Virgin's Casanova John Borghetti to miss industry love-in

Colin Kruger, CBD   IATA's annual conference - which kicks off in Dublin on Wednesday, is the airline industry's answer to Woodstock. But the love-in will be missing its Casanova, Virgin boss John Borghetti.

Air NZ at a loss after Virgin's China deal

Colin Kruger, CBD   Can you imagine the looks on the faces of Air New Zealand boss Christopher Luxon and chairman Tony Carter this morning when news of Virgin Australia's new investor reached their shores?

Spotless boss takes out laundry

Colin Kruger, CBD   It was only a matter of time but now it's getting an airing.

Ross Smyth-Kirk gets the shaft as Thai gold mine stalls

Colin Kruger, CBD   Gold mining has provided one of the few bright spots for our resource sector, so why is Kingsgate Consolidated in such a mess?

Donor admits pedalling plonk to Abbott

Colin Kruger, CBD   Why has prominent Liberal Party donor Alf Moufarrige been plying Tony Abbott with bottles of plonk?

QBE boss John Neal finds his "sweet spot"

Colin Kruger, CBD   QBE boss, John Neal, has joined the group of CEOs projecting themselves into the "thought leadership" space with his LinkedIn post Maximising your personal effectiveness.

Reckon faces shareholder revolt

Colin Kruger, CBD   Former tech darling Reckon is bracing for its own day of reckoning after receiving an unprecedented 70 per cent vote against its remuneration report on Wednesday.

Linc Energy clears the air on Chinchilla stink

Colin Kruger, CBD   With Linc Energy now in liquidation, founder Peter Bond was clearing the air about alleged contamination of farmland.

When investment bankers are 'crap'

Colin Kruger, CBD   There were many plaudits for ANZ appointing such a capable female executive as its new CFO, but not everyone is a fan of investment bankers crossing the street.

Ten deal is no WIN for Bruce Gordon

Colin Kruger, CBD   It is hard to pick a bigger casualty of the broadcast sector bloodbath than Bermuda-based billionaire Bruce Gordon.

Has Bob Browning's Dirty Harry ethos inspired his latest energy play?

Colin Kruger, CBD   Alinta helped trigger one of our biggest corporate collapses, so we should pay attention to Bob Browning's latest energy play.

Vodafail's ghost stalking Telstra's Penn

Colin Kruger, CBD   One year and many network glitches later, is it time to ask how the Andy Penn experiment is going at Telstra?

Coke blames Turnbull for stealing fizz

Colin Kruger, CBD   The election campaign is causing concerns for Coca-Cola.

Hells Angels needs $50,000 for copyright battle

Colin Kruger, CBD   It is a scenario that even the creator's of US crime drama, Breaking Bad, could not have conceived of.

Life will be a cruise for Chris Caton

Colin Kruger, CBD   If you would like to know what our finest economic minds make of the federal election result, head to Chris Caton's farewell party.

The world according to Yanis

Carolyn Cummins   The University of Sydney's favourite motorbike riding socialist agitator is back.

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Archie's not playing games

Colin Kruger, CBD   Imaging company Optiscan recruits a big name with a sporting past as chief executive as it deals with solvency issues.

Lowy still feisty at 85

Colin Kruger, CBD   It was vintage Frank Lowy at the Westfield annual shareholder talkfest, where he proved that being 85 was no barrier to fiestiness. feistiness.

Umber's Myer plan restocks the stock

Colin Kruger, CBD   Richard Umber's $600 million transformation plan at Myers is going so well that the stock price has clawed its way back to where it was when he announced it.

Relief at hand for Aussie Post boss

Colin Kruger, CBD   Ahmed Fahour's downgrade of services means he should be receiving a lot less hate mail.

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New ABC boss unseating herself

Colin Kruger, CBD   Michelle Guthrie has set about cutting cords to her former corporate life.

Singin' in the Hunter Valley rain

Carolyn Cummins   Jerry Schwartz would have a better chance at getting the council's blessing if he was backed by Mick Jagger.

Wedding crashers won't wreck Sydney's world polo championships

Colin Kruger, CBD   The Sydney Polo Club's plans to host the 2017 world polo championship has not been dented by some setbacks with its local council.

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Malcolm's magical tax bonanza

Colin Kruger, CBD   Imagine if Malcolm Turnbull announced Australia's richest would have their top tax rate cut. It would be considered a bit rich, huh?

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Cover-More pays up for new boss

Colin Kruger, CBD   Insurer Cover-More revealed that its new recruit from QBE, Mike Emmett, will be enjoying a sizeable pay rise compared to the departing chief, Peter Edwards.

Coal dust cloud hangs over QBE boss

Colin Kruger, CBD   Coal activists plan to gatecrash the tea party being held by QBE boss John Neal on Wednesday.

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Morgan strikes gold with Haoma

Colin Kruger, CBD   Haoma Mining, the gold hopeful heavily backed by pollster Gary Morgan, was a big bolter on Monday.

FIFO becomes BIBO as bust bites

Colin Kruger, CBD   In a trash-talking spray, mining boss skites about putting his workers on buses.

Ladbrokes boss makes a dud punt

Colin Kruger, CBD   British betting shop, Ladbrokes, was on the wrong side of the bet when the government made its decision on in-play betting.