Count on Kevin to free up China cash
KEVIN Rudd may not have been able to lead the ALP back to victory in the 2013 election, but he did bring home the bacon in a different way.
Margin Call
Gyngell to front Nine investors
EVERYONE knows Nine CEO David Gyngell isn’t afraid of a fight.
Swiss hols ‘too expensive’ for Smith
ANZ boss Mike Smith says Switzerland is ‘a bit too expensive’ and that Europe is ‘pretty gloomy’.
Lynas shares plunge
LYNAS chairman Nick Curtis could be excused for thinking the company’s long-suffering investors really, really loved him.
Tunny gets flick in iSonea CEO churn
CHIEF executives iSonea seem to be whizzing by faster than the reels on one of the poker machines of pub baron Bruce Mathieson.
BoQ chief keen on acquisitions path
NEW Bank of Queensland chief executive Jon Sutton will consider further acquisitions.
What the? Aitken lets fly in Rio rant
‘WHAT the f..k is wrong with these morons?’ That’s the question Bell Potter’s Angus Aitken is asking about Rio Tinto management.
Hot rhetoric in Pie Face bunfight
TROUBLED fast food chain Pie Face won’t be able to raise the dough it needs to fix itself up if ousted chief executive Wayne Homschek stays on the board.
Mordant tipped for return to advisory
SIMON Mordant is beefing up his private investment empire as speculation mounts that a return to corporate advisory is imminent.
Kroger keeping cards close to his chest
ASPIRING Liberal Party president, lawyer, union-buster, ABC director, merchant banker, childcare centre operator — it seems like Michael Kroger has done it all.
Pie Face spill could be a bloodbath
BLOOD may flow like tomato sauce at a meeting next month of shareholders in fast food franchise Pie Face.
Asian Cup robs ANZ of its logo
ANZ’s jetsetting head teller, Mike Smith, loves Asia — but does Asia love him?
Uni chief’s sell call paying dividends
IF ANU vice-chancellor Ian Young gets sick of Canberra, could he swap his spot atop the ivory tower for work as a stockpicker?
Watchdog’s release fails prospectus test
IT’S lucky press releases from the corporate regulator don’t have to go through the same vetting processes it imposes on others.
Snooker champ banned over forex
THE corporate regulator has potted former snooker champ Quinten Hann over a forex business he ran.
Early act sows seeds of bank discontent
MELBOURNE’s Convention Centre played host to two middle-aged men yesterday, although it’s doubtful anyone will confuse them.
Sense of deja vu at Ten AGM
THEY were frustrating times at the Ten Network AGM as directors faced endless questions about Citigroup’s attempts to flog off the broadcaster.
Treasury Wine’s view leaves sour taste
THE Treasury Wine Estates AGM was in its second hour when the issue of long-term incentive plans for the CEO came up.
Uber reverses ferret out of the CBD
IT took alleged gypsy cab operator Uber little time to wilt in the face of overwhelming opprobrium at its profiteering from the siege.
After the turbulence, Joyce gains altitude
TAKEOFF tonight for resurgent airline miniature Alan Joyce, when Qantas hosts its Christmas bash.
A Toorak do will do to save ANZ capital
ANZ’s international man of mystery, Mike Smith, has been spotted making a rare trip to the bank’s southern headquarters, Melbourne.
UberX drivers face criminal charges
THE fate of controversial “ride-sharing” service UberX in Victoria may be determined by a criminal test case in February.
Hutchinson can fish for new Vocation
IF Vocation boss Mark Hutchinson decides he’s had enough he can hook into an alternative career.
Fairfax spends up on suburban affairs
SAY what you like about Fairfax Media, but it likes keeping media mogulettes in the style that they’d like to become accustomed.
A very onesie Xmas from Linfox
MEET the Foxes. They’re the cutest troop of billionaires you’ll ever clap eyes on.
Crunch time for Medibank investors
STAND by for some excitement on Monday in Medibank, which has been a model of cautious trading in recent days
Challenger on canvas in DSS fight
IT’S all gone quiet in the stoush between the Department of Social Services and Challenger over the company’s Care Annuity.
Shale be right for socialite broker
WHILE socialite stockbroker Oliver Curtis awaits his day in court on insider trading charges, he’s getting on with business.
Taxing times for a tardy TV veteran
FORMER Lehmann executive Frank Dunphy hasn’t put his tax return in on time for 13 years, according to Federal Court documents.
Bolton on a wave, Wilson might cut in
SURF’S up for tubular dude Nicholas Bolton and his fellow grommets at Keybridge Capital, which holds its AGM today in Manly.
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