Soros steps back, not down
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Investment icon George Soros – best known as the man who broke the Bank of England – is hanging up his spurs as a hedge fund manager.  ...

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Building a portfolio philosophy
Monday, 21 March 2011
Warren Buffett's elephant gun finally went off last week. While the news that Berkshire Hathaway had completed one of the biggest deals in its illustrious history was probably lost for many among the terrible scenes coming out of Japan, Buffett watchers shouldn't ...

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George Soros’ theory of Reflexivity
Monday, 12 July 2010
Like Warren E Buffett at 79 years of age, George Soros is another widely followed old billionaire and investment guru.  ...

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Which billionaire do you believe?
Friday, 11 June 2010
When veteran investor George Soros speaks, markets listen - the man who once made billions by betting against the British pound is seen by some as being on a par with Warren Buffett.  ...

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Clive Peeters to shut down six stores, George Soros warns on Act II of GFC: Economy Roundup
Friday, 11 June 2010
The receivers of collapsed whitegoods retailer Clive Peeters will shut down six stores, with the loss of 75 jobs, as the business is prepared for sale.  ...

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Billionaire battleground
Monday, 22 February 2010
For a moment there it looked like we were going to have a good old-fashioned clash of the billionaires.  ...

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How the super rich will make money in 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
With the Australian economy set to return to something like normal growth in 2010, there’s little doubt that Australia’s richest entrepreneurs will be looking to reclaim some lost ground.  ...

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Billionaire bets
Monday, 09 November 2009
Melbourne Cup week is always a big deal for punters, but the action at Flemington was overshadowed by what might be the biggest bet of Warren Buffett's career - the $US44 billion acquisition of railroad company Burlington Northern.  ...

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A green investment
Monday, 19 October 2009
You need a number of things to get rich - a lot of passion, a healthy appetite for risk and a strong ethic. But most of all, you need a good sense of timing - the rich are experts at getting ahead of economic and societal trends and making money while the rest ...

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Fairfax appoints Roger Corbett as chairman, Banks to wind back bad debt provisions: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Fairfax Media has appointed former Woolworths chief executive Roger Corbett as the company's new chairman with a unanimous election, according to a statement from the company.  ...

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Rappers money-making lessons
Monday, 05 October 2009
The most talked-about business book of the year in the United States isn't written by Warren Buffett, George Soros or even Donald Trump - it's by rapper-turned-business-mogul, 50 Cent.  ...

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Foreign billionaires buy Australian
Monday, 07 September 2009
It's a problem that every budding entrepreneur would love to have. If one of the world's richest and most famous investors bought a stake in your company, would you sleep better knowing you've got their considerable support behind you, or would you toss and ...

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Billionaire George Soros buys stake in Australian mining company
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
The resources boom might be over, but one of the world's richest and most influential investors is still prepared to bet that there are good times ahead for Australia's mining sector.  ...

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Time to make a deal
Monday, 17 August 2009
In the last few weeks, all sorts have people have declared that the economy has passed the bottom and is now in recovery mode, including veteran investors George Soros and Warren Buffett, famed economist Nouriel Roubini and even RBA Governor Glenn Stevens. ...

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Buckets of money
Monday, 09 February 2009
The central banks of the world are all rushing out variations of the stimulus package.  ...

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Sharemarket crash points to deep downturn: Gottliebsen
Friday, 14 November 2008
The weakness in sharemarkets here and the volatility abroad contains a nasty message for us all. Overnight it was confirmed that Germany is already in recession, the rest of Europe will surely soon follow.  ...

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Take your banker to lunch!
Saturday, 20 September 2008
These are scary times, but you need to keep informed – and maintain some crucial relationships.  ...

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High risk high jinks and the regulators
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Business owners, be outraged. Next time you go to get credit you could well be told you are too high risk. COLIN BENJAMIN ...

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Economy round-up: Soros joins tsunami predictions
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
Global billionaire investor George Soros believes the sub-prime crisis is set to cause a “very serious” correction in the US economy, adding weight to predictions of a looming economic crunch. Soros reportedly told a New York audience that US sub-prime woes ...

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Reset the clocks
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Markets, the dollar, oil and gold – they’re all rising as Australia enters a new phase. It’s not good news for SMEs.  ...

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