When Harold Mitchell decided two years ago to sell the media buying business he had spent 34 years building he did something quite brave a…
When Harold Mitchell decided two years ago to sell the media buying business he had spent 34 years building he did something quite brave a…
On the news that Gina Rinehart had sold 3.7% of Fairfax Media it initially appeared that she might have been making good on her threat to d…
Why have global stock markets not reacted more savagely to the news that Barclays has been caught market rigging, causing its top people t…
Only a few months ago Billabong announced the sale of majority interests in one of its best brands for net proceeds, akin to a capital rai…
Everyone knows Hungry Jacks but nobody knows Jack Cowin. The Canadian born businessman behind the food chain is famous for saying very li…
Too many political leaders around the world have very little understanding of how the banking system works. And, as I will discuss below, …
From this point on the road becomes a lot more bumpy. As you will see below I invite readers to offer suggestions to smooth the path for…
“Prime Minister, Lara Giddings is on line two. She’s babbling something about wanting to leave the Aussiezone.” “Hi Lara, it’s …
This week I’ll finish off the myths about pitching. Myth Number 4 – Don’t mention negative aspects This is a tricky one. It is early in…
In the past fortnight I have had a couple of experiences with quite dramatic contrast. On the one hand, I have been asked by a numb…
The Rudd Government can’t make it rain. But it can help to get credit flowing again by putting more pressure on the banks. And it must do so…
Dear Aunty,
I am livid, to put it mildly.
We are a large company that made conservative forecasts last year, and so have been able to …
