Specialist investments
Why luxury watches can be worth the investment
Statement watches have grown in popularity, as has the thirst for vintage watches.Â
- by Stephen Crafti
Latest
Bonza’s owner 777 Partners accused of fraud, double-pledging assets in US lawsuit
The Miami-based investment firm has been accused of borrowing against $US350 million of assets that it didn’t own, didn’t exist or were already promised to someone else.
- by Jill R. Shah and David Hellier
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Mergers & acquisitions
Macquarie denies it is eyeing a stake in Heathrow Airport
Macquarie Group has denied it is considering buying a stake in Heathrow Airport after it was reported the company was weighing the purchase of a multibillion-pound slice of the asset.
Opinion
Passive investing
Think you can beat the market? Hear this cautionary tale
Time and time again, people have told me they want to invest in shares. My response has always been the same.
- by Noel Whittaker
Millennial money manager who spruiked Lamborghini fund cops travel ban
Magnolia Capital managing director Mitchell Atkins, 30, once managed $28 million of investors’ money. Now he’s bankrupt and facing an ASIC investigation.
- by Sarah Danckert
Analysis
Analysis
Investors brace for dismal year on inflation woes, war and recession fears
Investors are enduring one of the worst years on record as a result of multiple shocks to the global economy.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Opinion
Greensill’s ghost will haunt the finance world
Many backers seemed all too eager to buy what the ego-driven, larger-than-life Australian financier Lex Greensill was selling. It’s time to brush up on how this pyramid of lies was built. It could be built again one day.
- by Lionel Laurent
Updated
Magellan Financial Group
‘We need to know more’: Nearly $2bn wiped off Magellan shares as contract loss sparks alarm
Shares in beleaguered fund manager Magellan tumbled 33 per cent after it lost a key contract with its biggest client, sparking fresh concern among investors.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Opinion
Investing
Gold price set to blast through $US2000 as economic risks grow
Continued strong inflows into gold Exchange Traded Funds, along with strong demand for physical bullion, indicates investors are turning to the precious metal as a hedge against uncertainty.
- by Russel Chesler
Pengana flags dividends for years amid 'absolute desperation' for yield
As blue-chip companies eye dividend cuts to bolster cash buffers amid the coronavirus pandemic, Pengana has altered its investment mandate to attract yield-hungry investors.
- by Charlotte Grieve
'They'll find out': Rural Funds ups income as short-seller stoush rolls on
Rural Funds Group's founder says its battle with short seller Bonitas Reaserch isn't over yet, as it booked a lift in earnings and distributions for the December half.
- by Colin Kruger