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Friday, 3 September 2010


Executive Summary: August 26, 2010
Head of marketing at Carlton & United Breweries exiled to the beer industry equivalent of Siberia.


Executive Summary: July 16, 2010
OECD economist found himself in trouble after using acronym PIGS to describe the economies of Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain.


Executive Summary: July 09, 2010
CSR's Sucrogen CEO, Ian Glasson, mades a seamless transition to spruiking the official line.


Executive Summary: July 08, 2010
Freedom has finally come to the people of the Arab world with Murdochs new 24-hour news channel.


Executive Summary: July 05, 2010
The receiver of ABC Learning has provided a clue that the corporate entity housing the failed childcare operator could soon be laid to rest.


Compass en route to next direction
It's never easy being a major creditor and chairman of a former sharemarket darling.


Executive Summary: May 27, 2010
Greece has used the Eurovision song contest to send its latest message to the European Union.


Executive Summary: May 26, 2010
Newly-listed Chinese childcare provider Xiaoxiao Education seems oblivious to the prospect of being booted off the ASX.


Executive Summary: May 25, 2010
The chairman of Everest Financial Group, Greg Martin, has provided some interesting thoughts on the thorny issue of executive remuneration.


Executive summary: May 20, 2010
Mining magnate Clive Palmer continues his selfless crusade against the Rudd regime's proposed mining super profits tax.


Executive Summary: May 18, 2010
Let's hope the NAB chief executive, Cameron ''Crocodile'' Clyne, is not developing any insecurities.


Executive Summary: May 17, 2010
Fund manager David Paradice seems to prefer coal companies in his share portfolio than his backyard.


Executive summary: May 13, 2010
Former chief financial officer of MFS Limited, David Anderson, appears to have plenty on his plate.


Executive Summary: May 07, 2010
PM's household enjoys turnaround in finances with the breadwinner reining in her company's losses.


Executive Summary: May 06, 2010
Competition is not always related to price.


Executive Summary: Wednesday 05, 2010
The chief executive of AMP, Craig Dunn, gave the momentary impression yesterday that he had far loftier ambitions.


Executive Summary: Tuesday May 04, 2010
Macquarie Group seems happy to whittle down its headcount even further, going by the contents of some of the bonus envelopes handed to staff last week.


Executive Summary: Monday May 03, 2010
The former concert promoter Michael Jacobsen seems to have landed back on his feet, months after enlisting the help of God in his failed bid to resurrect his family's Arena Management business.


Executive Summary: April 30, 2010
Top corporate grime fighting agency shoots down rumours that it's to disband secretive anti-rumour unit, rumoured as Project Mint.


Executive Summary: Thursday April 29, 2010
The chief executive of Westpac, Gail Kelly, offered a glimpse of her compassionate side yesterday when she addressed the launch of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal.


Executive Summary: Wednesday April 28, 2010
Seven Network's commercial director, Bruce McWilliam, has been called many things in his time but ''altruistic'' is not one of them.


Executive Summary: Tuesday April 27, 2010
Remember Phil Burgess, Telstra's former walking megaphone who wouldn't recommend the telco's shares to his mum?


Executive Summary: April 23, 2010
Pleasing thing as a bean counter at a pokie maker is that when you strike three cherries you get more than a handful of dollar coins.


Executive Summary: April 22, 2010
The chief paddy of Qantas, Alan Joyce, seems to be in no mood to upset his lunch guests.


Executive Summary: April 21, 2010
At least some bigwigs have a happy story to tell.


Executive Summary: Tuesday April 20, 2010
Seven Network shareholders will gather in Sydney to vote on Kerry Stokes's debt-reduction plan of marrying his tractor and media interests.


Executive Summary: Monday April 19, 2010
NuCoal benefits are not what they seam.


Executive Summary: April 16, 2010
Praise the Lord. The investment arm of the country's largest Anglican diocese has edged back into the black.


Executive Summary: April 15, 2010
John Lord is no stranger to the world of corporate undertakers.


