‘Competing against itself’: administrators reveal reasons behind the collapse of Mosaic Brands

‘Competing against itself’: administrators reveal reasons behind the collapse of Mosaic Brands

Administrators have delivered a sobering analysis of the failure of fashion retailer Mosaic Brands (ASX: MOZ), describing it as high-cost business with a lack of product di...

Forex broker Union Standard slapped with record $300m fine over CFD trading that cost investors $83m

Forex broker Union Standard slapped with record $300m fine over CFD trading that cost investors $83m

Collapsed foreign exchange broker Union Standard International Grou...

Barbeques Galore closure caps brutal cull of iconic Australian retail brands that stood for decades

Barbeques Galore closure caps brutal cull of iconic Australian retail brands that stood for decades

The move to liquidate Barbeques Galore announced this week marks th...

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Sydney-based fund manager Magellan Financial Group (ASX: MFG) has s...

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CHINESE DEVELOPER SCORES EXPANSIVE MELBOURNE LANDHOLDING FOR $36 MILLION

CHINESE DEVELOPER SCORES EXPANSIVE MELBOURNE LANDHOLDING FOR $36 MILLION

ONE of Mornington Peninsula's largest individual landholdings h...

SURFSTITCH MAJOR SHAREHOLDER CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF CHAIRMAN SAM WEISS

SURFSTITCH MAJOR SHAREHOLDER CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF CHAIRMAN SAM WEISS

EMBATTLED sports and surfwear re-tailer Surfstitch (ASX: SRF) has c...

INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS SPEND BIG IN AUSTRALIA WITH CHINA LEADING THE WAY

INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS SPEND BIG IN AUSTRALIA WITH CHINA LEADING THE WAY

INTERNATIONAL visitors to Australia spent a record $39.8 billion fo...

VOCUS RECEIVES TAKEOVER OFFER OF $2.18B FROM KKR

VOCUS RECEIVES TAKEOVER OFFER OF $2.18B FROM KKR

VOCUS Group (ASX: VOC) has received a takeover offer from private e...

THE ONLINE SHOE RETAILER WHICH IS HAPPY TO EMBRACE AMAZON

THE ONLINE SHOE RETAILER WHICH IS HAPPY TO EMBRACE AMAZON

IT'S been seven years since the Munro family purchased Styletre...

WAGE INCREASE 'DEVASTATING' FOR AUSSIE RETAILERS, SAYS ARA

WAGE INCREASE 'DEVASTATING' FOR AUSSIE RETAILERS, SAYS ARA

THE Australian Retailers Association (ARA) says it is extremely con...

CASA BRISBANE AIRPORT HEADQUARTERS SOLD FOR $23 MILLION

CASA BRISBANE AIRPORT HEADQUARTERS SOLD FOR $23 MILLION

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) national headquarters at...

RETAIL FOOD GROUP CALLS OUT UBS OVER YESTERDAY'S SHARE PRICE PLUMMET

RETAIL FOOD GROUP CALLS OUT UBS OVER YESTERDAY'S SHARE PRICE PLUMMET

RETAIL Food Group (ASX: RFG) has offered an explanation as to wh...

THE 'REJECT' WHO BUILT A GLOBAL BUSINESS AFTER BEING FIRED

THE 'REJECT' WHO BUILT A GLOBAL BUSINESS AFTER BEING FIRED

TEN years ago, Carl Krumins was fired from his job sweeping floors ...

SPOTLESS TELLS SHAREHOLDERS TO 'HANG ON' AS DOWNER RENEWS HOSTILE TAKEOVER BID

SPOTLESS TELLS SHAREHOLDERS TO 'HANG ON' AS DOWNER RENEWS HOSTILE TAKEOVER BID

CONTRACTING company Downer EDI (ASX: DOW) has renewed its hostile t...

EXPANSION PLANS BACK ON TRACK FOR G8 EDUCATION

EXPANSION PLANS BACK ON TRACK FOR G8 EDUCATION

G8 EDUCATION (ASX: GEM) has squeezed out a $31.8 million investment...

SHORT-CHANGED CUSTOMERS TO BE COMPENSATED BY OPTUS

SHORT-CHANGED CUSTOMERS TO BE COMPENSATED BY OPTUS

OPTUS Mobile has agreed to compensate customers who were short-chan...

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Entrepreneurship

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

Inspired by a medical diagnosis and driven by innovative marketing, Melbourne husband-and-wife team Kasey and Michael Giarratana have bootstrapped beauty brand Xali Organic...

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

Queensland-based biotech startup Gutgutgoose has been accepted into...

