Business
Market movers
‘Boards are looking for a name’: Ex-ACCC chair says cosy networks limit diversity
Graeme Samuel says companies should look wider than the existing networks so that potential leaders are not overlooked for director roles.
- by Amelia McGuire and Anne Hyland
‘Properly Shakespearean’: John Elliott’s fall from grace came after greatness
- by Sarah Danckert and Daniel Brettig
Currency
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Companies
‘Boards are looking for a name’: Ex-ACCC chair says cosy networks limit diversity
Graeme Samuel says companies should look wider than the existing networks so that potential leaders are not overlooked for director roles.
- by Amelia McGuire and Anne Hyland
Who wants to be a company director? Top leaders give their tips
Demand for company board seats has never been higher but getting a slot at one of Australia’s biggest corporations is not easy. Who you know helps a lot.
- by Anne Hyland
Markets
As it happened: ASX closes 0.4% lower as miners drag on the bourse
- by Emma Koehn and Colin Kruger
The economy
Opinion
Interest rates
Ready, steady, lift-off: The Federal Reserve’s taper is looming
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Inside China
Evergrande’s near collapse marks the end of China’s economic miracle
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion & Perspectives
Now we’ve worked from home, do we want to keep doing it?
Whatever side of the fence you fall in the working from home debate, it is clear that the pandemic has put much more attention on how we work.
Jim Bright
Yay! OECD boffins find a new and better reason to increase the GST
It’s notable that whereas business people see the greater revenue from an increased GST being used to cut income tax rates on higher incomes, the OECD boffins see it being used to cut the tax on low and middle incomes.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
People-pleasers take note: saying no is good for your mental health
Trying to please everyone in the office can lead to frustration, anxiety and stress. Striving for authenticity can be better for your mental health.
Jonathan Rivett
Banking & finance
China’s top regulators ban crypto trading and mining, sending bitcoin tumbling
- by Alun John, Samuel Shen and Tom Wilson
Entrepreneurship
Bill Gates raises $US1b as corporate CEOs join race to drive clean tech
Bill Gates has raised more than $US1 billion in corporate funding for Breakthrough Energy Catalyst from BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella to rally support for some of the world’s most demanding clean-energy projects.
- by Erik Schatzker and Akshat Rathi
‘Wave of global unicorns’: Airwallex hits $5.5 billion valuation
Fast-growing Australian payments startup Airwallex has secured a fresh round of funding, valuing it at $US4 billion ($5.5 billion) on paper.
- by Cara Waters
Media
Blind auction for English Premier League rights could reshape Aussie streaming landscape
- by Zoe Samios and Vince Rugari
Workplace
Opinion
Work therapy
People-pleasers take note: saying no is good for your mental health
- by Jonathan Rivett
