This Month
Citi sacks banker for ‘antisemitic’ social media post
Authorities have reported seeing an increase in threats targeting Jewish and Muslim institutions in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
- Jenny Surane
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘It’s bad’: The 9.23pm moment ANZ’s $2.5b deal crumbled
Hedge funds screaming down the phone, 2.26am emails to the client, billions of dollars at risk and a late night “Oh, f---” moment. Justice Mark Moshinsky reveals what it was like inside ANZ’s deal room.
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
Citibank analyst sacked for claiming ‘coffee and sandwiches’
Szabolcs Fekete, who blamed “very small” coffees, denied that the meal had been eaten with his partner.
- Jane Croft
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Deflated REITs draw fundie crowd behind closed doors
At investment conferences, it is more about who’s meeting behind closed doors than what is said on stage. This week we learned where investors are sniffing around.
- Anthony Macdonald
China data show slower-than-expected boost from Golden Week
The comparatively soft figures add to recent evidence that while some sectors are on the mend, the broader economy is still far from roaring back.
- Daniela Wei
Ramsay Health Care pops up in $500 million-plus Cura auction
ASX-listed Ramsay submitted a non-binding indicative bid to sell-side adviser Citi.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Treasury rout shows Fed rate rises probably over
The market odds of another increase by the end of the year has dropped to 30 per cent as bond yields surge.
- Colby Smith and Kate Duguid
September
Orora’s $1.35b raise gets insto support despite big discount
Can and bottle maker Orora’s $1.35 billion equity raising to buy France’s Saverglass had been expected since August 27.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Judo Bank pitches first securitisation deal; mandates five banks
Judo Bank is hopeful of printing a $350 million to $500 million deal in its first trip to the securitisation markets.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Orora to raise $1.35b to buy Carlyle’s Saverglass
It’s game on for Orora’s big equity raising to buy Carlyle’s premium French bottle maker Saverglass, as revealed by Street Talk.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
From Paris to Singapore: Australia’s most influential overseas bankers
Australians’ no-nonsense culture, coupled with an insatiable appetite to travel, make the country’s bankers an ideal fit for global institutions.
- Aaron Weinman
August
Voila! Orora’s European target revealed, Citi, Macquarie on ticket
ASX-listed can and bottle maker Orora is seeking to acquire high-end glass bottle manufacturer Saverglass.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Chorus starts debt deal meetings; Pepper Money launches $850 debt deal
The goal would be to firm up interest in an Aussie-dollar seven-year debt note that would be fixed rate and rank as senior unsecured debt.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Orora preps investors for $1b-plus raising to fund offshore buy
The can and bottle maker is closing in on the acquisition of an offshore glass business.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Amazon tracks, targets staff in tough back to office order
The push comes as employers are using more aggressive tactics to stamp out the work-from-home culture.
- Camilla Hodgson, Akila Quinio and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
Analysts sceptical about sale of Incitec Pivot fertiliser business
Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Scott spots several obstacles in the $1.5b fertiliser deal.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
‘No bad news’: China’s economists warned to stay positive
Authorities struggling to restore confidence in the post-COVID recovery want analysts to avoid mention of a deflation risk.
- Sun Yu
- Opinion
- Working from home
The surprising truths about remote working
From return-to-office demands to productivity levels, a lot of what we think we know about working from home is wrong.
- Pilita Clark
July
- Exclusive
- Working from home
What happened when Citi told its 880 staff to come back to the office
Research from the Melbourne Institute shows that bosses and workers are at odds just as much as they were in September 2021.
- Euan Black
Pupuk gets serious about Incitec Pivot; hires advisers
The ASX-listed group confirmed reports in Street Talk earlier this month that it had received approaches from parties interested in its fertiliser division.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
