QBE chief hit with $550k pay cut after relationship with secretary
Insurance giant QBE's chief executive, John Neal, has suffered a $550,000 cut to his bonus for not disclosing a romantic relationship with his executive assistant.
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Elizabeth Knight
Elizabeth Knight comments on companies, markets and the economy.
Big W's ugly result spoils Woolies' big day
As Woolworths celebrated the early signs of improvement in supermarket sales attention turned to the real elephant in the aisle - the ugly loss notched up by Big W and the continued bleeding of its sales.
Big turnaround for the Big Australian
BHP Billiton's shareholder austerity push appears to be over and investors will be positively surprised.
Can Domain's float carry Fairfax forward?
Fairfax has become quite adept at starting new businesses, or buying small ones then nourishing them to maturity.
Meet the new Wesfarmers Stepford CEO
He's a former Olympic silver medallist in rowing, an accomplished, successful and understated man who has tasted most parts of the Wesfarmers empire.
JB Hi-Fi defies retail gloom with profit surge
The JB Hi Fi stellar profit performance is testament to the fact in a difficult depressed environment strong well managed companies can grow by capitalising on the weakness of others.
The question the market finally dared to ask Rupert Murdoch
What is the Murdoch family doing about investor frustration resulting from the fact that News Corp shares have fallen 20 per cent?
After years of mistakes, Rio Tinto develops a cash conscience
Rio Tinto shareholders will be the major beneficiaries of the company's parsimonious approach to capital expenditure.
Solomon Lew delivers just what the doctor ordered
Premier Investments' share price needed a shot of adrenalin, and on Wednesday morning an earnings update provided the required medicine.
Christmas sales fell short as Aussies looked for bargains
Official retail sales statistics for the all-important pre-Christmas period fell significantly short of expectations, not because Aussies bought fewer items but because we paid less for them.
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