Richard Branson: Best businesses are born out of frustration
Richard Branson was in Sydney at the World Business Forum this week talking about risk, leadership and ribbing the competition. Here’s a few old-school lessons from Branson on building brands and business. Richard Branson is arguably one of the greatest brand builders of all time. The Virgin brand began as a magazine and built into a far reaching and globally recognised brand with an airline, telco, a record label, a chain of fitness gyms, music festivals, and reaching into space with Virgin Ga..>> view originalFormer Perth bank worker misleads clients
Former Perth bank worker misleads clients>> view originalBHP tunes up Olympic Dam guitar but timing slightly off
Olympic Dam asset president Jacqui McGill (at rear) inside the cab of a Jumbo driller about 440m underground at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine, 570km north of Adelaide. The drill operator is Tony Richter. Photo: Aaron Bunch BHP Billiton will take another three years before deciding if heap leaching technology will ultimately allow a big expansion of the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine, as it first pursues a more sedate underground mining push into the ..>> view originalPerth media deal raises diversity concerns
Seven West Media's plan to buy Perth's Sunday Times newspaper and Perth Now website from News Corp has sparked concerns about media diversity. Kerry Stoke's Seven West and Rupert Murdoch's News Australia are also negotiating a news sharing arrangement that will see The West Australian newspaper, owned by Seven West, co-operate with News' daily papers and websites in other capital cities. The proposed deal is reported to be worth up to $15 million. Analysts and journalists warn it will limit new..>> view originalBanks profit growth to slow: Fitch Ratings
The big four's profit growth will be soft, says Fitch Ratings. Photo: Paul Rovere The big banks' profit growth will be dampened further as more customers fail to repay loans, lenders compete fiercely for new business, and credit growth stays relatively soft, Fitch Ratings says in a new report.Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ also face rising risks from record high household debt levels as a result of the housing boom, but these thre..>> view originalRich Listers keep it in the family
John Hartman lied to frame Oliver Curtis for insider trading, court told
Oliver Curtis and wife Roxy Jacenko arrive at his insider trading trial on May 27, 2016. Daniel Munoz Convicted insider trader John Hartman told lies to frame his innocent best mate, Oliver Curtis, as a partner in crime, a court heard.The defence also argued there was not enough evidence to show Mr Hartman's employer Orion Asset Management's stock picks were price sensitive material and it was Mr Hartman's aggressive trading that moved the shar..>> view originalDid the RBA interchange fee cap just slash the value of your rewards credit card? Find out here.
Did the RBA interchange fee cap just slash the value of your rewards credit card? Find out here. Friday 27 May 2016 Article by Roisin Kelly-Goldsmith A lower cap on interchange fees charged between banks to a credit card maximum of 0.8% is expected to shake up the rewards landscape for cardholders in Australia. The RBA announced yesterday its reform would bridge the gap between what debit and credit cardholders pay per transaction. “The existence of significant credit card rewards programs ..>> view originalDuncan Storrar to spend crowdfunding money on children's education, 'toaster' for charity
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Australia needs more toasters Audience member Duncan Storrar stole the Q&A show, while Kelly O'Dwyer was keen to extol the virtues of expensive toasters for small businesses. Vision: ABC. PT2M7S 620 349 After a rollercoaster ride from hero to "villain" - at least according to some sections of the media - infamous Q&A questioner Duncan Storrar has found a way to disperse the $60,000 he never asked for.On Friday, the man behind a GoFundMe campa..>> view originalMurray Goulburn urged to return profit back to dairy farmers with higher milk price, rather than dividend
Murray Goulburn urged to return profit back to dairy farmers with higher milk price, rather than dividend Posted May 27, 2016 15:22:58 The board of dairy company Murray Goulburn is being urged to turn some of its predicted $40 million profit back to dairy farmers rather than its external investors.Managing director of agribusiness adviser Kidder Williams, David Williams, said in extraordinary circumstances, Murray Goulburn had the ability under its deed to pay more to..>> view original
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