PHILIP KING co-founded fund management powerhouse Regal in 2004. He is now CIO of the firm, which has offices in Sydney, Singapore and New York, and is recognised as one of the “pioneers of the Australian alternative investment industry”. He explains his surprising outlook for resource stocks, how water became a better investment than land […]
“The game they play in heaven” is experiencing a kind of publicity hell in Australia despite solid successes outside the marquee professional men’s squad. Rugby Australia’s CEO Phil Waugh reveals how the gold jersey can shine bright again. It was visceral. That kick. English fly-half Jonny Wilkinson fired a precision drop goal in the final seconds of […]
Australia’s iconic Boxing-day ocean race, THE ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART, is almost 80 years old. Stewart Hawkins talks to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s CEO about how she runs the event and one of Australia’s most accomplished sailors about his passion for the sport and what keeps him coming back to compete in the “Great […]
In an extraordinary tale of derring-do, Austral CEO David Carter reveals to Forbes Australia’s Stewart Hawkins how the company battled pirates in the sub-Antarctic to build a successful export trade in an evil-looking black fish that’s become the darling of haute-cuisine chefs around the world. David Carter, Austral Fisheries’ CEO, recalls one of his company’s […]
Ellerston Capital portfolio manager Alexandra Clarke is a leading stock picker and analyst with experience in IPO and pre-IPO markets. A highly-experienced small and micro-cap investor, she tells why, in her universe, bad news isn’t always bad, why she prefers founder-led companies, why she generally eschews resources and how, in an increasingly uncertain world, small can be beautiful.
After taking a spell during COVID and staging a cut-down event last year, the horse power and glamour of Polo in the City galloped back to Sydney’s Centennial Park last weekend. As in previous years, two four-chukka matches were played on a field about a third the size of a full one (which usually measures […]
Get ready for a Melbourne Cup-day rate rise was the consensus opinion from an economics panel at the Forbes Business summit in Sydney.
After 15 years heading up the Sydney Dance Company, artistic director, Raf Bonachela has returned to his roots and choreographed an emotional journey set to a diverse soundtrack from his native Spain. One of Raf Bonachela’s early memories is taking road trips with his dad who grew up in the deep South of Spain. He […]
Newgate Stud managing director Henry Field describes his work as venture capitalism, but in bloodstock. He reveals his passion for horses and how that drove his mission to build one of Australia’s largest stallion operations, now home to Extreme Choice, arguably the country’s most elite studhorse.
Australia is suffering from a mental health crisis. Suicide and self-harm are increasing, and some are linking it to technology. Meanwhile, in Bhutan, there is a nuanced vision for creating happiness but also, a push to digitalise. It is also seeing a serious brain drain. Where are they going? To Australia. Forbes Australia’s Stewart Hawkins […]