Law firm profits surge as survey reveals robust client demand and margins

Law firm profits surge as survey reveals robust client demand and margins

Four in every five Australian law firms are reporting profit margins of more than 10 per cent, compared to just over half the industry hitting this benchmark in 2019. Foll...

Japanese investment in Australia hit record high of $133.8 billion in 2023

Japanese investment in Australia hit record high of $133.8 billion in 2023

Japanese finance has been described as one of the "great untol...

Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million

Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million

In response to "unprecedented demand" for its propri...

Tasmanian sustainability accounting startup Sumday raises $5.3m

Tasmanian sustainability accounting startup Sumday raises $5.3m

"The future of accounting includes carbon" is the message...

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AF Legal acquires Armstrong Contested Wills & Estates in deal worth up to $3.75m

AF Legal acquires Armstrong Contested Wills & Estates in deal worth up to $3.75m

A year on from the failure of an $11 million merger with Go to Cour...

ASIC tips ‘ASX Wolf’ Tyson Scholz into bankruptcy over $500,000 in court costs

ASIC tips ‘ASX Wolf’ Tyson Scholz into bankruptcy over $500,000 in court costs

Social media ‘finfluencer’ Tyson Scholz, widely known a...

Ecofibre shareholders reject founder's nomination of Alex Keach to board

Ecofibre shareholders reject founder's nomination of Alex Keach to board

Shareholders in medicinal cannabis and hemp company Ecofibre (...

Flight Centre heralds travel as an ‘outlier’ of the spending crunch as profit rebounds

Flight Centre heralds travel as an ‘outlier’ of the spending crunch as profit rebounds

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX: FLT) founder and CEO Graham Turner...

Why are so many SMEs not growing from small to medium size?

Why are so many SMEs not growing from small to medium size?

I was recently asked by a defence industry executive why so many SM...

Guzman y Gomez interim sales surge to $471m amid rapid store expansion

Guzman y Gomez interim sales surge to $471m amid rapid store expansion

Guzman y Gomez (GYG) has served up a 31 per cent increase in global...

CSIRO and Main Sequence expect synthetic biology to become a $30 billion industry by 2040

CSIRO and Main Sequence expect synthetic biology to become a $30 billion industry by 2040

The economic value of synthetic biology to Australia has increased ...

Salter Brothers fund makes a $74m takeover play for non-bank lender Prospa

Salter Brothers fund makes a $74m takeover play for non-bank lender Prospa

A consortium led by Melbourne-based alternative investment firm Sal...

Little Green Pharma, ECS Botanics upbeat on Germany's legalisation of cannabis

Little Green Pharma, ECS Botanics upbeat on Germany's legalisation of cannabis

Perth-headquartered medicinal cannabis company Little Green Pharma ...

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Entrepreneurship

"10x in six months": Brisbane startup Xrecruiter opens Melbourne office

"10x in six months": Brisbane startup Xrecruiter opens Melbourne office

A Brisbane-headquartered startup that helps recruiters strike it out solo with their own agencies has witnessed exponential growth since expanding its clientele beyond...

Tech Council urges merger reforms to consider Aussie startup dependence on acquisitions for exits

Tech Council urges merger reforms to consider Aussie startup dependence on acquisitions for exits

Amidst a significant funding gap in later-stage rounds for startups...

‘Solving a massive problem’: Life admin app Eggy’s journey as a $7m startup

‘Solving a massive problem’: Life admin app Eggy’s journey as a $7m startup

Motivated to develop a reliable “life admin” app after ...

Tamara Haddow, the "accidental" entrepreneur who founded event staffing leader Black Diamond Agency

Tamara Haddow, the "accidental" entrepreneur who founded event staffing leader Black Diamond Agency

From what began in 2010 as a modelling agency "undercutting ev...

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Nicholas Bolton's Keybridge becomes majority owner of Yowie

Nicholas Bolton's Keybridge becomes majority owner of Yowie

Despite a recommendation from the independent directors of confecti...

Tech Council urges merger reforms to consider Aussie startup dependence on acquisitions for exits

Tech Council urges merger reforms to consider Aussie startup dependence on acquisitions for exits

Amidst a significant funding gap in later-stage rounds for startups...

Centuria lifts stake in real estate finance JV after assets quintuple in three years

Centuria lifts stake in real estate finance JV after assets quintuple in three years

Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) is lifting its stake in a real es...

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Retail

Luxury online dropshipper Cettire sees 88pc sales growth, profit fails to keep pace

Luxury online dropshipper Cettire sees 88pc sales growth, profit fails to keep pace

Luxury online retail marketplace and dropshipping company Cettire (...

Loyalty programs may limit competition, and they could be pushing prices up for everyone

Loyalty programs may limit competition, and they could be pushing prices up for everyone

Loyalty programs enable firms to offer significantly lower prices t...

Sales downturn pushes Collette, The Daily Edited owner Marquee Retail Group into administration

Sales downturn pushes Collette, The Daily Edited owner Marquee Retail Group into administration

Marquee Retail Group (MRG), the owner of fashion accessories brands...

Premier Investments targeting spin-offs for Smiggle and Peter Alexander in 2025

Premier Investments targeting spin-offs for Smiggle and Peter Alexander in 2025

Premier Investments (ASX: PMV), buoyed by another strong earnings p...

