Mark Rowsthorn
News and interviews on Mark Rowsthorn including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Qantas defends the remuneration of its executives saying former chief executive Geoff Dixon’s $10.7 million salary package was justified.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Aussie sharemarket opens higher today after good results from Wall Street, as President Obama announces Ben Bernanke will chair the Federal Reserve for a second term.
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
The ACCC investigates Coles and Woolworths' discount petrol offer to customers, assessing whether it is directly targeting its competitors to drive them out of business.
Monday, 06 July 2009
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.
Monday, 22 June 2009
IMF expected to raise its 2010 economic forecast while trading is steady at home.
Monday, 25 May 2009
This year's Rich 200, expected to be predominantly a tale of fortunes lost, will also settle the joust between James Packer and Frank Lowy for top spot.
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
We have reached the point at which independent directors have to stand up and be counted.
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Our wealthiest investors are refusing to take the global financial crisis lying down and have employed some clever strategies to stop their wealth from falling too far.
Monday, 16 March 2009
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has said US recession will likely end later this year.
Friday, 12 December 2008
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
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
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
Just when you thought private equity had died from credit crunch-inflicted wounds, a bidding consortium led by private equity giant Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has lobbed a $2.9 billion takeover bid for ports and infrastructure company Asciano.
Just when you thought private equity had died from credit crunch-inflicted wounds, a bidding consortium led by private equity giant Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has lobbed a $2.9 billion takeover bid for ports and infrastructure company Asciano.