James Packer courted rival casino group Echo Entertainment and ousted its chairman only to sell out yesterday and bet the house on his planned Barangaroo casino development.
READ MOREAre the Lowys worth their $300m salaries?
The Lowy family still continue to draw millions from Westfield, which is extraordinary. But now shareholders are thinking about putting a stop to it.
READ MOREBehind Apple’s $17m daily tax dodge: loopholes and an Irish jig
Plenty of Apple’s biggest money makers don’t pay taxes to any government, and the ones that do can pay as little as 0.05% on profits. The US loopholes and Ireland haven used by the tech giant.
READ MOREAnother CEO for Seven in shaky TV times
Seven West Media has another CEO — the second in less than a year. TV man Tim Worner will take over from Don Voelte in July, the company announced to the ASX today.
READ MORESlim pickings: the mystery man behind Gates
Bill Gates has overtaken Carlos Slim as the world’s richest man. Who? The Mexican civil engineer turned telecommunications king has extraordinary market penetration and a deep cash pool.
READ MOREPrime payouts become intriguing courtroom drama
The corporate watchdog is putting two directors of collapsed retirement fund Prime — Bill Lewski and Michael Wooldridge — into the dock. Their answers on the dramatic downfall are intriguing.
READ MOREThe rise and fall of UGL’s $26m man Richard Leupen
Engineering and mining contractor UGL has slashed its profit forecasts by 40% this week. But chief executive Richard Leupen remains in the chair long after his contract expired.
READ MOREIn China, landing on the rich list can land you in jail
Life can be tough being young and wealthy in China — especially if you’re a descendant of Chairman Mao. And with exposure on the country’s new rich lists it’s getting tougher.
READ MOREFight for footy board: the dirty tricks and death threat
The fight for control of the Parramatta Eels got rough on the weekend, with allegations of dirty tricks and even a death threat to one director. Crikey lifts the lid on a grubby boardroom battle.
READ MOREGambling insider: you’re lowering all our odds, Tom
Tom Waterhouse has to be stopped, according to one gambling industry insider. His pervasive brand of promotion is giving everyone in the gambling game a bad name. Now Tony Abbott is on the case.
READ MOREWhy don’t female entrepreneurs strike it rich?
Women make up just 7% of the people on BRW’s Rich List. Most Rich Listers made their money from businesses, rather than inheriting their wealth, so why are women so woefully underrepresented?
READ MOREWhy an ex-Qantas director faces fraud charges in Italy
Corinne Namblard and eight others will front court over fraud charges relating to a proposal to enlarge the Siena airport.Rome-based freelance journalist Desmond O’Grady investigates.
READ MOREHow to be a bad sport and move to a tax haven
Some of our true-blue sporting heroes seem to be taking up residency in countries with favourable tax arrangements. But how easy is it to do? Crikey intern Kylar Loussikian finds it may not work for him.
READ MOREWhat are the odds on Tom Waterhouse going the distance?
Tom Waterhouse is everywhere, but will his business go the distance? The ubiquitous online bookmaker has a high-risk business strategy mirroring the dot-com legacy.
READ MORESingapore the new Switzerland? Rich turn to Asian havens
For years, the rich and their money have flocked to Zurich. Not any more. Asian tax havens are now in vogue, led by the friendliest of all in Singapore.
READ MORELet’s get fiscal: politicians wake up from surplus delusion
With the Aussie dollar refusing to fall, it’s important we make sure fiscal policy can effectively respond to economic challenges. And even the pollies are finally facing up to that difficult reality.
READ MOREIs money for Australian art in Venice a little rich?
Australia is getting a new pavilion at the Venice Biennale, largely funded by private donors. But very few of us will ever see it. The rich are spending more on art, but do we really benefit?
READ MORESt Vincent de Paul chief: homelessness is everyone’s problem
The key to ending homelessness lies not in the homeless themselves but in society as a whole, writes St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia CEO Dr John Falzon.
READ MORECrikey Calling: the earning and learning podcast
Has the Business Council of Australia got a vision for Australia? Has anyone? Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane takes Crikey editor Jason Whittaker through the business agenda. Plus should we really give a Gonski?
READ MOREHow to lose $25b in a year: Brazillian billionaire’s PowerPoint dreams
How to lose $25 billion in a year? You talk a big game and watch your remarkably bullish predictions fail. Eike Batista bankrolls much of Brazil, but his fortunes are on the wane.
READ MOREFirst shots fired in the blockbuster Fairfax book wars
Why is The Australian Financial Review spruiking a book by one of its writers on the death of Fairfax? There’s a slew of such books coming out — it may test Fairfax’s tradition of openness.
READ MORETakeover wipeout: surf’s down for new Billabong offer
The market didn’t want a bar of Billabong’s latest takeover offer. And no wonder — the former surfwear giant might end up selling for less than it’s ever traded.
READ MORELachlan’s ordinary day: shocking Ten results, DMG stations steady
The Ten Network has reported a loss of close to $300 million as the group pays the price for dud programming in late 2012.
READ MORERinehart gets on board Melbourne’s campaign to lure Rio home
It’s not often that Stephen Mayne and Gina Rinehart agree. But they’ve found common ground in urging mining giant Rio Tinto, which has recently slashed its Melbourne workforce, to relocate its headquarters from London to Australia.
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