Executive Summary: Wednesday April 14, 2010
Political correctness is dead.


Executive Summary: Tuesday 13 April, 2010
Big Jim Byrnes sure has a way with words.


Executive Summary: Monday April 12, 2010
Primary Health Care patients will be hoping procedures in its medical centres don't take as long as the surgery the company's boss, Ed Bateman, is carrying out on his harbourfront Mosman shack.


Executive Summary: April 09, 2010
Fresh from her stoush with media magnate John Alexander, designer Linda Gregoriou is on the warpath again.


Executive Summary: Thursday April 08, 2010
Fortescue Metals's chief miner, Andrew Forrest, will be jetting into the Boao economic forum on the island of Hainan in the South China Sea today to schmooze his most important customers.


Executive Summary: Wednesday April 07, 2010
The tussle between Noble Group and Peabody for Macarthur Coal was always going to be colourful.


Executive Summary: Tuesday April 6, 2010
Gary Baker has had to watch two of his crown jewels slip through his hands.


Executive Summary: Thursday April 1, 2010
Sigma Pharmaceuticals' bigwigs might have left investors wondering whether Australia's largest drugs maker really has woken from its state of unconsciousness.


Executive Summary: Wednesday March 31, 2010
Sydney Swans fans are wanting to see more commitment from their high-profile board.


Executive Summary: Tuesday March 30, 2010
Big Jim Byrnes is set to get a knock on the front door of his Bellevue Hill pad from two unwelcome visitors on Thursday.


Executive Summary: Monday March 29, 2010
A bantamweight boxer is about to be pitted against the heavyweight Macquarie Group.


Executive Summary: March 26, 2010
Lihir Gold's former boss, Arthur Hood, has struck gold.


Executive Summary: Thursday March 25, 2010
The not-as-rich James Packer might be more like his late father Kerry than many think.


Executive Summary: Wednesday March 24, 2010
The founder of the fallen property group Rubicon will be wishing he was lying on a beach in his tropical Pacific Islands paradise tomorrow.


Executive Summary: Tuesday March 23, 2010
Financiers can't resist using acronyms to sum up the health, or otherwise, of their respective outfits.


Executive Summary: March 22, 2010
It is always handy to have cashed-up parents when you are the chief operating officer of a fledging digital marketing outfit.


Executive Summary: March 19, 2010
Liberal Party candidate who lost 2005 Pittwater byelection has been given the chance to campaign for another seat.




Executive Summary: Wednesday March 18, 2010
Accountant takes fight to BrisCon.


Executive Summary: Wednesday March 17, 2010
Pet lovers link arms at the vet clinic.


Executive Summary: Tuesday March 16, 2010
ASIC displays its reflexes by cancelling the financial services licence held by City Pacific.


Executive Summary: March 15, 2009
Former Octaviar executives appear to have developed a keen interest in the turf sector since the implosion of the Gold Coast finance firm.


Executive Summary: Friday March 12, 2010
Graeme Hart ... on the road to fabulous fortunes.


Executive Summary: Thursday March 11, 2010
Peter Yates . . . stringing out the birthday.


Executive Summary: Wednesday March 10, 2010
Phil Green ... debt is a many splendoured thing.


Executive Summary: Wednesday March 10, 2010
Phil Green ... debt is a many splendoured thing.


Executive Summary: Tuesday March 9, 2010
Feeling a little blue . . . Rupert Murdoch's avatar


Executive Summary: Monday March 8, 2010
Beam me past queues, Scottie ... Alan Joyce looks to microchips.


Executive Summary, Friday March 7, 2010
Dressed for the beach ... KKR's Justin Reizes and PEP's SImon Pillar.


Executive Summary: Thursday March 4, 2010
Browsing ... Jodee Rich indulges in some real time human resorting


Executive Summary: Wednesday March 3, 2010
John Borghetti ... no racing cars, but perhaps a role as a trolley dolly.