Scalare Partners rescues Fishburners from administration, boosting its presence in the startup space

Scalare Partners rescues Fishburners from administration, boosting its presence in the startup space

Sydney-based startup accelerator and investor Scalare Partners...

Sprout Organic's Selasi Berdie secures $8m buyout from NGS to take his infant formula company public

Sprout Organic's Selasi Berdie secures $8m buyout from NGS to take his infant formula company public

Gold Coast-based plant-based infant formula company Sprout Organic ...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Magellan wins ACCC clearance for Barrenjoey merger and plans a rebrand to ditch its own name

Sydney-based fund manager Magellan Financial Group (ASX: MFG) has s...

Order platform Fresho expands UK presence and fires up tech capabilities with Nation Wilcox buyout

Order platform Fresho expands UK presence and fires up tech capabilities with Nation Wilcox buyout

Australian order management platform Fresho has expanded its presen...

US consortium ups the ante in battle for Steadfast Group with $7.7b bid priced at a big premium

US consortium ups the ante in battle for Steadfast Group with $7.7b bid priced at a big premium

Steadfast Group (ASX: SDF) has entered into an exclusivity deed wit...

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Retail

Barbeques Galore closure caps brutal cull of iconic Australian retail brands that stood for decades

Barbeques Galore closure caps brutal cull of iconic Australian retail brands that stood for decades

The move to liquidate Barbeques Galore announced this week marks th...

Super Retail Group sets its sights on 110 new stores as Rebel brand targets regional markets

Super Retail Group sets its sights on 110 new stores as Rebel brand targets regional markets

Super Retail Group (ASX: SUL) has unveiled a five-year strategy to ...

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

From $13,000 to $20 million: how a PCOS diagnosis and a pair of scissors built Xali Organics

Inspired by a medical diagnosis and driven by innovative marketing,...

Retail Food Group lowers profit guidance as rising rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on sales

Retail Food Group lowers profit guidance as rising rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on sales

Gold Coast-based franchise group Retail Food Group (ASX: RFG) has l...

 

Opinion

The lending risk most business owners aren't pricing in

The lending risk most business owners aren't pricing in

If you're planning to borrow in the current market, there's...

Battle of the Claws: the winning move in AI agent war is the one no one is selling

Battle of the Claws: the winning move in AI agent war is the one no one is selling

A Meta safety researcher recently watched her own AI agent delete h...

After CBA loses $25b in a single day, is this the end of big bank dominance on ASX

After CBA loses $25b in a single day, is this the end of big bank dominance on ASX

Global asset manager VanEck has declared that the era of big-bank-l...

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Capital Raising & Finance

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Spenda launches $8.5m entitlement offer at steep discount to retire debt and recapitalise

Perth-based fintech Spenda Limited (ASX: SPX) has launched an accel...

Australian livestock tech maker DIT AgTech launches US crowdfunding campaign seeking up to $7m

Australian livestock tech maker DIT AgTech launches US crowdfunding campaign seeking up to $7m

Toowoomba-based agricultural technology company DIT AgTech is under...

NBN Co locks in $1.2b from second Euro Sustainability Bond as green financing tops $10.7b

NBN Co locks in $1.2b from second Euro Sustainability Bond as green financing tops $10.7b

Government-owned broadband network operator NBN Co has raised &euro...

ANDHealth awards $9m to five digital health startups as sector sounds alarm on capital access

ANDHealth awards $9m to five digital health startups as sector sounds alarm on capital access

Digital health accelerator ANDHealth has awarded up to $9 million i...

Property

Hong Kong private equity investor JY Group snares 50pc of Adelaide’s Westfield Marion for $670m

Hong Kong private equity investor JY Group snares 50pc of Adelaide’s Westfield Marion for $670m

Hong Kong-based private equity firm JY Group has exchanged contract...

Property fintech Rent.com.au achieves record bond loans in May as path to profitability accelerates

Property fintech Rent.com.au achieves record bond loans in May as path to profitability accelerates

Property fintech Rent.com.au (ASX: RNT) has posted record Rent...

Azure gains approval for $115m terrace home project on Gold Coast's last Lumina residential site

Azure gains approval for $115m terrace home project on Gold Coast's last Lumina residential site

Brisbane-headquartered developer Azure has secured Gold Coast City ...

Prime Urban progresses $55m Bendigo business park plans as first stage opens near full occupancy

Prime Urban progresses $55m Bendigo business park plans as first stage opens near full occupancy

Prime Urban Group is advancing plans for the second stage of its $5...

Leadership

ASX taps Euronext veteran Anthony Attia as new CEO after global search

ASX taps Euronext veteran Anthony Attia as new CEO after global search

Australian share market operator ASX Limited (ASX: ASX) has appoint...

