Adele Ferguson

Adele Ferguson

Adele Ferguson comments on companies, markets and the economy.

Adele Ferguson

Goode's exit fans Transfield takeover talk

Transfield

Adele Ferguson The decision by Transfield to put its non-executive director Graham Hunt into the role as acting chief executive stokes takeover speculation.

Adele Ferguson

Virgin off to flying start but dogfight is looming

Adele Ferguson dinkus.

Adele Ferguson John Borghetti's decision to chase the corporate market helped to lift the aviation group.

Adele Ferguson

Virgin profits from move on corporates

Virgin Qantas

Adele Ferguson John Borghetti has systematically been rolling out a three year strategy designed to take market share from Qantas, particularly where it hurts.

The boom is alive and swelling

Adele Ferguson Mark Twain once said: ''The report of my death was an exaggeration.''

Adele Ferguson

Asian ECAs keep the boom alive

Adele Ferguson dinkus.

Adele Ferguson Last week's rumours of the death of the mining boom have been greatly exaggerated.

Adele Ferguson

Rinehart's cat plays with mouse

Hope Rinehart Welker breaks silence (Thumbnail)

Adele Ferguson Gina Rinehart's cat-and-mouse game with the board of Fairfax Media continues.

Adele Ferguson

Fairfax weakness could attract predators

Adele Ferguson Fairfax is racing against time to complete the transformation of the media group before a predator emerges.

Adele Ferguson

Pollaers faces tough task at fading Pacific Brands

Adele Ferguson dinkus.

Adele Ferguson The move by the board of Pacific Brands to replace the chief executive, Sue Morphet, and appoint former Foster's boss John Pollaers is the first smart move it has made in a long time.

Adele Ferguson

PacBrands battles to avoid a Billabong repeat

Adele Ferguson The move by Pacific Brands to recruit ex-Foster's boss John Pollaers is the first smart move in a long time.

Comments 17

Adele Ferguson

Packaging giant defies the odds

Adele Ferguson AMCOR's Ken MacKenzie has managed to defy the odds and produce a record profit.

Adele Ferguson

Amcor results the complete package

Long gone are the days where the milkman was the only person delivering goods directly to your door.

Adele Ferguson Amcor chief executive Ken MacKenzie has managed to defy the odds and produce a record underlying profit.

Adele Ferguson

Board issues hinder industry super funds

Adele Ferguson dinkus.

Adele Ferguson Opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb took aim at the country's $400 billion-plus industry super fund sector yesterday, saying there was a stench that had its roots in a cultural problem inside...

Adele Ferguson

Board issues hinder industry super funds

Adele Ferguson Opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb took aim at the country's $400 billion-plus industry super fund sector yesterday, saying there was a stench that had its roots in a cultural problem inside...

Adele Ferguson

Industry super funds have case to answer: Robb

th-super

Adele Ferguson Opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb took aim at the country's $400 billion-plus industry super fund sector today, saying there was a stench that had its roots in a cultural problem inside the...

Comments 53

Adele Ferguson

Investors devour hybrids for yield

Adele Ferguson dinkus.

Adele Ferguson There is an adage that when markets are going down, investors salt their money away.

Adele Ferguson

Westfield's split has been an aid in turbulent times

Adele Ferguson The decision to split the juggernaut in late 2010 is shaping up as a smart move.

Adele Ferguson

Westfield split now looks vindicated

Westfield.

Adele Ferguson The decision by the Lowy family in 2010 to split the Westfield juggernaut into two is shaping up as a smart move.

Adele Ferguson

Steel maker a harbinger of post-crisis reporting

Adele Ferguson THE move by BlueScope Steel boss Paul O'Malley to waive part of his salary package on the same day his company announced more write-downs and sold 50 per cent of the group's Asian and US business,...

Adele Ferguson

Steel maker a harbinger of post-crisis reporting

Adele Ferguson dinkus.

Adele Ferguson BlueScope head's salary move designed to clean the slate and herald a new era.

Adele Ferguson

New dawn for BlueScope

Bluescope Steel

Adele Ferguson BlueScope Steel's deal with Nippon Steel is the first positive piece of news for the company in a long time and could herald a turning point.

Comments 7