James Thomson

2 days ago | afr.com | James Thomson

Jun 6, 2025 – 12.03pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? It’s the biggest question in the Australian market: can anything bring Commonwealth Bank’s share price back to earth? And after the giant’s market capitalisation briefly broke through the $300 billion barrier earlier this week, the search for answers has only intensified. Loading...

2 days ago | afr.com | James Thomson

Jun 6, 2025 – 8.29am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? This is going to get very nasty. Shortly after Elon Musk’s feud with US President Donald Trump exploded on Thursday night, Steve Bannon – Trump’s former chief strategist, who is now a media commentator but still highly connected to the White House – gave a little indication of the hole Musk is in. Loading...

3 days ago | afr.com | James Thomson

Scott Nuttall calls them KKR-isms. Inside what is probably the most iconic private equity firm in the world – the original barbarians at the gate – these are the little sayings that help define a culture. It’s one that Nuttall, a 29-year veteran of the company and the co-chief executive of the global firm since October 2021, says is one of its great advantages.

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4 days ago | afr.com | James Thomson

If nothing else, the submissions to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s inquiry into private markets prove one thing: local participants are brilliant at talking their own book. While this column has applauded ASIC chairman Joe Longo and his team for putting the microscope on a sector that is increasingly important to both investor returns and the plumbing of the local economy, very few of the 50-odd submissions take the debate further.