Michael West

Carbon numbers a line-ball call

Michael West Unless the tide of public opinion turns, the carbon tax is unlikely to scrape through.

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Super's hidden delights

Michael West Ever noticed that the only thing that your super disclosure materials don't actually tell you about is what you actually own?

Wellington Capital boss faces rigged voting court claim

Colin Kruger, Michael West AN AFFIDAVIT being lodged with the Federal Court today implicates the Wellington Capital boss Jenny Hutson in a bizarre scheme, involving hired actors, to ensure her company did not get removed as...

Michael West

One's company, two's a crowd

Michael West The Premium Income Fund is a misnomer. So distressing has this investment been that, if truth in advertising were a concern, it should really have been dubbed the Discount Income Fund, or perhaps the...

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Bulls in retreat as bears roar to the fore

Michael West Bull-market correction? Or just another leg down in a longer bear market?

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Firmly stuck in the global mire

Michael West Bull market correction? Or just another leg-down in a longer bear market?

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Export ban has half-million herd on the hoof

Michael West A stench hangs over the meat business. Such was the furore this week in the aftermath of a Four Corners report on live cattle exports to Indonesia that the cattle industry will change forever.

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Too many fingers in the pie

Michael West Such was the furore this week in the aftermath of the Four Corners expose on live cattle exports to Indonesia that the cattle industry will change forever.

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Glory days behind king of the merchant banks

Michael West It's the Millionaires Factory no more. Dozens of Macquarie banker CVs have hit the in-trays of hedge funds, rival merchant banks and other finance outfits about town in recent months.

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For Macquarie's bankers the fairytale no longer comes with a happy ending

Michael West It's the Millionaires Factory no more. Dozens of Macquarie banker CVs have hit the in-trays of hedge funds and rival merchant banks.

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Rodents with a taste for travel

Michael West The top scoop this week was indubitably the Qantas rat pack story.

Australian wine in the red on imports

Michael West AT A recent shindig for elite restaurateurs and niche wine merchants at the Australian Museum there were two rooms: one showcasing domestic labels, the other, the imported stuff.

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First the buffs then the bluffs: a worrying trend for domestic wine producers

Michael West At a recent shindig for elite restaurateurs and niche wine merchants at the Australian Museum there were two rooms: one showcasing domestic labels, the other, imported stuff.

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King Wal rises from the ashes

Michael West There's a cunning plot about to bring back Wal King even though the ex-exec hardly needs the money or the gig.

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Centro lambs to the slaughter

Michael West Anyone seen that billion dollars lying about? Could have sworn it was here somewhere. Umm, just check down the back of the couch. No, not there.