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Shemara Wikramanayake steps down as Macquarie CEO

Macquarie head of banking and infrastructure Greg Ward will in November take the reins from Wikramanayake, who has led the bank for eight years. Key Takeaways Key Background Wikramanayake is a Macquarie lifer, having joined the Millionaire’s Factory in 1987 – just two years after Macquarie Bank was spun out of UK firm Hill Samuel. […]

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

Xero’s CTO resigns in second leadership departure this month

Rick Carragher will leave Xero in early August after serving 16 months as chief technology officer, employees were told on Wednesday.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

Xero executive quietly departs amid SaaSpocalypse slump

Xero’s chief people officer, charged with driving the company’s “performance-driven culture”, departed the ASX accounting giant earlier this month.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

Xero gives ‘low performers’ 30-day ultimatum amid CEO pay push

Xero has amped up performance management of staff, offering underperformers the option for immediate severance, amid AI’s disruption of the SaaS market.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

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Live: RBA Rate Decision Tracker (June, 2026)

From aggressive hikes to the first cuts of the cycle, the Reserve Bank’s policy moves have reshaped mortgages, business borrowing and the economy. Below, we break down every rate decision since 2023.

  • By Forbes Australia

How DroneShield went from zapping mosquitos to dropping drones

OLEG VORNIK, a Russian kid from New Zealand, took American start-up DroneShield to Australia to make anti-drone defence systems that are now used all over the world, including the conflict in Ukraine.  

  • By Mark Whittaker
  • Forbes Australia Staff

What the latest ASX earnings season means for investors

Winners and losers were there, but what should you be planning for your portfolio after reading the outlooks?

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor

What the ASX earnings season means for investors

Some sectors remain overvalued in the current market environment.

  • By Grady Wulff
  • Contributor
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Australian mining stocks to watch as China awakens

Australian miners are uniquely positioned to benefit from recovering demand for steel in China.

  • By Jody Fitzgerald
  • Contributor

Navigating an expected downturn in earnings

We expect the risk focus will shift as earnings downgrades gather pace.

  • By Randal Jenneke
  • Contributor
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