Top end of town out in force at Business Council of Australia dinner
At Sydney's Sofitel Wentworth on Thursday evening, it was more a question of who wasn't there at the Business Council of Australia's annual dinner.
Seven's Stokes and BHP's Nasser stage an AGM-off
Although down Sydney way, The Kerry Stokes Show barely managed to fill half a conference room in Pyrmont, it was standing room only when Jac Nasser and Friends rolled into Brissie on Thursday for the BHP Billiton AGM.
Tabcorp hints at Tatts' job losses in Queensland
Tabcorp CEO David Attenborough has refused to rule out job losses among Tatts ranks in a meeting this week with Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls.
Time for Cricket Australia's Sutherland to pull up stumps
If for no other reason than good corporate governance, Cricket Australia's chairman James Sutherland needs to pull up stumps.
Will the last one to leave Wilson please turn out the lights?
If Craigs of NZ is really interested in buying Deutsche's interest in Wilsons, the question has to be: just what would they be getting for their money?
FoFA father Bernie Ripoll lobbying for Cash Converters and co
Who'd have thought Labor's FoFA reform author Bernie Ripoll would end up lobbying for payday lenders.
Macca smells a rat
It's going to take more than a few Brissie basket weavers in rat masks to throw Ian "Macca" Macfarlane off his new job.
Brian Wilson shares the FIRB love with Chinese business
He may have kiboshed their countrymen's attempts to get their hands on some of our major assets, but at a China business dinner in Sydney, FIRB's Brian Wilson was letting it be known there were no hard feelings.
Abbott on Trump: He's a weird guy
In his quiet, post-physical exertion moments, former PM Tony Abbott's opinion of the new American President doesn't quite match his public pronouncements.
Costello encounters some unfriendly turf at Nine AGM
Former treasurer Peter Costello copped a shareholder mauling at the Nine AGM with one angry investor suggesting he consider a new, and inter...
Point Piper coppers get turbocharged
Keeping it real, Rose Bay police have taken possession of a turbo-charged BMW super car to patrol the mean streets of Point Piper.
Caledonia's Messara captures Hearts & Minds
Caledonia's best investors were somewhat miffed to read on Tuesday morning that Caledonia's best investors had gathered at the Art Gallery o...
Seriously Pete, just pick up the phone!
If Nine chairman Peter Costello was really serious about FTA TV licence fee reduction, surely he would just pick up the phone?
UBS' Tim Church puts mockers on Charter Hall Long WALE REIT
There's no doubting the fact that UBS property banker Tim Church is one of the best in the market, but he may be ruing his choice of words f...
Michael Kodari's sewing lesson
Australia's very own Warren Buffett has turned to The Rainmaker, a writer of delicious and unintentional irony.
