Daniel Ziffer

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Ziffer

To bring you up to speed with events from yesterday and overnight, the Australian Securities Exchange has said it will review shareholder approval requirements for large corporate buyouts by listed companies, after investors questioned James Hardie Industries' $8.7 billion deal for for U.S. builder AZEK The ASX had given the fibre-cement maker a waiver to avoid a shareholder vote on the deal, angering investors who had campaigned against it.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Ziffer

'Back to your desk' demands for full-time workers? That's so 2023. New research shows despite a political furore and media reports of a push by major employers for staff to return to the office, demands for a certain number of 'in-person' days are falling. "It appears that there has been this stabilisation," says Sarah McCann-Bartlett, chief executive of the Australian HR Institute, pointing to new research that shows no increase in the share of employers enforcing office attendance rules.

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Chalmers |Daniel Ziffer

Just under two hours until the local session gets underway, and shares in Star Entertainment will be in focus, as they trade for the first time in over a month. The stock has been suspended from the ASX since the company failed to lodge its financial results on February 28. Yesterday, the troubled casino firm reported a $302 million loss for the first half of the financial year, after pulling back from the brink of collapse.

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Ziffer

Despite reports that major employers are pushing to end working from home, new research out this morning shows no increase in the number of bosses enforcing 'work-in-the-office' rules. COVID's emergence five years ago shattered workplace norms. The issue of flexible work became a recent campaign flashpoint with the coalition forced to dump its policy of forcing public servants back to the office because it was unpopular, and fears that it would be expanded to include all workers.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Ziffer

It's been a turbulent week for the Australian sharemarket, and for markets around the world, as US tariffs cause panic.