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Three executives of Virgin Australia, who have guided the airline’s initial public offering, stand to be richly rewarded for their work, the airline's prospectus has revealed. 

Meanwhile, heavyweight super fund REST has intervened in the legal stoush between listed property company Dexus and some of Australia’s most powerful investors who are seeking to force the sale of an interest in the company that controls Melbourne and Launceston airports.

And James Kirby lists the big super funds with high average balances which are are among the most exposed to federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers' new tax.

Vesna Poljak
Business Editor
The markets


Commentary
Musk feud: Tesla has more to lose while Trump wields the power
By ERIC JOHNSTON
Associate Editor
EV maker Tesla’s board, headed by Australian former Telstra executive Robyn Denholm, needs to rein in its out-of-control chief executive.
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Four Chinese EV brands you’ve never heard of but soon will
As Donald Trump slaps sky-high tariffs on Chinese imports, Australia has become a haven for Guangzhou-made electric vehicles. Here is what’s coming.
By JARED LYNCH
Pratts battling Real Housewives star over property dispute
The billionaire Pratt family is seeking to remove a caveat reality TV identity Venus Behbahani has over a property in Melbourne’s swanky Toorak, already at the centre of a legal dispute.
By ANGELICA SNOWDEN, JOHN STENSHOLT
Stan and I: The economist who trained a generation of thinkers
Guy Debelle reflects on the legacy of the late Stanley ‘Stan’ Fischer, and the former Reserve Bank deputy governor says he was one of the most influential economists of our time.
By DAVID ROGERS
Home ownership for the young ‘harder than ever’: NAB boss
Andrew Irvine has called for better home planning laws to improve supply, lamenting the increasing difficulty of entering the housing market for younger Australians.
By GLEN NORRIS
ETF pioneer’s tough love that’s set son on his own business journey
Exchange-traded fund pioneer Graham Tuckwell’s philosophy for his children is all about independence, which is why he first put son David’s ambitious ETF start-up under intensive scrutiny.
By DAMON KITNEY

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