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

InDebted founder Josh Foreman steps back from CEO role to lead AI and product strategy

AI-powered debt collection fintech InDebted has kicked off an exter...

DroneShield CEO and chairman step down just months after controversial share sale

DroneShield CEO and chairman step down just months after controversial share sale

Sydney-based counter-drone technology company DroneShield (ASX: DRO...

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Health

Takeover target Monash IVF slashes full-year profit guidance as cycle volumes decline

Takeover target Monash IVF slashes full-year profit guidance as cycle volumes decline

Almost two months after rejecting a $350 million takeover bid ...

Biome Australia strikes deal to bring probiotics manufacturing onshore at SPA’s Gold Coast facility

Biome Australia strikes deal to bring probiotics manufacturing onshore at SPA’s Gold Coast facility

Melbourne-based probiotics company Biome Australia (ASX: BIO) has s...

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

AI-powered biotech startup Gutgutgoose accepted into Silicon Valley's Y Combinator

Queensland-based biotech startup Gutgutgoose has been accepted into...

4DMedical locks in US radiology deal, European acquisition and clinical program in five-day blitz

4DMedical locks in US radiology deal, European acquisition and clinical program in five-day blitz

Melbourne-based respiratory imaging company 4DMedical (ASX: 4DX) ha...

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

ReSmart raises $1.1m with early backer Antler doubling down as recycling platform nears breakeven

ReSmart raises $1.1m with early backer Antler doubling down as recycling platform nears breakeven

Sydney-based recycling and reverse logistics platform ReSmart has c...

Amber Electric lands $13.6m ARENA boost to expand V2G trial to 1,000 Australian homes

Amber Electric lands $13.6m ARENA boost to expand V2G trial to 1,000 Australian homes

Energy retailer Amber Electric has secured a $13.6 million top-up f...

Karmo partners with AGL to manage energy giant's EV subscription fleet

Karmo partners with AGL to manage energy giant's EV subscription fleet

Brisbane-based car subscription platform Karmo has partnered with A...

Wide Open Agriculture renegotiates Curtin University lupin protein licence to slash royalty costs

Wide Open Agriculture renegotiates Curtin University lupin protein licence to slash royalty costs

Perth-based lupin protein ingredient company Wide Open Agriculture ...

 

Technology

DorsaVi licenses robotics IP from Singapore's NTU in push beyond wearable sensors

DorsaVi licenses robotics IP from Singapore's NTU in push beyond wearable sensors

Melbourne-based wearable sensing and robotics company DorsaVi Limit...

WA startup Hyperion Systems unveils southern hemisphere's first 3D-printed autonomous vessel

WA startup Hyperion Systems unveils southern hemisphere's first 3D-printed autonomous vessel

Perth-based advanced manufacturing start-up Hyperion Systems has un...

Additive Manufacturing centre greenlights first five research projects unlocking $11m in investment

Additive Manufacturing centre greenlights first five research projects unlocking $11m in investment

The Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), est...

Arkeus closes $25m Series A to scale manufacturing of AI-powered defence sensing technology

Arkeus closes $25m Series A to scale manufacturing of AI-powered defence sensing technology

Melbourne-based technology company Arkeus has closed a $25 mil...

Legal

Forex broker Union Standard slapped with record $300m fine over CFD trading that cost investors $83m

Forex broker Union Standard slapped with record $300m fine over CFD trading that cost investors $83m

Collapsed foreign exchange broker Union Standard International Grou...

Westpac hit with $26 million penalty for ignoring hardship pleas from struggling customers

Westpac hit with $26 million penalty for ignoring hardship pleas from struggling customers

Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) has been ordered to pay a $2...

Mayne Pharma wins $13.27m costs award against Cosette from collapsed $672m takeover battle

Mayne Pharma wins $13.27m costs award against Cosette from collapsed $672m takeover battle

Adelaide-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Mayne Pharma (ASX: MYX) ...

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Marketing

OMG Group sales surge 57pc as matcha craze fuels one of company's strongest months on record

OMG Group sales surge 57pc as matcha craze fuels one of company's strongest months on record

Consumer brands group OMG Group (ASX: OMG) has boosted annual net s...

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Zip Co settles trademark dispute with Firstmac, acquiring 'Zip' mark to keep brand name in Australia

Buy-now-pay-later provider Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) has settled it...

Trust in online content eroding as fake reviews and AI blur the lines, report finds

Trust in online content eroding as fake reviews and AI blur the lines, report finds

More than eight in 10 Australians are worried that fake or manipula...

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty

“Would you like to donate $2 to charity today?” If you...

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