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Merchant bankers have gone extinct
CBD It could soon become known as Black Thursday around morning tea. The day when hundreds of ''merchant bankers'' had their identities mercilessly stripped off from them by the financial regulator.
Loose lips sink ship for the Xstrata boss
CBD The Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan bankers must have been sweating in the London hotel room on Tuesday night where their client, the Xstrata boss Mick Davis, vented his frustration that news of his $US90...
Mac flurry to make calls on profit news
CBD Macquarie Group's chief executive, Nick Moore, has finally unveiled his organisation's secret - and obviously well-planned - strategy for overcoming the troubles affecting some of its operations.
Pressure-cooker choice for Joyce
CBD The Qantas chief executive, Alan Joyce, will be armed with at least one new excuse this morning when he and the Jetstar boss, Bruce Buchanan, front a Senate inquiry into aviation safety in Canberra.
All for the best for everyone, naturally
CBD The Australian Bankers' Association has again showed its compassionate side by acknowledging the feelings of many mortgage customers across the land.
Too many CEOs will add spice to cook-off
CBD The cooking skills of various chief executives will be put to the test on Monday, when 200 bosses partner with 30 celebrity chefs to raise money for the ''food rescue'' charity OzHarvest and Mission...
You've got to hear this growth story
CBD The Woolworths chief executive, Grant O'Brien, seems to have an unorthodox method of measuring the growth of his various business units.
Transurban chief uses the 'R' word
CBD He may be Australia's highest-paid toll collector. But Transurban's chief executive, Chris Lynch, is a relative pauper compared with his predecessor Kim Edwards.
Comfort for shire's asset-rich battlers
CBD The CommSec chief economist known for his enthusiasm to offer the media quotes, metaphors and live crosses at any time of the year (even over Christmas lunch) showed little sign of slowing down...
Clyne's oldies but goldies thrill AGM
CBD The chief executive of NAB, Cameron Clyne, attempted to make a virtue out of repeating stale lines and tired cliches at the bank's annual meeting in Adelaide yesterday.
Reality check proves that nothing is new
CBD Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly attempted to rewrite the history books yesterday when she changed the wording of a term she championed throughout the financial crisis.
Taking an ethical approach to super
CBD There will be at least one former Babcock & Brown executive steering clear of debt instruments for the foreseeable future.
Porn king's push for Payne control fails
CBD Plans by a group of investors, including the porn king and adultshop.com boss Malcolm Day, to secure board control of the gold explorer and market dog Paynes Find Gold Ltd have fallen short.
Gina going great guns with gongs
CBD Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart was keen to hammer home her credentials in her stump speech as candidate for election to the Ten Network Holdings board on Friday.
Mervis has long had an eye on promotion
CBD The soon-to-be-installed head of SABMiller's new Australian subsidiary Foster's Group, Ari Mervis, has had a steady rise through the ranks since joining SA Breweries in his native South Africa, with...
Australia Post's boss gets the message
CBD The chief executive of Australia Post, Ahmed Fahour, showed that after only two years in his role, he had developed a firm understanding not only of the postal system but also of electronic forms of...
Local gets keys to Storm duo's pad
CBD Going, going, gone. Townsville residents will no doubt be delighted their monument to corporate indulgence, the former home of Storm Financial founders Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis, will remain in...
Macquarie gets into a mud fight
CBD Macquarie Group has found itself advising what the upstart Hong Kong research house Muddy Waters has alleged is the ''Olympus of China''.
Junk mail duo in tree-ring circus
CBD The founders of the junk mail company Salmat, Philip Salter (Sal) and Peter Mattick (Mat), are bracing for more social unrest today outside their watering hole in the northern NSW town of Chinderah.
Local tourism boss has a golden vision
CBD The founding chief executive of the Singapore Airlines low-cost offshoot Scoot, Campbell Wilson, scooted into Sydney yesterday to announce Jetstar would have a similarly garishly coloured long-haul...
