Paul Ramsay
News and interviews on Paul Ramsay including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
How the super rich will make money in 2010Monday, 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. ...
Rich recoup losses
Monday, 26 October 2009
Meet the comeback kids. A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset a global equity slump, a group of wealthy Australian investors including James Packer, Kerr Neilson and Gerry Harvey have managed to recoup their losses - and then some. ...
The rich start their comeback
Monday, 06 July 2009
If you are a typical investor, it's unlikely that you bothered to celebrate the end of the 2008-09 financial year. Let's face it - it was a shocker. ...
Lachlan Murdoch grabs stake in Prime Media
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Lachlan Murdoch, the son of media baron Rupert Murdoch, has paid $16 million for a stake in Prime Media, the regional television and radio company majority owned by billionaire Paul Ramsay. ...
10 downturn strategies of the stinking rich
Thursday, 26 March 2009
It is a tough time to be a wealthy entrepreneur. Your fortune has fallen by an average of 40%, you've had to mortgage the house to pay that margin loan, and even the corporate jet is up for sale. ...
Rich entrepreneurs dominate list of political donors
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
All wealthy entrepreneurs like to have friends in the right places, so it should come as no surprise that companies associated with some of Australia richest people have figured on the list of the largest political donors for 2007-08. ...
The best (and worst) of 2008
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
The year is quickly winding up, and SmartCompany has reviewed some of the more momentous events of the past year. The result is an impressive list of gong-winners (and some real clangers) that have made 2008 a year to remember. By JAMES THOMSON ...
Destra struggling for survival
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Digital media and marketing firm Destra has suspended trade in its shares and is in desperate talks with its bankers and potential buyers of its assets. ...
Buyers want parts of ABC Learning’s failed empire
Monday, 10 November 2008
A not-for-profit childcare chain has emerged as a potential buyer of parts of ABC Learning Centres’ network of 1000 Australian childcare centres, just days after ABC was placed into receivership. ...
Destra slumps to big loss and slams former CEO Dominic Carosa’s strategy
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Destra Corporation has slumped to a loss of $76.9 million for 2007-08 after savagely writing down the value of goodwill, intellectual property and investments. ...
Prime Media to seek offers for a carved-up Destra
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Billionaire Paul Ramsay’s Prime Media Group, which took control of Destra Corporation in April, is seeking offers for two of Destra’s three divisions. ...
Destra hit by sales slump
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Struggling digital media and marketing company Destra has announced a profit downgrade, just two months after billionaire Paul Ramsay’s Prime Media Group grabbed control of the company and removed founder Domenic Carosa as chief executive. Destra expects to ...
Domenic Carosa dumped from Destra
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Domenic Carosa has been dumped as chief executive of digital marketing company Destra by the company's new major shareholder. Television and media group Prime Media, which increased its stake in Destra last week from 19.6% to 44%, has also announced sweeping ...
Our top 10 digital entrepreneurs
Thursday, 14 June 2007
The hardest part about compiling a list of Australia’s digital entrepreneurs was to narrow it to just 10. By BRAD HOWARTH. ...
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