This Month
Will Vicars and Caledonia are still deep in the red
Financial year results from the fund manager show a 6.3 per cent gain in the month to June 30. Elsewhere, it’s a sea of woe.
The ties that bind John Setka to Cbus and the ALP
With the CFMEU now in a spotlight so bright even the indestructible John Setka couldn’t ride it out, ties like these drag everyone else into the glare.
Deloitte 1, Jim Chalmers 0
Deloitte is sceptical of the government’s Future Made in Australia policy. Did that lead Jim Chalmers to slap down its economic forecasting too?
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China’s front-row seat to Darwin’s air force manoeuvres
It wouldn’t be “appropriate” for China to participate in Exercise Pitch Black. But it can easily watch.
Magellan activist Nick Bolton loses high-stakes battle over legal fees
Nick Bolton’s enemies are legion. Though few can be as determined as John Atanaskovic.
PwC’s pay cuts cast grim shadow on secret Burrowes payment
Partners’ pay is a delicate topic at the consultancy right now.
Liberals still want vindication on Brittany Higgins saga
Suggestions we need to understand how the Higgins allegations affected the last election are telling. But satisfaction is unlikely.
Guzman y Gomez is a Morgans special with the lot
The Brisbane-based broker quietly co-led the company’s IPO, with its junior sell-side analyst even getting his slice.
Woolworths’ trashed reputation will cost Banducci
Woolworths has gone from the 7th most reputable corporate in Australia to the 42nd, on figures that feed into its management scorecard.
What’s Peter Dutton got against David Crowe?
Midwinter Ball speeches are meant to be roasts, and we’d never suggest journalists are off-limits. But Dutton’s dig at Crowe is starting to form a pattern.
Bendigo Bank’s David Foster resides on terra firma
The man will plot with his CEO to have casino regulators sued. But hold out on putting Aboriginal ownership front and centre? Rubbish.
How PwC conjured a FIRB crackdown
PwC continues to answer the bare minimum, opening doors to meaning and revelation.
Path to Cats presidency goes through Boston Consulting Group
Critics have labelled Geelong a “boys’ club”. But the board of the Geelong Football Club has tended to draw from an even narrower pool.
PEXA’s well-connected lobbyist can’t hurt
The change of government did wonders for Morris Iemma’s lobbying business, and property transfer monopoly PEXA is one of those hoping to take advantage.
June
PwC’s agent Kevin Burrowes revealed as a $4m man
The revelation PwC Australia’s CEO is also paid by PwC International adds further texture to the firm’s intransigence with the Senate.
Newington College chairman clocks up 17 years (and counting)
There is nothing so compelling as private school politics.
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- Aviation
Qatar in talks to take up to 20pc stake in Virgin
The transaction, if successful, would hand the Qatari carrier up to 20 per cent of the private equity-owned airline and comes amid a stalled ASX float process.
Charlie Aitken nominates Shane Watson for Royal Sydney
The two-time Allan Border medallist, famous all-rounder and cricket gear entrepreneur is on the June nominations list, alongside wife Lee.
Scott Farquhar makes bid for Royal Sydney Golf Club membership
Money alone doesn’t buy you access to Sydney’s elite. Knowing a stack of Royal Sydney Golf Club members does.
iSignthis vindicated, according to shell of iSignthis
Piercing John Karantzis’ indomitable self-narrative was difficult in Melbourne. Now that he’s based in Nicosia, it’s nigh-on impossible.
