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afr.com > markets > commodities > the-great-irrational-mispricing-is-real-in-commodities-20260907-p60v2e

The great irrational mispricing is real in commodities

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (98+ words) The great irrational mispricing is real in commodity markets AFR Time and again we see investors abandon assets at the wrong point in the cycle. Like now, where an under allocation to gold and hard assets is illogical. One of…...


afr.com > rear-window > first-guardian-and-shield-s-lessons-from-warren-buffett-20260909-p60vr8

First Guardian and Shield’s lessons from Warren Buffett

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (98+ words) Banned Garry Crole shares First Guardian and Shield’s lessons from Warren Buffett AFR The Oracle of Omaha’s annual letter to shareholders has inspired a litany of copycat newsletters. When Warren Buffett famously declared “it takes 20 years to build a reputation…...


afr.com > companies > financial-services > former-sequoia-chief-hit-with-decade-long-ban-over-1b-collapse-20260908-p60vdl

Former Sequoia chief hit with decade-long ban over $1b collapse

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (95+ words) afr.com The corporate regulator has banned former Sequoia Financial managing director Garry Crole from the financial services sector for 10 years due to the firm’s role in the $1 billion failure of the Shield and First Guardian funds. Crole had led…...


afr.com > technology > how-expert360-went-from-165m-buyout-plan-to-16m-sale-in-three-years-20260907-p60v2f

How Expert360 went from $165m buyout plan to $16m sale in three years

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (105+ words) AFR Australian online recruitment firm Expert360 was on the brink of sealing a $165 million buyout from Heidrick & Struggles three years ago, but delays blamed on its investor Airtree Ventures led to the deal being torpedoed, according to multiple sources. Expert360 was sold…...


afr.com > street-talk > secret-suitor-roc-slams-pacific-current-group-s-silence-on-hidden-bid-20260906-p60uuc

Secret suitor Roc slams Pacific Current Group’s silence on hidden bid

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) AFR Mike Lukin’s Roc Partners has fired off a salvo, accusing global investment firm Pacific Current Group of keeping shareholders in the dark about an all-of-company takeover bid, while quietly giving a rival bidder a leg-up. Last month, when ASX-listed…...


afr.com > markets > equity-markets > have-you-lost-focus-wam-investors-question-shock-dividend-cut-20260902-p60tmy

‘Have you lost focus?’ WAM investors question shock dividend cut

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (96+ words) AFR For more than five years, shareholders in Wilson Asset Management’s flagship WAM Capital have relied on a steady annual dividend of 15.5¢ a share, paid consistently regardless of how much money the listed investment company was making. That all changed…...


afr.com > street-talk > caledonia-s-light-and-wonder-block-trade-priced-at-125-per-cdi-20260901-p60tav

Caledonia cashes out $375m in Light & Wonder block trade

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (91+ words) AFR Will Vicars and Mike Messara’s Caledonia Investments has hauled in $375 million (minus fees) from the fund manager’s Monday night block trade in $10.2 billion gaming machines maker Light & Wonder. Light & Wonder chief executive Matt Wilson. A poor run by the…...


afr.com > markets > equity-markets > why-the-trader-who-pitched-the-big-short-spent-the-week-down-under-20260826-p60rw8

Why the trader who pitched The Big Short spent the week down under

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) AFR Greg Lippmann’s subprime short pitch deck made its way to Sydney back in 2007. Last week he reconnected with an old friend to talk about what’s next. Greg Lippmann says he gets asked the same question all the time. What’s…...


afr.com > companies > financial-services > di-pilla-s-hmc-lines-up-5b-war-chest-for-next-phase-of-growth-20260821-p60qh9

Di Pilla’s HMC lines up $5b war chest for next phase of growth

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (50+ words) AFR HMC Capital has about $5 billion ready to deploy across private credit, real estate and digital infrastructure, as the alternative asset manager looks to put capital from new institutional investors to work and accelerate earnings growth....


afr.com > street-talk > quadrant-backed-htw-snaps-up-mitchell-brandtman-in-growth-push-20260825-p60rhb

Quadrant-backed HTW snaps up Mitchell Brandtman in growth push

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (74+ words) AFR Quadrant Private Equity-backed Herron Todd White, the country’s largest residential valuation firm by volume, is scaling up. One month after snapping up Knight Frank’s Brisbane operations, Street Talk can reveal the 58-year-old company has swooped on Mitchell Brandtman, bankrolling…...