Executive Summary: Tuesday March 2, 2010
Always look on the bright side . . . Bill Ireland is glad Mariner Corp is afloat.


Executive Summary: Monday March 1, 2010
Tongue-tied ... ANZ chief Mike Smith is struggling with his catchphrases


Executive Summary: Friday February 26, 2010
Band of brothers short of temper


Executive Summary: Thursday 25, 2010
The ''cosy duopoly'' Asciano Group enjoys with Dubai Ports on the nation's waterfront does not seem to extend to its Pacific National rail haulage business.


Executive Summary: Wednesday February 24, 2010
GPT has better bad news for investors


Executive Summary: Tuesday February 23, 2010
One media company has finally chanced upon a solution to the problems facing the sector.


Executive Summary: Monday February 22, 2010
Making waves ... Captain Phil Sullivan jumped ship more than a year ago.


Executive Summary: Monday February 22, 2010
Making waves ... Captain Phil Sullivan jumped ship more than a year ago.


Executive Summary: Friday February 19th 2010
ASX puts gender top of the agenda.


Executive Summary: Thursday February 18, 2010
Fahour leaves Pretty with an ugly mess.


Executive Summary: Wednesday February 17, 2010
The song lines foretell the future.


Summer in the city wins a short rollover
In keeping with its reputation for being ahead of the curve, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is holding its 2010 Summer School from March 1.


Executive Summary: Monday February 15, 2010
Asciano boss finds his niche.


Executive Summary: Friday February 12, 2010
Air partners in flight of the discords.


On yer bike, Baxby, but Brett's grounded
There will now be only one Virgin Blue director suffering from a sore rear end at next month's board meeting.


Rocky start for the great deal of China
The chairwoman of China Power International Development, Li Xiaolin, is someone who likes to either compartmentalise her life or someone with a memory problem.


Executive Summary: Tuesday February 09, 2010
Toomey packs into PNG front row.


Executive Summary: Monday February 08, 2010
BrisConnections chairman Trevor Rowe is eyeing another sharemarket listing - in the takeaway coffee and meat pie business.


Executive Summary: Thursday February 04, 2010
Dr Doom deflated by the moniker.


Executive Summary: Wednesday February 03, 2010
Newest Packer could have been a Dude.


Executive Summary: February 02, 2010
Campbell needs to step up and perform.


Executive Summary: February 01, 2010
Sunkids and courtroom shadows.


Executive Summary: January 29, 1010
The executive chairman of Cudeco, Wayne McCrae, extolled to his shareholders yesterday the importance of keeping a long-term focus.


Executive Summary: January 28, 2010
Let's hope Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens, does not read too much into the housing price figures released today.


Executive Summary: January 27, 2009
King of Pop goes truly off the wall.


Executive Summary: January 25, 2009
Struggling to adjust to new structure.


Executive Summary: December 16, 2009
Let's hope the Future Fund will not be jinxed by its involvement in the proposed $6.8 billion takeover of the toll-road operator Transurban.


Executive Summary: December 15, 2009
The former Babcock & Brown affiliate Everest Capital looks set to face another challenge.


Executive Summary: December 11, 2009
Media bias from the television mogul.


Executive Summary: December 10, 2009
Rogue offer grates with cheese maker.


Executive Summary: December 09, 2009
A flurry of cheesy coincidences.


Executive Summary: December 09, 2009
Kelly choir spreads the joy at Westpac.


Executive Summary: December 07, 2009
Tunku very much for a Noble boss with a record name.


Executive Summary: December 04, 2009
After Kathmandu, it feels like it's all uphill.


Executive Summary: December 03, 2009
Kev's pennies won't balance these books.


Executive Summary: December 02, 2009
Green returns to familiar haunts.


Executive summary: December 01, 2009
Tears and sympathy for the deprived.


Executive summary: November 30, 2009
Debts of despair may launch Dubai to new poetic heights.


Executive Summary: November 27, 2009
There will be one startling absentee from an economic symposium hosted by University of Western Sydney next week.


