Peter Cai
Google rejects tax-siege claims
Peter Cai The head of Google Australia has rejected the suggestion that the company is under siege from tax authorities around the world despite many governments saying they intend to crack down on tax...
Tardy bill payments take toll on cash flow
Peter Cai Australian businesses are struggling with cash flow, as companies fail to settle their accounts promptly, worsening the already subdued sales activity and conservative consumer sentiment.
Online banking drives NAB overhaul
Peter Cai National Australia Bank is revamping its branch as more customers are banking online.
Telco's take aim at Coalition NBN plan
Peter Cai An alliance of telecommunications carriers has lashed out at the Coalition's broadband policy.
Optus spends up in Telstra chase
Peter Cai OPTUS is investing heavily in network capacity to catch up with key rival Telstra and capitalise on the growing demands of data-hungry consumers.
Optus disconnects with Telechoice, Allphones
Peter Cai Optus will dump its retail distributors Telechoice and Allphones as part of its strategy of improving its brand image.
Optus profit slides as subscribers plateau
Peter Cai Australia’s number two telco, Optus, has posted a fall in third quarter net profit amid flat mobile subscriber growth.
Depressed market his Computershare profit
Peter Cai Depressed corporate activities in key markets have dragged the half-year profit of Computershare down by 15.2 per cent over the same period last year.
Amcom profit jumps 20% - again
Peter Cai Amcom Telecommunications has reported half-year net profit of $10 million, on the back of strong demand for data network access from business and government.
Nokia boss sees window of opportunity
Peter Cai When former Microsoft heavyweight Stephen Elop took charge of Nokia a little over two years ago, to say the mobile phone maker was in trouble would be an understatement.
Mobile surge helps Telstra lift first-half profit
Peter Cai Telstra has defied weak industry-wide mobile phone growth by adding more than 600,000 mobile customers, positioning the nation's dominant telco for a full-year profit of more than $3.6 billion.
Jump in mobile customers drives Telstra profit
Peter Cai Telstra has reported its first-half earnings at $1.6 billion after strong growth in the number of mobile subscribers countered the decline in revenue from its traditional fixed-line and Yellow Pages...
Nokia chief wants to focus on device differences
Peter Cai Stephen Elop believes the future of the troubled mobile-phone maker rests in more user-friendly devices.
Downer joins Lakes Oil as Rinehart board appointee
Peter Cai Howard-era foreign minister Alexander Downer has joined the board of Lakes Oil as a nominee of Gina Rinehart-owned Hancock Prospecting.
Orica bid to forestall chemical crisis
Peter Cai Independent tests find traces of arsenic, lead and mercury in soil outside Orica plant.
'No unacceptable risk' to Botany residents: Orica
Peter Cai Orica has insisted there was no ‘‘unacceptable risk’’ to residents near the chemical and mining services company’s Port Botany plant despite dangerous levels of arsenic found outside the plant.
China a unique challenge, PwC warns
Peter Cai Accounting firm warns about compliance and reputational risks of doing business in China.
NBN Co in catch-up mode to meet own rollout targets
Peter Cai NBN Co will need to improve dramatically the speed at which it rolls out its fibre-optic network to meet the connection targets it set only last year.
CSIRO joins battle to boost productivity
Peter Cai Maths wizards and rocket scientists at CSIRO will help business combat stagnant productivity, and help ‘‘mum and dad investors’’ better understand risks.
Business can benefit from students of humanities
Peter Cai One of Australia's most powerful banking chiefs, Gail Kelly, did not start her finance career at Canary Wharf as a derivatives trader, or as a quantitative analyst at Martin Place.
