John Neal
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Active fund managers can't catch a break this profit season
Earnings season to date hasn't been a disaster, but investors continue to grapple with the question of whether the results have justified the ASX's positive momentum.
- Elizabeth Knight
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ASX treads water as QBE rockets to highest mark in almost five years
The local bourse has ended Monday's session flat, as declines in the financial sector offset gains in real estate, information technology and health care.
- Lucy Battersby and David Scutt
ASX adds an early $30b after Wall St surge
The local market has surged in early trade, with all sectors gaining ground after Wall Street hit new record highs overnight.
- Alex Druce
Former boss of QBE Australia John Neal named Lloyd's of London CEO
Lloyd's of London has named John Neal as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Inga Beale at the helm of the world's oldest and biggest insurance market.
- Gavin Finch
- Analysis
- Pay
QBE's costly failures include $7m termination pay for departed execs
Last year QBE spent $7 million terminating the careers of executives who produced a string of profit downgrades, or encountered other career-ending disasters.
- Colin Kruger