Is Gen Z the equity generation?

Data journalist Juliette O’Brien examines the numbers that show young Australians are rewriting the investment playbook, backing portfolios over property. Is this a structural shift in wealth building or a cycle driven by fashion and hype? This story appears in Issue 20 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. With property prices soaring and […]

Where I’m putting the money: Piers Bolger

Piers Bolger, Chief Investment Officer at Infinity Asset Management, leads the firm’s multi-asset investments and is responsible for macroeconomic research. He spoke to Stewart Hawkins about the divergence of market performance and job growth in the era of AI, what that means for consumption and wealth and the effect on investment portfolios. Also how Australians […]

Quick Takes: Three Australian entrepreneurs to watch – Issue 20

Forbes Australia picks out three Australian entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. Quick Takes appears in Issue 20 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Conry Tech After six decades in the air-conditioning sector, Ron Conry found himself facing an industry that looked much the same as […]

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Saluda’s long journey towards hitting the ASX pain barrier

Saluda had a disastrous debut on the ASX on Friday, shedding half its value. But here’s the inside story of resilience in the company that learnt how to read signals going up the spinal cord and to turned them into pain relief. Saluda founder John Parker has just delivered a talk at an international biomedical […]

From start-ups to super mansions: Brad Moran’s big Tallai bet

Brad Moran has applied the same lessons he picked up as an AFL footy player and start-up founder to property redevelopment, the culmination being a Queensland mega-mansion built to delight.  This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. “What I have is a very stimulated brain that […]

Why Australia’s biggest firms are buying ideas instead of building them

Innovation isn’t always born in a laboratory – it can be bought off the shelf. Data journalist Juliette O’Brien shows how companies with deep pockets are skipping the long grind of research and development by acquiring ready-made ideas, teams and technologies.  This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure […]

Longer leash on life: Inside the dog longevity startup

What if dogs could live longer and healthier lives? Loyal’s Celine Halioua has raised $135 million from top investors to develop canine longevity pills—and expects to get her first conditional approval from the FDA next year. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Dogs don’t live […]

How Square Peg’s Paul Bassat is picking the next AI giants

SEEK co-founder Paul Bassat built Square Peg into a venture capital powerhouse. His latest bets are on AI, Thinking Machines Lab, and the non-partisan Amplify, which tackles housing and equity challenges.    This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Paul Bassat’s 2025 investment in Mira Murati’s $18.5 […]

Inside Antler’s £100 million revival plan

Once stripped back to a dormant website, Antler is now reclaiming its place in the $86 billion luggage industry, guided by heritage rather than hype. This story appears in Issue 19 of Forbes Australia, out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Among the glamorous luggage spinning endlessly on airport carousels, the competition has never been […]