Margin Call business quiz 2016
It was a wild year to remember in business and politics. Test your knowledge of the year’s big stories in our annual quiz.
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Stop the music, fill the chairs
It lacks the drama of No 1 network Seven, but there’s a bit going on at our public broadcasters.
Exodus, of sorts, at Seven West
All eyes may be on Kerry Stokes’s Seven West operation on the east coast but things aren’t much calmer in Perth.
Dreaming of all-right Christmas
What a Christmas it will be this year in Beaver Creek, Colorado. So much to share if you are an Australian billionaire.
Worner a dilemma for Stokes
It’s billionaire Kerry Stokes’s super-hard dilemma: what to do with his Seven West Media wild man, Tim Worner?
It’s all for the good of the party
Invitations are on the way for two alternative summer parties at the Prime Minister’s secondary official residence.
Something going on at Perpetual?
So Perpetual’s No 2 stock picker Nathan Parkin has decided to pack in his well-paid job managing $6bn in funds?
Project Alpha hits jackpot
With the codename Project Alpha, James Packer is hoping for above-market returns from the restructure of Crown Resorts.
Banker’s big bet looks good
Macquarie banker and horseflesh enthusiast Michael Burn has a good poker face.
Smelter staff sent home early
Aluminium production at Alcoa’s Portland smelter is not likely to begin its slow recovery until early next year.
Curtis aims for Xmas presence
The jailed insider trader and husband of Sydney publicist Roxy Jacenko, Oliver Curtis, could be released early.
Focus turns to Macquarie CEO
It was a humbling day for the supposed Millionaire Factory’s Master of the Universe.
Oswals’ pup papers in order
Having shaken $200m-plus from Shayne Elliott’s ANZ, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal are living it up with their pug, Coco.
Gates takes cattle country trip
We wonder if the world’s richest man has taken a liking to the technology of our oldest beef producer.
BHP boss a rarity in business
All agree BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie’s response to the Samarco dam disaster just over a year ago was close to flawless.
Bellamy’s formula for failure
Baby milk formula manufacturer Bellamy’s Organics is about as popular as a python at a daycare centre right now.
Sing his praises in higher key
Has there ever been a more loved foreign exchange trader than outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister John Key?
PM shelves Christmas bevvies
There is an historic absence on this year’s festive calendar.
Dutton’s wealth revealed
The burden of a controversial portfolio isn’t holding back Immigration Minister Peter Dutton from building wealth.
Heavy head wears the crown
You couldn’t blame gaming billionaire James Packer for holding his head in his hands of late.
Forrest’s family in ship shape
There’s a new “Nicola” in the life of Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest.
King faces a popular rebellion
Most chairmen would be horrified if more than 20 per cent of their shareholders voted against their re-election.
No sign yet of Fraser review
Hard to believe, but next week marks the first anniversary of the commissioning of Bernie Fraser’s super review.
Mariah’s world of split pain
Mariah Carey has broken her silence on her split from James Packer.
China woes hit Crown party
The incarceration of Crown employees in China has dampened party plans for the launch of Crown Towers in Perth.
Shy Sam gives media the slip
Former Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh took no chances when he fronted a CPA forum at Perth’s Crown casino yesterday.
Rio cops Grylling on jobs plan
Back in September, Rio Tinto iron ore boss Chris Salisbury urged his workforce to flood the inbox of Brendon Grylls.
One ‘Parky’ post-‘Parko’ exit
When Malcolm Turnbull returns from his dash to APEC in Peru, there will only be one Parkinson in his inner sanctum.
Turnbulls crown new king
Incoming Business Council president Grant King had his new constituency laid out before him in Sydney last night.
Packer bides time in Israel
James Packer has kept a low public profile since parting ways with his pop singer fiancee Mariah Carey in September.
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