Executive summary: November 25, 2009
Undeterred by the humiliating loss of its legal case against two former One.Tel directors, the corporate puppy dog has bounced back with some guidelines on how directors can help stamp out insolvent trading.


Executive Summary: November 24, 2009
Telstra's chief exec does not appear to have the same crowd-pulling skills as his Government-bashing predecessor.


Executive Summary: November 23, 2009
Not even the most private parts of the economy have escaped the financial crisis.


Executive Summary: November 20, 2009
Camaraderie among former execs of Allco Group is so tight they won't let a multi-billion dollar corporate collapse get between them.


Executive Summary: November 19, 2009
NSW Supreme Court judge Robert Austin provides a detailed tally of in-court memory lapses in the ASIC case.


Executive Summary: November 18, 2009
Give us shares or we'll take more cash.


Executive Summary: November 17, 2009
Pacific Equity co-founder Rickard Gardell appears to have weathered the financial crisis in reasonable shape.


Executive Summary: November 16, 2009
Asciano Group completed a capital raising of $2.35 billion yet things there are still getting rusty and worn out.


Executive Summary: November 13, 2009
David Coe is in hot demand.


Executive Summary: November 12, 2009
Move over Keynes, Hayek, Friedman, Galbraith and Gittins.


Executive Summary: November 11, 2009
It appears the English language may struggle to provide a clear explanation of the multimillion-dollar packages paid to executives.


Executive Summary: November 10, 2009
Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes could barely contain his excitement over the blossoming of his new investments and friendships.


Executive Summary: November 09, 2009
Investors have been getting carried away with the idea that America and the rest of the developed world are in the early stages of an economic recovery.


Executive Summary: November 06, 2009
Addresses given at annual meetings do not always provide a true account of a company's inner workings.


Executive Summary: November 05, 2009
Westpac chief exec helped push along a new term for philosophers by characterising the current age as the New Normal.


Executive Summary: November 04, 2009
Macquarie Group 2, Steve Keen 0.


Executive Summary: November 03, 2009
Steve Keen is preparing for his ascent of Mount Kosciuszko after conceding defeat in his gamble over house prices.


Executive Summary: November 02, 2009
On the last leg of its IPO, Myer Holdings pulled out its best store mannequins to fill its marquee at Melbourne's racecourse.


Executive Summary: October 30th, 2009
Geoff Dixon's mark on the aviation industry remains one year after he was ejected from the CEO's seat.


Executive Summary: October 29, 2009
Suncorp-Metway's new CEO Patrick "Montgomery" Snowball seems reluctant to let go of his memories as a British army tank commander.


Executive Summary: October 28, 2009
Chinese grip on Australia appears to extend well beyond the mining sector and Chairman Kevin Rudd's linguistic abilities.


Executive Summary: October 27, 2009
Village Roadshow goes to great lengths to ensure there is no sibling rivalry within its ranks.


Executive Summary: October 26, 2009
One of the world's best-known advertising gurus provided a lesson in crisis management to people attending Caxton Newspaper Awards.


Executive Summary: October 23, 2009
United chairman finally seems to have found a winning formula on how to put a rocket under a company's share price.


Executive Summary: October 22, 2009
Management at MAp will be again running the ruler over valuation of Sydney Airport following the sale of London's Gatwick.


Executive Summary: October 21, 2009
Mirvac Group has an interesting take on the community outrage with the largesse heaped on executives.


Executive Summary: October 20, 2009
Former executive chairman of Drillsearch Energy, Peter Penfold Simpson, is a difficult man to budge.


Executive Summary: October 19, 2009
Tabcorp Holdings deals a blow to Sydneysiders itching to tear down the fibreglass rock in Star City casino.


Executive summary: October 16, 2009
Post-modernist filmmaker David Lynch probably never had a warped enough imagination to think any country would name its financial regulatory framework after one of his TV shows.


