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ion for John Laing portfolio AUB Group taps PwC for allied health unit retreat Chanticleer Afterpay CFO’s sky-high value defence Premier’s online investment pays off Lessons from Westpac’s $1.3b penalty Rear Window Afterpay missed a trick with CFO succession Geoff Wilson’s franking battles aren’t over Emma Alberici joins insurance comparison website Advertisement Companies Gas crisis The battle over Narrabri gas explained Political pressure is strong for the NSW Independent Planning Commission to approve Santos’ Narrabri gas project but doubts around risks to water, in particular, won’t go away. Gender pay gap Why the virus has set corporate women back The former Jetstar boss, set to join Virgin Australia’s board, says unconscious bias training, tax incentives and flexible work are needed to address the gender pay gap. Mining PKKP says Rio Tinto didn’t do enough to avoid Juukan Gorge blasts The traditional owners of Juukan Gorge want to limit expansion of a Rio Tinto iron ore mine and ’wholesale amendments’ to their land use agreement. Gold Second takeover battle looms over coal baron’s gold tilt Chris Wallin’s QGold is due to mandate remaining Strategic Minerals shareholders to relinquish their holdings. It is not the first time the takeover bid has hit resistance. Social media TikTok exec says it doesn’t censor content with China in mind TikTok has come under intense scrutiny due to its ownership by private Chinese company ByteDance and links to the Chinese Communist Party. Responsible lending Banks surge on responsible lending wind-back Banks and the Property Council have welcomed plans to remove ASIC from policing responsible lending laws, saying this will speed up loan approvals and bring investors back to the real estate market. Responsible lending Consumers lash ’responsible lending’ rollback Consumer advocates have slammed the Morrison government’s proposed credit regulation reforms, claiming it will get more Australians into debt they can’t afford. Labor is lukewarm on the changes that won’t start until March. Markets Responsible lending Banks surge on responsible lending wind-back Banks and the Property Council have welcomed plans to remove ASIC from policing responsible lending laws, saying this will speed up loan approvals and bring investors back to the real estate market. Sharemarket Wall Street closes higher as tech rebounds "The reality is that 2021 is going to be a much higher stock market and you’re probably going to see tech still lead the way," Edward Moya. Shares ASX seals best week in six as banks rally The ASX sealed its best week in six after banks rallied on the surprise easing of responsible lending guidelines. The benchmark index rose 1.7 per cent in five sessions. Markets Live Banks rally lifts stocks to best week since mid-August The sharemarket advanced 1.7 per cent over the week as banks enjoyed a massive rally on Friday. Westpac’s 7 per cent surge helped steer the S&P/ASX200 Index 1.5 per cent higher on Friday as the government moved to relax responsible lending rules. Analysis Sharemarket COVID-19 rewrites how to value tech stocks The digital disruption unleashed by COVID-19 has left investors grappling with how to value companies that offer exposure to the allure of fast-paced growth beyond the horizon. Opinion Coronavirus pandemic What governments have learnt from Victoria’s second wave A proud medical history is not the same as a disciplined command and control system operating on the ground. Tom Burton Government editor Coronavirus pandemic The buck stops with Daniel Andrews I do not know who made the decision to use private security guards, says Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, while laying the blame for the hotel security disaster on his health minister Jenny Mikakos. Patrick Durkin BOSS Deputy editor Coronavirus pandemic With the virus at bay, let’s win back prosperity Governments must seize the momentum from beating the virus to drive reforms that will lock in recovery. The AFR View Editorial RBA Why the RBA is...