British manager Chris Hohn scores a US$13 billion 2023 windfall as Ken Griffin remains hedge fund GOAT

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 […]

Meet the only newcomers to Australia’s 50 Richest with US$1.2b

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 […]

Meet the ocean changemakers leading the growing blue economy

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 […]

Forbes finds: Aløft in Hobart

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 […]

The Australian dairy farmers trying to make cows obsolete

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 […]

Why Middle Eastern AI ambitions are saving this struggling chip company

As the US restricts chip sales to the region over concerns about China, California-based Blaize plans to go public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) backed by Middle Eastern investors. For more than a decade, a California-based semiconductor company launched by Intel engineers operated in obscurity, developing a chip it hoped could dent Nvidia’s […]

Human raised $10.15 million in 2022 – its founders are finally ready to reveal what’s happened since

Georgia Vidler and Kate Lambridis have a lot in common, from similar career paths to family medical histories. Two years ago, the pair knocked heads to re-invent how the healthcare industry navigates chronic health conditions. Their start-up HUMAN raised Australia’s largest seed round for an all-female founder team, $10.15 million, in 2022.  Georgia Vidler and […]

How Bad Bunny is building a brand empire

The Puerto Rican artist has expertly harnessed the power of music streaming and social media to become one of the most famous musicians on the planet. After partnering with companies like Gucci, Adidas and WWE, he’s wielding his fame to become a global brand. This story featured in Issue 9 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to […]