This Month
Sacking staff for AI is losing its stigma. What is our plan?
A sector long viewed as a future-proof career option has been the first to publicly blame the technology for big redundancy rounds.
Hyperion to Firetrail name best stock picks for the AI age
Five Pinnacle-backed funds divulge their best stock picks in a time when fund managers are getting “paid to dance, but not complain about the music”.
How tech employees with company shares can manage price swings
Employees with concentrated share plans must look past recent turbulence and align their trading strategy with a long-term personal financial plan.
Afterpay staff go from surfing retreat to dole queue in just two days
Hundreds of Afterpay Australia’s 1300 staff started last week upbeat in Lorne, Victoria for a company summit. On Friday, half of them were out of a job.
Despite Dorsey’s Block bombshell, an AI job doom loop isn’t here (yet)
The payment giant’s founder pledged humanity over cold efficiency when he fired almost half his staff. The market wants the opposite and that should terrify us.
October 2025
Missed the gold rush? Fundies tip where to look next
From retail champions like JB Hi-Fi and Eagers that are set to gain from falling rates to metal detector maker Codan, fund managers offer their next winners.
Tariff fears turn into ‘sugar rush’ with investors quick to move on
Donald Trump’s on-again off-again trade war on the world used to create market panic. This time, investors are betting it’s a blip that brings opportunities.
Payments unicorn Zeller expands into UK market
The Melbourne-based payments start-up is banking on the UK market to fuel its next wave of growth.
September 2025
Klarna’s big stock debut shows BNPL is over its existential crisis
For Afterpay co-founder and sector pioneer Nick Molnar, the IPO is a strong endorsement of his wildly popular pay-in-four model.
How will our banks navigate a ‘silent American invasion’ in payments?
The big banks confront a sharp decline in market share and an increasing threat to a key source of revenue while the onslaught of new players continues.
August 2025
ASX ends week up 1.7pc; Iress soars 12pc as QBE, GQG dumped
Bourses’ first weekly rise in three weeks; Iress rockets on takeover talks; QBE hammered on analyst concerns; GQG reports drop in funds; Moody’s upgrades EnergyAustralia. Follow live.
Afterpay carries Block earnings as AI deployed to Square terminals
Higher spending on Afterpay helped Jack Dorsey’s payments giant deliver record operating income for the second quarter.
ASX annual reporting season calendar and results 2025
Follow the full-year reporting season as it unfolds, with dates for all the major ASX-listed companies and links to our expert, up-to-date coverage.
Indian billionaire buys Airbnb management firm MadeComfy for $50m
Indian hotel giant Oyo, which is backed by Softbank, has acquired a short-term rental platform that allows it to enter the Australasian market.
July 2025
This boutique manager says Block is about to go on a tear
Jai Mirchandani of ELM Responsible Investments explains why he’s so bullish on Afterpay’s owner.
Canva made all staff down tools to spend a week learning AI
An intensive bootcamp is being used by businesses to help staff overwhelmed by the latest technology and the breakneck pace of change.
June 2025
Why Afterpay could be coming to a supermarket checkout near you
Eight years after the first calls to bring BNPL under credit laws, Nick Molnar says the new regime will help it compete more aggressively with credit cards.
May 2025
Judo, Block shares smashed after misses
Quarterly updates from the business bank and payments player met a savage market reaction, with loan and sales growth undershooting because of business uncertainty.
April 2025
Byron meets Italy at Arnott family’s $22m hinterland escape
A slice of Italy in the Byron hinterland has hit the market, with regenerative farming couple Charlie and Angelica Arnott deciding to sell their Coopers Shoot estate.
March 2025
This fundie tips GQG’s share price to rally after wild swings
ECP Asset Management portfolio manager Damon Callaghan expects the ASX-listed global equities manager to recover after investors pulled more than $1 billion.