 

Opinion

China has removed tariffs on Aussie wine, but re-establishing ourselves in the market won't be easy

China has removed tariffs on Aussie wine, but re-establishing ourselves in the market won't be easy

China’s Ministry of Commerce has finally ended its tariffs on...

Loyalty programs may limit competition, and they could be pushing prices up for everyone

Loyalty programs may limit competition, and they could be pushing prices up for everyone

Loyalty programs enable firms to offer significantly lower prices t...

An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?

An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?

Outside the world of open-source software, it’s likely few pe...

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Leadership

Former Mighty Kingdom CEO sells off shares, scopes out class action after "catastrophic failure"

Former Mighty Kingdom CEO sells off shares, scopes out class action after "catastrophic failure"

Serial entertainment and gaming industry entrepreneur Shane Yeend h...

Netwealth founder to leave executive role as funds rise $6.7 billion in three months

Netwealth founder to leave executive role as funds rise $6.7 billion in three months

One of the largest wealth managers on the ASX reported a $6.7 billi...

Tamara Haddow, the "accidental" entrepreneur who founded event staffing leader Black Diamond Agency

Tamara Haddow, the "accidental" entrepreneur who founded event staffing leader Black Diamond Agency

From what began in 2010 as a modelling agency "undercutting ev...

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Property

Scape partners with APG and Ivanhoe Cambridge for $1b student accommodation joint venture

Scape partners with APG and Ivanhoe Cambridge for $1b student accommodation joint venture

Scape Australia has formed a new partnership with Dutch pension inv...

Charter Hall snares 15pc stake in Hotel Property Investments for $97m from 360 Capital

Charter Hall snares 15pc stake in Hotel Property Investments for $97m from 360 Capital

Listed funds manager 360 Capital Group (ASX: TGP) has offloaded its...

Knight Frank and NZ's Bayleys group partner in $95.5m takeover bid for McGrath

Knight Frank and NZ's Bayleys group partner in $95.5m takeover bid for McGrath

Knight Frank has teamed up with New Zealand’s Bayley Corporat...

QLD makes moves on Help to Buy shared equity home ownership scheme

QLD makes moves on Help to Buy shared equity home ownership scheme

The Queensland Government aims to be the first mover in state legis...

 

CAPITAL RAISING & FINANCE

Japanese investment in Australia hit record high of $133.8 billion in 2023

Japanese investment in Australia hit record high of $133.8 billion in 2023

Japanese finance has been described as one of the "great untol...

Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million

Melbourne-based diversity data analytics platform raises $6 million

In response to "unprecedented demand" for its propri...

Tasmanian sustainability accounting startup Sumday raises $5.3m

Tasmanian sustainability accounting startup Sumday raises $5.3m

"The future of accounting includes carbon" is the message...

Macquarie Technology to acquire two Sydney data centres for $174 million

Macquarie Technology to acquire two Sydney data centres for $174 million

Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) has announced a $100 million ...

Health

LuminaX Healthtech Accelerator accepts record cohort of founders for 2024

LuminaX Healthtech Accelerator accepts record cohort of founders for 2024

The Gold Coast’s LuminaX HealthTech Accelerator has accepted ...

Zea Relief gets a healthy boost to its retail footprint through Woolworths distribution deal

Zea Relief gets a healthy boost to its retail footprint through Woolworths distribution deal

Zea Relief, a Tasmanian wellness scale-up that has developed a rang...

AI medtech Artrya secures first Australian commercial agreement with The Cardiac Centre NSW

AI medtech Artrya secures first Australian commercial agreement with The Cardiac Centre NSW

Perth-based medtech Artrya (ASX: AYA) has secured the first commerc...

Australia’s biggest chemist is merging with a giant wholesaler. Could we soon be paying more?

Australia’s biggest chemist is merging with a giant wholesaler. Could we soon be paying more?

Corporate Australia loves a big merger. And amid a growing flurry o...

Technology

Macquarie Technology to acquire two Sydney data centres for $174 million

Macquarie Technology to acquire two Sydney data centres for $174 million

Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) has announced a $100 million ...

Global conflicts spark surge in revenue for Sydney defence-tech DroneShield

Global conflicts spark surge in revenue for Sydney defence-tech DroneShield

With $400 million worth of annual hardware production value in mark...

NEXTDC secures $937 million from institutional offer

NEXTDC secures $937 million from institutional offer

NEXTDC's (ASX: NXT) massive raise to speed up the development a...

Another setback for Tritium as Nasdaq calls out EV charger manufacturer over listing standard

Another setback for Tritium as Nasdaq calls out EV charger manufacturer over listing standard

After restructuring its shares by one-to-200 in order to prope...

Legal

‘Toxic culture’: Whistleblower’s complaint hangs over The Star’s former CEO

‘Toxic culture’: Whistleblower’s complaint hangs over The Star’s former CEO

Robbie Cooke, the former CEO of The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: ...

Former Mighty Kingdom CEO sells off shares, scopes out class action after "catastrophic failure"

Former Mighty Kingdom CEO sells off shares, scopes out class action after "catastrophic failure"

Serial entertainment and gaming industry entrepreneur Shane Yeend h...

‘State of war’: the battle behind the scenes that led to a second inquiry into The Star

‘State of war’: the battle behind the scenes that led to a second inquiry into The Star

A siege mentality that amounted to a “state of war” bet...

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