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News and interviews on Kerr Neilson including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.

Friday, 05 March 2010

Andrew Forrest named wealthiest Australian in Forbes rich list

Iron ore baron Andrew Forrest has stolen James Packer’s crown as the richest man in the country, after his net worth jumped a massive 149% during the past year.

Monday, 26 October 2009

Rich recoup losses

As we emerge from the downturn, wealthy Aussie investors have managed to recoup their losses - and then some.

Thursday, 13 August 2009

How Australia’s richest fund manager beat the market: Boyd

Australia's best international fund manager, Kerr Neilson and his Platinum Capital fund well outshone his peers despite the MSCI world stock index falling by 35%. Here’s how.

Monday, 06 July 2009

The rich start their comeback

Our richest equity investors lost over $13 billion in 2008-09, but in the last few months they have started to make a comeback. Here's how.

Friday, 12 December 2008

The year the rich would rather forget

The year 2008 may well go down in history as the year Australia’s richest investors lost their mojo. JAMES THOMSON tracks the downward spiral, and measures the rich top 30’s rate of leakage.

Saturday, 20 September 2008

Still some ‘thump’ in a softer landing

A slight reprieve from a resounding sharemarket rout last week has not exactly saved their fortunes – so ‘devastation’ is still a word with some currency for the filthy rich. JAMES THOMSON

Thursday, 29 May 2008

Mining boom saves the Rich 200, but tougher times ahead: Thomson

Thursday, 27 March 2008

Australia’s richest executives

Friday, 07 March 2008

Gates no longer world’s richest man: Forbes

Tuesday, 04 December 2007

When the entrepreneurial bug bites

What would it take to jump head-first from a nice, safe corporate career into a start-up entrepreneurial business? JAMES THOMSON finds out.

Saturday, 25 August 2007

10 big rich mistakes

Believe it or not, our richest entrepreneurs have actually made some mistakes on their way to fame and fortune – and some of them are dooseys. Here are the top 10. By JAMES BENNETT.