’: How to get started in crypto
Cryptocurrency enthusiast Mark Carnegie might have two fund managers running his portfolio, but cryptocurrency investor Chloe White has some simple advice for those getting started.
- Jessica Gardner
Brookfield billionaire reveals the secret behind its 3700pc return
The alternative-investment firm’s chief executive, Bruce Flatt, also discusses why inflation isn’t a big worry and how he manages to stay relatively unknown.
- Steven Crabill
Elon Musk sets up showdown over Twitter ‘censorship’
While it is not clear what role Mr Musk plans to play, analysts speculated he may try for an activist restructuring that could change the way Twitter polices its platform.
- Elizabeth Dwoskin, Faiz Siddiqui and Taylor Telford
