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Loan interest rates linked to Indigenous outcomes in Australian first
A syndicate of banks have provided the NSW Lands Registry Services with a $300 million loan with an interest rate which can be reduced by meeting indigenous reconciliation targets.
Good things, micro packages: Emerging companies index outperforms ASX 200 after ‘stellar rebound’
Australia’s microcap sector delivered outstanding results last financial year, rebounding after one of its most volatile 12 month periods the year before.
‘Like hand-to-hand combat’: Ellerston Capital shed light on successful Australian small and micro cap investing
The small and micro cap segment of the market is full of opportunities to find great new companies, but finding the right ones requires a very hands-on approach, according to Ellerston Capital’s David Keelan and Alexandra Clarke.
Note from the MD: Australian equity fund managers’ Olympian efforts to beat index
Let’s not talk about Covid…If you’re anything like me over the last month or so your eyes have been happily glued to the screens as the cream of Australia’s athletic crop have admirably represented the green and gold in Tokyo.
The numbers don’t lie: How bad maths torpedoed an American restaurant’s McDonald’s assault
They say the customer is always right, but what happens when your customers can’t do basic maths?
Fintech investment explodes as Afterpay deal further cements Australia’s global reputation
Almost US$900 million has been injected into Australian fintech businesses in the first half of 2021, with analysts predicting the influx of new capital will extend until the end of the year.
Age-old battle for customers rages unabated, but the weapons of the future look different
The once-niche discipline of customer experience (CX) has become a new sabre for companies to rattle as business leaders increasingly compete for the hearts and wallets of the public.
Reflecting on a milestone year: Prescient Therapeutics readies for next stage in cancer battle
Australian biotech company Prescient Therapeutics has achieved numerous milestones in the past financial year as it advances the development of its cancer-fighting treatments.
Paying it back: Harvey Norman refunds JobKeeper payments after reporting strong profits
Furniture and electronics retailer Harvey Norman has repaid more than $6 million in JobKeeper subsidies amid a mounting public backlash against businesses profiting after receiving the payments.
Australia’s knife-edge balancing act to avoid second recession in a year
Australia appears to be right on the cusp of a technical recession in the June quarter, with forecast GDP figures sitting dangerously close to zero.
Note from the MD: Markets tipped to ease after cracking 73 year old record
Markets have dipped on open this morning after Wall Street slipped over night – even so, Australian markets have been on a tear of late as we move into September off the back of a record-breaking August.
Alex Waislitz: Australian stock market reporting season delivers the goods
Despite a difficult year fraught with new challenges, many Australia’s listed companies are emerging from the reporting season in good health, according to Alex Waislitz.
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