Fairfax eyeing more MMP from partner
TALK Fairfax is close to buying the other half of Metro Media Publishing, its joint venture with Antony Catalano, builds.
Margin Call
Walker on a winner as Siimon says sell
PROPERTY billionaire Lang Walker is set to end up with a sizeable chunk of 80s adman Siimon Reynolds’ telco, Inabox.
ASIC off the mark in FOFA saga
LOST: One crystal ball, doesn’t work properly. If found, please return to ASIC poste restante for Greg Medcraft.
Google cops serve over blogspot blight
AS politicians battle over the future of financial advice, planners Dale Gillham and Blake Sterling are suing Google.
Tinkler PR lives to fight another day
IT’s a bit of an ongoing gag in business circles that PR man Tim Allerton never gets paid by his on-again off-again client.
Headphones kaput but no Russian plot
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel was blaming Vladimir Putin, not the boogie, when she spoke at the Lowy Institute yesterday.
Pratt’s tangle worthy of TV
VISY boss Anthony Pratt is entangled in a mystery worthy of special agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks.
All in day’s work for strutting Narev
THE Commonwealth Bank’s head teller, Ian Narev, put all his skills as a former child actor to good use at yesterday’s AGM in Melbourne.
Grahame swaps sides for 10c
GRAHAME Morris, secret greenie. His lobbying group has added Total Environment Centre to its list of clients.
Leighton staff feeling pain from Spain
THE Spanish masters at Leighton could face a string of legal claims after apparently playing hard ball on employee entitlements.
Omelette on menu at Business Council
FOR bad timing, there’s no topping the effort yesterday by Business Council boss Jennifer Westacott.
Hands on deck as rivals trade jibes
THE war between incumbent exchange ASX and challenger Chi-X has turned into a naval battle on Sydney Harbour.
All’s laissez-faire in love and war
THE verdict is in: Australia’s business elite back Protectionism. The horse, not the ideology.
Soup heir is hopeful cup runneth over
ONE of the heirs to the Campbells Soup fortune, George Strawbridge, is expected to turn up at today’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
Favourite flops but bubbly flowing
THE most fun inside the Birdcage on Derby Day was had at the three-level wigwam erected by luxury car brand Lexus.
Hutchinson up high as Vocation wallows
VOCATION’s share price may have fallen off a cliff, but chief executive Mark Hutchinson hasn’t.
Steinberg not lost for words at AGM
IN property circles the adage is to never get between Dexus chief executive Darren Steinberg and an audience.
Abbott’s pitch tinged in red and white
AND so Tony Abbott returned to the scene where he first made an emotional pitch to the captains of industry.
CBA reputation and CEO pay on the line
THE Commonwealth Bank’s head teller, Ian Narev, faced a panel of reporters yesterday.
Child play could be payday for Kroger
MICHAEL Kroger could be a lot richer at 11am today when Think Childcare and Education finally makes its stockmarket debut.
No more excuses for QBE, says analyst
MEMO QBE boss John Neal: you’re no ironman.
No talent to market for Southern Cross
IT’S coming up on a year since radio duo “Vile” Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O quit Austereo’s Sydney flagship station, 2Day FM.
Rude health in $26m fee-for-all
JUST how healthy a return Medibank Private will make for investors will be a matter for the market.
Packer takes tax issue
CROWN Resorts boss James Packer has taken a veiled swipe at gargantuan search engine Google for its habit of not paying much tax.
Alexander to vet Fat Duck foodies
COPY boy, journalist, editor, publisher, CEO and now maitre’d: John Alexander’s career has taken another turn.
Fridge snookered in forex deep freeze
A MATCH-fixing snooker champ and a former AFL footballer nicknamed “The Fridge” team up.
New croupier on the cards for Crown
THE whisper ahead of Crown’s AGM is that Packer has his eye on casino boss Barry Felstead to succeed Rowen Craigie in the top job.
Pratt boxes in Pact
IT’s no secret there is no love lost between billionaire brothers-in-law Anthony Pratt and Raphael “Ruffy’’ Geminder when it comes to the packaging industry.
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