This Month
She built a $47m fortune by 35: Jane Lu’s seven tips for success
Jane Lu, 35, started from nothing and created a business worth $47 million in 10 years, and doesn’t think she’s special. Read her tips for success and listen to her story on episode 2 of the How I Made It podcast.
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Quitting EY made this ex-accountant a $47m fortune
Jane Lu quit her accounting job for a retail start-up but couldn’t tell her parents at first. Now she’s a Young Rich Lister.
- Julie-anne Sprague
- Podcast
- How I Made It
Listen now: How to go from EY to $50m
Julie-anne Sprague talks to Jane Lu, 35, the fast fashion retailer who quit her job at EY during the depths of the 2010 financial crisis; lied to her mother and is now worth around $50 million. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Coming soon: How I Made It, episode 2
Coming on October 17. Julie-anne Sprague talks to Jane Lu, the fast fashion entrepreneur who built a $50 million fortune in 10 years. Sign up wherever you get your podcasts.
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‘Know when to fold’: How Jack Cowin beat Burger King
Fast food billionaire Jack Cowin fought Burger King in court for five years. When he finally decided to fold, they didn’t believe him, and it ended up costing them $70 million.
- Julie-anne Sprague
- Opinion
- How I Made It
Jack Cowin’s 13 lessons for life
Jack Cowin is 79, has made $5 billion and has no plans to retire. Here are his 13 lessons for life.
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- Podcast
- How I Made It
Listen now: How I Made It, episode 1
Julie-anne Sprague talks to Jack Cowin, 79, the fast food billionaire who also had a failed career as a professional athlete, studied psychology and sold trees door-to-door. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
Go inside the Rich List with our new podcast. Sign up now
Hear what it takes to earn your way onto The Australian Financial Review Rich Lists in a new podcast interview series starting on October 10.
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Murdoch, Packer and the Hollywood spy
The Pandora Papers reveal two Australian media scions did deals with a charismatic film producer. One is still paying the price.
- Neil Chenoweth
Turnbull autobiography charted long friendship with Pillemer
Malcolm Turnbull’s book came out a mere month after his son sued his former business partner in the NSW Supreme Court.
- Myriam Robin
The real family drama behind ‘Succession’
From sibling squabbles to inheritance infighting, the popular television series has a rich history of familial strife on which to draw.
- Henry Mance
Judith Neilson shows how it’s done
Make no mistake, the former wife of Platinum Asset Management founder Kerr Neilson has slayed the game.
- Joe Aston
September
- From The Archives
- Platinum Year
Money for jam: John Elliott’s first big move into wealth
Two Australians made a fortune in preserves. John Gilmour profiled Achalen Palfreyman in 1967 and AFR editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury picks up the story with John Elliott.
- Analysis
- Investment banking
Goldman Sachs, the Turnbulls and a broken friendship
A court fight over Pengana Capital provides an insight into how, even in a world where relationships are meant to be everything, money rules.
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- Aaron Patrick
Why the ‘homeless billionaires’ club is adding a new member
Elon Musk is just the latest super-high net worth celebrity to shed his possessions – including his homes.
- Guy Kelly
Buccaneering businessman John Elliott dies
Unconventional and politically incorrect, the Melbourne businessman’s influence loomed large across the business, football and political worlds for decades.
- Ben Potter, Patrick Durkin and Julie-anne Sprague
Like night follows day: Palmer appeals another court ruling
It’s been a few days since Clive Palmer had one of his cases heard in court. So the only proper thing to do is to file yet another one.
- Myriam Robin
James Packer swaps superyacht for Mexican resort home
The Rich Lister has put the 108-metre luxury vessel on the market, although lifestyle changes rather than financial needs are thought to be behind the sale.
- Michael Bailey
Canva’s billion-dollar giveaway will be nation’s most generous
Canva co-founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht’s pledge to giveaway a 30 per cent stake in Canva puts them on track to create the country’s largest charitable foundation.
- Jemima Whyte
Drinks are on WiseTech’s Richard White
The WiseTech CEO stands to make $112 million from share sales in the next three months.
- Myriam Robin