Executive Summary: October 15, 2009
One essential piece of paperwork has been left out of the glossy prospectus flaunting Myer's $2.3bn IPO.


Executive Summary: October 14, 2009
Former finance minister appears a little rusty on his knowledge of the wider Australian stockmarket.


Executive Summary: October 13, 2009
Peter George former owner of Elderslie Finance has been left with few assets since his firm collapsed.


Executive Summary: October 12, 2009
Company secretary of Octaviar David Anderson, must have had some sympathy for administrators.


Executive Summary: October 09, 2009
Adultshop was taken by surprise with a $5.2m takeover bid from Melbourne chain Sexyland.


Executive Summary: October 08, 2009
Qantas appears to have one rule for passengers, one for staff and another for its board of 11 directors.


Executive Summary: October 07, 2009
Embattled Brambles chief Mike Ihlein did his best to convince that it was solely his decision to "retire".


Executive Summary: October 06,2009
Debt-stricken Invalid Group took advantage of Labour Day to announce the departure of two directors.


Executive Summary: October 02, 2009
The bouncers at Macquarie Group's Martin Place HQ appear to have very short memory spans.


Executive Summary: October 01, 2009
Kirin's takeover of Lion Nathan has given Gold Coast-domiciled copper explorer Cudeco reason to smile.


Executive Summary: September 30th, 2009
Will the recent $30 a week increase in the aged pension be enough for Leighton's former deputy chief, Dieter Adamsas?


Executive Summary: September 29, 2009
There are three types of workers at Myer Holdings: executives, employees and "special team members".


Executive Summary: September 28, 2009
Babcock & Brown's former chief, Phil Green, appears to have quietly leased some office space in the Sydney.


Executive Summary: September 25, 2009
Bank of Queensland is in no way trivialising its perceived involvement in the $3b Storm Financial collapse.


Executive Summary: September 24, 2009
The brains behind the unofficial Mark Bouris fan website has finally outed himself.


Executive Summary: September 23, 2009
Premier Investments' chairman, Solomon Lew, always seems happy to remind the market about his retailing expertise.


Executive Summary: September 22, 2009
Qantas has proved it is not so heartless in its dealings with former employees.


Executive Summary: September 21, 2009
A round up of today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: September 19, 2009
Scott Rochfort will only bare his fangs when it's a full moon.


Executive Summary: September 17, 2009
Scott Rochfort likes to play too, but his game is police patrol.


Executive summary: September 16, 2009
Scott Rochfort is a more sedentary man, dreaming of a base pay rise.


Executive Summary: September 15, 2009
Scott Rochfort just needs to cut down on financially engineered doughnuts.


Executive Summary, September 14, 2009
Scott Rochfort likes the tail fins too.


Executive Summary: September 11, 2009
Scott Rochfort prefers to relax with a cup of tea.


Executive Summary: September 10, 2009
Scott Rochfort is on his best behaviour.


Executive Summary: September 09, 2009
But Scott Rochfort regrets any slight to Steve Earle and fans.


Executive Summary: September 08, 2009
Scott Rochfort knows when it's time to fold 'em.


Executive Summary: September 07, 2009
Scott Rochfort likes to pull rabbits out of hats.


Executive Summary: September 04, 2009
Scott Rochfort has had one too many alterations.


Executive Summary: September 03, 2009
Scott Rochfort lives in fear of over-regulation.


Executive Summary: September 02, 2009
Scott Rochfort is looking for his sledgehammer.


Executive Summary: September 01, 2009
Scott Rochfort likes to be called George.


Executive Summary: August 31, 2009
Scott Rochfort knows his bankers will always stand by him.


Executive Summary: Thursday, August 27, 2009
A quick look at today's business stories.


Executive Summary: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
A quick look at today's business stories.


Executive Summary: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Scott Rochfort likes a bit of deadpan humour and the odd practical joke.


Executive Summary: Monday, August 24, 2009
Scott Rochfort prefers to pick the bottom of the housing market.


