Two years ago, non-fungible tokens were sizzling hot as art lovers and speculators pushed blockchain-based images to US$27 billion in value. Now that the market has crashed, much less ambitious versions of NFTs are finding a welcome home in the marketing departments of corporate America. IN THE FIRST WEEK of October, 2023 non-fungible token (NFT) […]
Computershare founder and Forbes Australia Rich Lister Chris Morris oversees a portfolio of ultra-luxurious resorts and experiences in Queensland. The 76-year-old billionaire opened Pelorus Private Island this year, giving visitors the kind of luxury experience they might find on a Mediterranean superyacht. This story featured in Issue 9 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your […]
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 […]
A popular investing strategy focused on buying the highest-yielding stocks among a select group of blue chips each year is a proven long-term winner. This year’s dogs look ready to run. Like metallurgists of antiquity who sought a method for turning base metals into gold, stock market investors are constantly on the hunt for a […]
No other hedge fund comes close to Ken Griffin’s US$74 billion in all-time gains, according to a new LCH Investments report ranking the top 20 all-time managers, but one British fund generated more gains in 2023. Whether the stock market goes up or down, no hedge fund has performed as consistently as Citadel – the […]
Australia’s 50 richest is out for 2024 and despite some position swapping, due in part to a bounceback in tech fortunes, the list remains largely unchanged – with only two newcomers managing to break in. So exactly who are Alexandra Burt and Leonie Baldock? Fortunes drawn from iron ore, an export mainstay, remain unshakeable at […]
It is one of the hardest reservations to secure in the city that never sleeps. Carbone in Greenwich Village is a celebrity favourite – and is still thriving 10 years after opening its Italian-American doors. Shivaune Field takes a seat at the Major Food Group’s renowned restaurant to find out why. This story featured in […]
The millions of tonnes of plastics that make their way into the ocean yearly have created an environmental catastrophe with far-reaching ecological and health implications. However, a growing number of scientifically led Australian organisations are changing the game when it comes to providing a solution to the international ocean plastic problem. Every year, an estimated […]
Overlooking Sullivans Cove on Hobart’s waterfront is arguably one of the coolest joints in Tasmania: Aløft. Anastasia Santoreneos bravely undertook the hardship assignment of dining there to bring this report. While Tasmania’s northern city of Launceston was declared a UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2021 – and recognised globally as one of the world’s best […]
What is precision fermentation, and how did 200-odd dairy farmers come to own a start-up aiming to cut the cow out of dairy. Jan Pacas, serial founder and vegetarian, was struggling to find anything he could eat while travelling in the US in 2019. On the flight home, he started researching the problem and read […]