The Fin

By: Australian Financial Review
  • Summary

  • A weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country.

    Search The Fin and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.

    Show More Show Less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2
Episodes
  • Rear Window’s year in review: the scoops, the scandals, the power plays
    Dec 18 2024

    Outgoing Rear Window editor Myriam Robin tells us about the megalomaniac trying to solve Australia’s housing crisis, the column’s biggest scoop and the rebellion underway at the country’s most exclusive clubs.

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

    Further reading:
    Peter V’landys bogged down in a multibillion-dollar property play
    The influential CEO of Racing NSW is staring down allegations aired confidentially by purported whistleblowers to a parliamentary inquiry.
    Gina Rinehart lobbies NGA to remove portrait Being Australia’s richest resident comes with some perks. Who knew said benefits included a network of flunkies who will bombard a national institution over a painting you don’t like?
    Who’s in (and out) at the Australian Club Who coughs up the hefty annual membership fee at Sydney’s Australian Club on Macquarie Street? Why, we’re so glad you asked.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show More Show Less
    32 mins
  • Bitcoin has broken through US$100,000. Now what?
    Dec 11 2024

    This week on The Fin podcast, James Eyers on why Donald Trump is a crypto bro, whether Bitcoin’s price will stay at these record levels and how regulators are playing catch up.

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

    Further reading:
    ASIC moves to expand its oversight of crypto and digital assets
    The corporate regulator’s new guidance outlines more than a dozen examples of how it intends to assess what is in – and out – of financial services laws.
    A bitcoin convention in Sydney rings crypto alarm bells
    Bitcoin is up almost 130 per cent this year and the US election result put a rocket under crypto. But there are still plenty of ways to lose money in an (unregulated) bull market.
    Bitcoin smashes through $US100,000 as traders eye ‘huge re-rating’
    Investors believe the change in attitude towards cryptocurrencies still hasn’t been priced in, making Thursday’s milestone just the beginning.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • Big super reckoning: Are Australians losing faith in the system?
    Dec 4 2024

    This week on The Fin podcast, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and reporter Hannah Wootton on why ASIC is suing Cbus, what it means for industry funds and whether the ‘super wars’ are back.

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

    Further reading:
    How Cbus’ big party year went horribly wrong
    It’s not the biggest or the worst performing of the super funds. So why has Cbus become the poster child for the $4 trillion sector’s problems?
    Big Super’s reckoning has arrived
    After 32 years of guaranteed inflows from workers and scant scrutiny, the $3.9 trillion industry faces customer fury over service, unclear investment practices and questionable governance.
    Super sector’s problems are much bigger than Cbus
    The damning review of governance at CBUS shows while industry funds have led the way in gathering and growing assets, they now need to play governance catch-up.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show More Show Less
    26 mins

What listeners say about The Fin

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.