Executive Summary: Friday, August 21 2009
A quick look at today's business stories.


Executive Summary: Wednesday, August 19 2009
A quick look at today's business stories.


Executive Summary: Tuesday, August 18 2009
A quick look at today's business stories.


Executive Summary: Tuesday, August 18 2009
A quick look at today's business stories.


Executive Summary: Friday, August 14 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Thursday, August 13 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Friday, August 07, 2009
Michael Evans even includes his spelling prize on his CV.


Executive Summary: Thursday August 06, 2009
Michael Evans gets sore cheeks when he tries a friendly smile.


Executive Summary: Wednesday 5 August, 2009
Michael Evans wonders if Big Trev's spot on the Future Fund is next.


Executive Summary: Tuesday, 04 August, 2009
Michael Evans asks the hard questions in the mirror each morning.


Executive Summary: Tuesday 03 August, 2009
Michael Evans still recalls a time when the bank called him "sir".


Executive Summary: Friday, 31 July, 2009
Get the highlights of today's news.


Heard the whisper about integrity?
Guidelines set to change the way Director's share information


Executive summary: Thursday 30, July 2009
Michael Evans gives thanks daily to each and every Almighty.


Executive Summary: Wednesday 29th July 2009
Michael Evans keeps an old ball of chewy in his ear for emergencies.


Executive Summary: Thursday July 16, 2009
Get the highlights of today's news.


Executive Summary: Friday July 10, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Thursday, July 9, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Wednesday, 8 July, 2009


Executive Summary: Friday, 3 July, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Wednesday, 1 July, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Thursday, 18 June, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Wednesday, 10 June, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Tuesday, 9 June, 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary: Friday 5, June 2009
Michael Evans has trouble remembering whether it's this year or last.


Executive Summary: Thursday 4, June 2009
Michael Evans has been known to sit on the fence from time to time.


Executive summary: Wednesday 3, June 2009


Executive summary: Tuesday 2, June 2009


Executive summary: Monday 1, June 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive summary: Friday 29, May 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive summary: Thursday 28, May 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive summary: Tuesday 26, May 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive summary: Monday 25, May 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive summary, Thursday 14, May 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories.


Executive Summary Thursday 13, May 2009
A quick look at today's top business stories including the budget.


Executive Summary Tuesday 12, May 2009
Matt O'Sullivan is still waiting for a better price for his train set.


News round-up: Friday 8, May 2009
Get the highlights of today's news.


Executive Summary: Thursday 7, May 2009
Get the highlights of today's news.


Business confidence sees a glimmer
Business confidence brightened ''moderately'' in the first three months of the year but the outlook for Australian firms is far from positive, a report said.


The Facts: Swine flu
What is the local effect of WHO declaring "pandemic stage 4"?


Profile: Mohamed Khadra
This surgeon reflects on patient treatment and medical training.


Profile: Clare Martin
This former chief minister still cares for people but now it's outside of politics.


Profile: Saul Eslake
Typically making 150-200 presentations a year to about 20,000 people, Saul Eslake is focused on being one of Australia's best-known economic pundits.


Profile: Daniel Petre
This work-life balance exponent and philanthropist practises what he preaches.


Pofile: Napolean Perdis
Cosmetics king Napoleon Perdis knocks back offers to go it alone.


Profile: Joe Procter
Australia's only indigenous investment banker is feisty, fast-talking and knows what he wants - a merger of capitalism and land rights - and how to get it.


Profile: six high flyers
These six high-flyers have all reached the top of their fields, yet they each still manage to get home in time for dinner with the family. They share how they manage their hours.


Profile: Greg Brown
He lost his bakery business, his family and his health. But Greg Brown is back in the kitchen again.


Profile: Max Markson
Celebrity agent Max Markson is standing fully clothed in his swimming pool - is there anything this man won't do for publicity?


Profile: Warren Buffett
In times of financial doubt, heed the words of the doyens of the dollar.


