Yesterday
Jon Adgemis’ CFO voted into rich Sydney council
Alexander Andruska has described himself as the CFO “of a group that has several businesses in NSW and Victoria”. That is, Adgemis’ JAGA Group.
- Myriam Robin
- Exclusive
- Mining
From Trump to Khuda: secrets of Australia’s most-connected director
Mark Barnaba has an uncanny ability to forge close personal relationships that turn into long-term and lucrative business opportunities.
- Jennifer Hewett
A tour of the weird places the global elite hide wealth
A new book explores the ‘special zones’ created to bring in money and industry.
- Jordan Weissmann
This Month
He sold his firm for $1b, but believes the next can be 10 times bigger
Tech guru Alisdair Faulkner went from being a “crocodile country” coder to selling little-known ThreatMetrix for a landmark sum. He now has greater ambitions.
- Yolanda Redrup
NAB no longer hosting Richard White
No man is an island – not even a billionaire. All have some vulnerability to the headlines, even when seemingly determined to ride them out.
- Myriam Robin
September
- Exclusive
- Rich families
How the wealthy daughters of Westfield co-founder John Saunders invest
Previously unreported filings for Terrace Tower, owned by the late businessman’s family, reveal assets worth $1.85 billion. But it has been a bumpy two years.
- Primrose Riordan and Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Rich families
Rich Lister wealth secrets revealed after 30-year loophole ends
Two years after removing an exemption that allowed Australia’s richest families to keep details of their private companies secret, their financials are filtering through.
- Ronald Mizen and Tom McIlroy
Hartman exit leaves separated Forrests occupying Tattarang board
The longest surviving member of the Forrest inner circle, John Hartman, has left the board of the private company that holds most of the couple’s combined fortune.
- Brad Thompson and Peter Ker
Big business called an emergency. The hotel obliged.
No sooner had Business Council of Australia CEO Bran Black declared a national emergency than loud sirens began ringing
- Myriam Robin
This ex-Macquarie banker toned up Brazil – and made a fortune
When Declan Sherman moved to the Latin American country with the investment bank, he was inspired to show the locals a new way to exercise.
- Yolanda Redrup
August
- Opinion
- Rear Window
Young fogeys of Melbourne’s private clubs unite!
It’s hard being counter-cultural, so Melbourne’s most privileged conservative young men have decided to band together.
- Myriam Robin
The power player who sparked a Melbourne Club feud
Those who regularly traverse the tricky world of club politics speak of it as a blood sport.
- Myriam Robin
This trader spotted a ‘really big gap’ – and made a fortune
Stake’s Matt Leibowitz loved his job as a derivatives trader, but when his friends started asking how to invest in US stocks, he saw an opportunity.
- Yolanda Redrup