March
David Dicker now claiming his ex-wife’s shares
David Dicker still owns most of Dicker Data. Or does he?
- Myriam Robin
January
Why high-income earners love to run
A recent study shows a strong correlation between being well paid and participation in running. Here are four reasons why.
- Daniel Arbon
The investment banker everyone has an opinion about
Simon Mordant, the veteran banker-cum-philanthropist has the ear of the country’s leading executives, but his hard-nosed approach to deal-making rankles rivals.
- Aaron Weinman
August 2023
Atlassian co-founders are $6b richer after earnings update
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have added around $3.2 billion to their respective wealth after the software company’s shares surged more than 23 per cent.
- Tess Bennett
July 2023
The woman behind billionaire Richard White
White may now be this country’s richest boss, but heavy wears the crown.
- Joe Aston
Why the boss of this $7b company is wary about the hype around ChatGPT
Pro Medicus CEO Sam Hupert also says the company has benefited from an early decision to remain debt-free.
- Sally Patten and Patrick Durkin
The 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX 300 revealed
The Australian Financial Review’s Rich Bosses list for 2023 is dominated by mining and technology executives, and includes a displacement at the top spot.
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Success stories
Why investors love a Rich Boss – and how to get more of them
The Rich Bosses list reads like a roll of fund managers’ market darlings or private equity’s big misses. It’s all about backing a founder.
- Anthony Macdonald
Andrew Forrest deposed as top Rich Boss after $20b marriage break-up
These Rich Bosses admit they watch their share price closely, but ultimately, it has a mind of its own.
- Updated
- Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
How this CEO (and his dad) built a $3.2b business from scratch
Ask Netwealth CEO Matt Heine what he has learnt about building a $3 billion company and he doesn’t miss a beat. “It’s really hard.”
- Sally Patten
February 2023
Rinehart gives away millions to workers in birthday raffle
Australia richest person, Gina Rinehart, has begun handing out millions of dollars to miners and other workers in annual random prize draws to mark her birthday and Christmas celebrations.
- Brad Thompson
July 2022
The 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX 300 revealed
The Australian Financial Review’s Rich Bosses list welcomes a new top dog for 2022, after Andrew Forrest returned to day-to-day control of Fortescue.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Opinion
How Andrew Forrest became our richest-ever Rich Boss
Andrew Forrest’s move back to the executive suite set him up for a record-breaking year on the Rich Bosses list.
- James Thomson
Rich Bosses who’ve lost billions in tech wreck
AfterPay’s Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar, Zip’s Larry Diamond and Ruslan Kogan lost close to $6 billion last financial year, after the sector dived 35 per cent.
- Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
This boss reckons people who set out to be rich ‘normally fail’
Ian Macoun, the founder of Pinnacle Investment Management, says people are successful in business “because they believe in something they’re passionate about”.
- Sally Patten
October 2021
Billionaires not good enough for new club of super rich
R360 is set up as a limited partnership, with founding partners paying $US350,000 each. A family membership costs $US180,000, but money alone isn’t enough.
- Suzanne Woolley
August 2021
One chart shows how poor the top 1pc are compared with billionaires
The wealth gap between Americans at the very top, others merely deemed rich, and everyone else in the US is so vast it has been hard to visualise, until now.
- Bartie Scott
July 2021
Richest executives are younger than ever
There’s an increasing likelihood that your boss, who’s earning a lot more than you, could also be much younger than you.
- Julie-anne Sprague and James Thomson
Who are the 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX300?
The 2021 Rich Bosses list highlights the rise of resources and tech stocks, with a digital billionaire taking top spot.
- James Thomson
Meet the Rich Bosses who don’t have a boss
As tech and mining stocks boom, the number of executive chairmen on the Rich Bosses list is growing – even if the role still creates governance concerns.
- James Thomson