Profile: Ian Silk
The head of Australia's biggest industry fund likes to hear directly from the coalface.


Profile: Bob Brown
It's not easy being green but Australia's most famous environmentalist loves the challenge of change.


Profile: Ian Moir
Ian Moir has pulled fashion label Country Road back from the brink.


Profile: Harold Mitchell
The media-buying king is a big man with big ideas, right at home in the big-time.


Profile: Tim Conolan
A desire to help sick children and their families inspired Tim Conolan to set up TLC for Kids after working in clubs as a DJ.


Profile: Fiona Reynolds
Having entered the super industry as a young mum, this chief executive is championing equality.


Profile: Andrew Gorecki
In his own words, Andrew Gorecki tells us how he came to be the Managing Director of Retail Directions, after defecting from communist-era Poland with just $100.


Book: Inside The Secret World Of Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is an audacious dealmaker who drove a wedge into the family that owned The Wall Street Journal, reviews Bruce Dover.


Business leaders, 2008's most influential
In an excerpt from "The top 100 2008, Sydney's most influential people", we look at 5 inspiring Australian business leaders.


Profile: Andrew Darbyshire
Meet a millionaire businessman who swapped long, arduous hours for a mission of charity.


Profile: Peter Biggs
A former would-be priest, Peter Briggs has done a fine job of thriving in the commercial world, raking in $100million worth of business to his advertising agency last year.


Profile: George Lewin
A multimillion dollar deal led this entrepreneur on a path of reinvention.


ASIC's new Victorian regional commissioner Warren Day
If you're the corporate regulator, valuable intelligence can come from all quarters.


Profile: David Whiteley
For this industry fund champion, super isn't just financial, it's personal.


Profile: Jeff Bresnahan
Given the parlous state of global financial markets and the shrieks of dismay echoing around the country as people open their annual superannuation statements, SuperRatings managing director Jeff Bresnahan is surprisingly optimistic.


Profile: Don Harding
A noted economics professor fears that pessimism is outweighing common sense.


IT's going green
There are many ways to reduce the IT industry's carbon footprint.


The information manager
Marianne Broadbent: Changing times keep CIOs on their toes.


Qantas chief gets sky-high package
Departing Qantas chief Geoff Dixon will step down next month as the world's second highest-paid airline boss, beaten only by the head of America's second-largest airline, United Airlines.


Welcome on board
How four women broke through the "glass ceiling".


Profile: Louise Petschler
The head of Abacus, the peak industry association for mutuals, on the benefits of member ownership.


Index funds punch above their weight
Looking for market performance at lower costs?


Top tips for trading commodities
Beijing isn't the only place where gold is the most coveted prize.


Executive Summary: August 28, 2009
Scott Rochfort runs a half-man operation.


Executive Summary: August 28, 2009
Scott Rochfort runs a half-man operation.


How climate change will affect the economy
The battle against global warming could be a boon to investors as new technologies and industries emerge.


High-yielding companies
We reveal the firms that could earn you a juicy income.


Strange days indeed for a slowing economy
Next financial year will slow sharply, even though the nation's real income goes through the roof.


Cash is king
Good old cash is a safe port in today's stormy seas.


The taxman's targets
How to stay under the Tax Office's radar this year.


How to pick the best investments
Top strategies for evaluating share tips.


Profile: Jeff Bresnahan
The managing director of SuperRatings has come a long way after failing his HSC.


Ten outrageous bank fees
You may be paying more bank fees than you realise.


Why caution is the keyword
With the property market in disarray, investors are taking cover in cash.


Unlock the cash in your home
It sounds too good to be true, but you really can extract funds from your home.


Who wants to be a millionaire?
Australia now has more of them than Brazil or Spain. John Collett looks at the reasons why


New boss promises more of the same
Alan Joyce says now is a good time to step into the top job at Qantas.


That taxing time of year
How to claim work-related expenses on your tax return.


Time to take the acid test
Could you deal with the unexpected? Put your financial safety net through a little tough scrutiny.


