Malcolm Maiden

Captain Brookes keeps ship afloat

Malcolm Maiden Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes didn't know it at the time, but the profit downgrade he issued in May was a turning point for the group.

Malcolm Maiden

Captain Brookes keeps ship afloat

Malcolm Maiden Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes didn't know it at the time, but the profit downgrade he issued in May last year was a turning point for the group and its shareholders.

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Clyne's brave new digital world

Malcolm Maiden NAB chief executive Cameron Clyne told analysts at his strategy update on Wednesday morning that there had been so much speculation about it, one might have thought NAB was announcing the new pope.

Malcolm Maiden

Clyne's brave new digital world

Malcolm Maiden NAB chief Cameron Clyne told analysts at his strategy update that there had been so much speculation, one might have thought NAB was announcing the new pope.

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Conroy facing a couple of doozies

Malcolm Maiden Stephen Conroy attempted to fly under the radar on Tuesday with two announcements.

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Assets 'tax' could hit banks hard

Malcolm Maiden Greens MP Adam Bandt's proposal that the big four Australian banks be required to pay an annual levy of 20 basis points, or 0.

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Debt an answer, but Moody's hovers

Malcolm Maiden The economy that Victoria's new Premier, Denis Napthine, will be running isn't an east-coast basket case.

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We can't match America's muscle

Malcolm Maiden Why has the US sharemarket reclaimed its pre-financial crisis high when the Australian sharemarket is still 25 per cent short of it? Because in important ways, the Americans are better than us.

Why the Dow peaks and the ASX doesn't

Malcolm Maiden There are good reasons why the US sharemarket has reclaimed its pre-financial crisis high while the Australian sharemarket is still 25% short of it.

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Learning the language of rate cuts

Malcolm Maiden Market denizens love to dissect central bank comments, and some central bankers enjoy it.

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RBA locked, loaded and ready to fire

Malcolm Maiden The Reserve Bank has kept its rate-cut powder dry, but the gun is still loaded.

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The bucket overflows with dubious optimism

Malcolm Maiden Feedback on articles that I have written about the sharemarket over the years can be divided into two buckets, both of which contain optimists and pessimists.

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Supermarket boss has a mountain to climb

Malcolm Maiden Woolworths CEO describes group's first half profit as a work in progress, and it is.

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Catching supermarket bullies a tough ask

Malcolm Maiden Woolworths boss keeps to a tight script when asked about the ACCC's supplier bullying probe, but the onus remains on the watchdog to prove the claims.

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Reserve Bank unlikely to act on high dollar

Malcolm Maiden If the central bank wished to wade into the currency markets to push the Australian dollar lower, it could do so in a big way.

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BHP and QBE bosses in step

Malcolm Maiden BHP and QBE couldn't be more different, but their bosses are talking the same language.

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Europe's fragility at display in Italy

Malcolm Maiden The strong showing by two anti-euro, anti-austerity parties in Italy has spooked global investors but the election isn't necessarily a disaster for the market.

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US already looking at ways to slow growth

Malcolm Maiden The Federal Reserve reveals that the cash-bloated US economy might be in for liposuction.

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Sounding the depth of volume

Malcolm Maiden ASX boss Elmer Funke Kupper diplomatically pointed at a bull that was only half in the room when he briefed on ASX's 5.3 per cent lower, $171 million December-half profit on Thursday.