Monday, 20 December 2010
Stand up tall and proud, rich listers, it's time for the Rich Pickings annual awards edition. This year we again recognise the best and worst of the rich, from mystery rich list contenders and shock investments through to bizarre plans and, of course, our entrepreneur ...
8 lessons for the would-be wealthy
Monday, 25 October 2010
Right across the country, final year high school students are breaking out the pre-mixed drinks and preparing to toast the final days of their secondary education. Once the exams, muck-up days and school formals are finished, thoughts will turn to university ...
Wealthy entrepreneur Clive Palmer dominates political party donations
Monday, 01 February 2010
The man who claims to be Australia's richest person, mining baron Clive Palmer, has emerged as Australia's biggest political donor, spending more than $800,000 in 2008-09. ...
Ric Stowe’s mansion up for sale for $70 million
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Beleaguered entrepreneur Ric Stowe has reportedly put his lavish West Australian mansion on the sale block with a price tag of $70 million. ...
Griffin Coal administrator to investigate insolvent trading claims
Thursday, 14 January 2010
The administrator of collapsed Perth miner Griffin Coal says he will look into claims the company may have traded when insolvent, after revealing the company's debts could top $1 billion. ...
Australia's wealthiest recluses
Monday, 11 January 2010
It's been a bad start to the year for Australia's richest entrepreneurs. ...
A $700 million week
Friday, 08 January 2010
The focus of wealth watchers had clearly been on Perth this week, with the collapse of reclusive millionaire Ric Stowe's mining business, Griffin Coal. ...
WA Government back flips on Griffin Coal as offers flood in for collapsed miner
Wednesday, 06 January 2010
The West Australian Government has been forced into an embarrassing back down on its promise to pay the entitlements of 500 workers affected by the collapse of West Australian coal miner Griffin Coal. ...
Unions declare collapsed miner Griffin Coal is viable as WA Government guarantees entitlements
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
The 500 employees of collapsed coal miner Griffin Coal has been assured that $12 million in entitlements owed to them are safe, after the West Australian Government stepped in to guarantee the workers would get their money. ...
Wealthy entrepreneur’s mining company in $700m collapse
Monday, 04 January 2010
Perth's business community has been rocked by the collapse of Griffin Coal, a giant mining company owned by prominent entrepreneur and Rich 200 member, Ric Stowe. ...
Taxman cranks up the wealth-scan
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Once they’ve got it, the rich want to keep it, but the taxman’s surveillance tools are getting better at uncovering what the wealthy want to hide. By JAMES THOMSON ...
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