Yellow Brick Road chairman Mark Bouris says the “misunderstood nature” of the mortgage broking business is to blame for investors steering clear of his company, and going private is the only way to fix the problem.

Mr Bouris, best known for his work on reality business show Celebrity Apprentice Australia, also defended his remuneration – more than $1 million per year, despite Yellow Brick Road’s market capitalisation of just $19 million – saying he could earn “twice that amount of money” elsewhere.