The $33m man is back - but now he's working for free
The former head of Colonial First State is doing his bit for charity.


Checklist for managing your investment property
Make sure you're managing your property in the best way.


Is it good for your wealth?
Reviewing your health insurance and what it covers is just what the patient ordered.


Profile: Garry Weaven
Growing super for workers is this man's proudest achievement.


Investing in commercial property
Returns vindicate its rising popularity.


More sense to invest in super than the mortgage
Keep the home loan and pump money into super instead.


When the giving is easy
You don't have to be dead or rich to make a difference financially.


How to shrink your tax
Here's how to save as many of your hard-earned dollars as possible.


Getting started in foreign exchange trading
More and more people are trading in global currencies.


Profile: Michael O'Neill
Unexpected redundancy led to a chief executive role and improved conditions for older workers.


Five overlooked proven performers
Take a look beyond the share price to see what companies produce to help guide your investment choices.


Space mission
Commercial property is a long-term investment that requires careful management skills.


Shareholder activism on the rise
Lobbying increases accountability and levels the playing field.


Safe CEO a daredevil in private
This AVJennings executive flies light planes, builds rockets and is an avid motorcyclist.


Corporate profits tipped to soar
Corporate Australia is heading for super-profits in the coming year.


Investing in property
The old bricks and mortar continues to be a smart choice in these turbulent times.


It's time to get financially fit
Follow our eight-point plan to put you ahead by the time June 30 rolls around.


CEOs keep cosy tax deal
But shareholder activists have criticised the move.


Credit crisis 'waning'
The worst of the global credit crunch is probably over.


Profile: Ken Fowlie
He's an accidental lawyer who has come to love the big issues - the challenges of class actions.


It's never too soon to think of retirement
The superannuation changes have opened up a wealth of possibilities.


Profile: Linda Duxbury
The work-life balance guru follows her own advice - she has no mobile phone.


Google to the max
There's much more to this engine than searching.


Bear market not likely to end soon
We haven't turned the corner yet when it comes to investment markets.


Profile: Rodney Grunseit
The future's so bright this businessman has to wear shades.


Go for greener pastures
Agricultural commodities are being hailed as the new investment hot spot.


No need for panic, say top CEOs
Australia's top chief executives do not believe the local economy is headed for crisis.


Online broking 101
Online broking is a cheaper option for trading than a full service broker.


Fortescue boss rides resources boom to top of the rich list
The founder and chief executive of Fortescue Metals Group, Andrew Forrest, is Australia's new richest man.


Profile: Pauline Vamos
The super funds' new chief executive tells how she got there - and why.


CEOs better off
The mean total pay of chief executive officers of the top listed 100 companies has increased 72% since 2001.


Keep up with the new order, China's on speed
US consumption no longer drives demand for copper or most other commodities.


Profile: Mark Bouris
This financial wizard is set to revolutionise retirement planning - but not his own.


The winds of financial change
Property outlooks remain uncertain and a stronger dollar is failing to deliver - but there are some positives.


Inside the billionaire club
Meet the new billionaires from Moscow to Mumbai.


Profile: Rhonda O'Donnell
The former Victorian Telstra Business Woman of the Year never dreamed she would one day run a company.


Ford's new chief walking a tricky high wire
Ford chief Bill Osborne faces a daunting challenge.


Lessons of the fall: the new poster boys of entrepreneurial excess
High-flying, debt-fuelled ambitions nosedived when the money ran out.


Profile: Linda Sewell
CEO, Hancock Victorian Plantations


Profile: Julian Persaud
Google guru Julian Persaud took a risk to follow his first big career break.


Profile: Russel Howcroft
Chairman & Managing Director, George Patterson Y&R


Find your lost millions
It's as simple as a website search, phone call or email.


Profile: Antony Stolfo
Design Director, Holden


Executive Summary: September 02, 2009
Scott Rochfort is looking for his sledgehammer.


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