Busted banker gets a rise

Posted by Michael on February 3, 2010, 8:02pm, 116 views, Leave a comment

If banker David Kiely is sacked for looking at near-nude snaps of model Miranda Kerr the system sucks. Read more

SMS price scam

Posted by Michael on January 24, 2010, 6:48pm, 94 views, Leave a comment

Some simple research has proved what many people have known for a long time — the cost of text messaging is excessive. Read more

Support Sunday trading

Posted by Michael on September 9, 2009, 8:01pm, 148 views, Leave a comment

There’s a battle happening in Queensland over Sunday trading. Read more

Managed investment schemes

Posted by Michael on May 17, 2009, 8:34pm, 298 views, Leave a comment

There should be an independent inquiry into the effectiveness of Managed Investment Schemes. Read more

Advertising market declines

Posted by Michael on March 7, 2009, 4:09pm, 131 views, Leave a comment

According to The Australian, media analyst Finola Burke has forecast tough conditions for advertising sales until at least 2012. Read more

Fairfax under the pump

Posted by Michael on February 21, 2009, 5:49pm, 220 views, Leave a comment

According to a report in The Australian, rival Fairfax media has debt of $2.3 billion and market capitalisation of $1.5 billion. Read more

Eddy Groves in strife

Posted by Michael on November 2, 2008, 11:37am, 472 views, Leave a comment

Eddy Groves is in more trouble than the early settlers. Not only has the ABC childcare empire collapsed, his love life is tangled as well. Read more

Capitalism has failed

Posted by Michael on October 4, 2008, 6:22pm, 213 views, Leave a comment

Capitalism has failed. That’s the only conclusion to draw from the $US700 billion bail-out package to secure world financial markets. Read more

Turbulence on world financial markets

Posted by Michael on September 19, 2008, 2:54pm, 354 views, Leave a comment

The Australian stock market bounced back today after a rough and tumble week in response to financial troubles on Wall Street.

The wild fluctuations are unsettling for investors, and frankly, unless you have cash to burn there is little motivation to put money in stocks just at the moment. Read more

A case for banking regulation

Posted by on August 2, 2008, 10:35am, 266 views, Leave a comment

Talk is rife the Reserve Bank will lower official interest rates, but the banks won’t pass on the reduction to customers. Read more

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