Of all the companies to have benefited from the Government’s stimulus spending packages, Westfield stands out, with Rudd’s cash splashes helping it to ride out slumps in the US and UK.
Frank Lowy
The Lowy down on why Rudd Labor just loves the round ball code
It’s always unwise to get between an Australian politician and some sportsmen.
BRW’s rich listers lose $25b; still way richer than you
As a group, it seems that the members of the Rich 200 have outperformed the ordinary investor to an impressive degree, writes James Thomson.
BRW Rich List 200: a sneak peek
On Thursday, BRW magazine will release its annual Rich 200 edition, which promises to be one of most fascinating in years. James Thomson provides a sneak peak.
Lowy’s inner circle celebrates Ruddism
It was a glittering group in Sydney last night who paid tribute to Frank Lowy, the Westfield shopping mall king, a writes Glenn Dyer.
Rudd cuddles up to greedy extreme capitalists
Kevin Rudd is playing a bizarre game and the media are asleep at the wheel, writes Stephen Mayne.
Frank Lowy should cut his own pay
After a year of staying above the fray of the collapsing commercial property market, reality has caught up with Westfield, writes Adam Schwab.
Westfield’s tough tactics being brought to bear on British retailers
Westfield has a reputation as a tough negotiator in Australia. It seems that the British are now getting a taste of it, writes Glenn Dyer.
Shock. Horror. Australian to run top 10 company
The biggest shock in this morning’s CEO succession announcement from NAB was that an Australian has elevated to the top position, writes Stephen Mayne.
Crikey Says: Crikey says
The more information that emerges about Frank Lowy’s multifarious tax arrangements, the more damage is being inflicted on Lowy’s formidable reputation.
The Lowy tax settlement: I was there
I know nothing about the Lowy tax case except what I have read about in the papers. But that particular day I will never forget. It was as if the tax office had lost its innocence, writes a former ATO officer who was there.
Frank Lowy, my part in his tax bill
I broke the story of Frank Lowy’s first costly punch-up with the Australian Taxation Office, writes Alex Mitchell.
Lowy, the RBA and tax: join the dates
recent revelations of the tax affairs of Frank Lowy make no mention of a coincidence in timing: it all happened while Lowy was on the board of the RBA, writes Stephen Mayne.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
You don’t have to be smart enough to sit on the Reserve Bank board to realise that something here doesn’t add up.
Frank Lowy to become the world’s favourite tax dodging whipping boy
If anyone was going to be on the Lichtenstein list, it was the Lowy’s, writes Stephen Mayne.
Charitable Frank Lowy deflects greed arguments at Westfield AGM
With the death of Kerry Packer and the departure of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to Delaware, Westfield founder Frank Lowy is the last of Australia’s great mega-billionaires who fronts shareholders at his AGM each year, writes Stephen Mayne.
Socceroos prevail, but Verbeek the real winner
He came, he saw, and like a skilled politician, has played his first 100 days in office perfectly. Francis Leach writes on Pim Verbeek’s first outing as Socceroos coach.
From Yannon, to meat deals – meet the Scott brothers
Way back in the late 1980s, a fiery red-head called Andrew Scott was a loyal treasury minion of then Coles Myer finance director John Barner. Scott would later rise to become the retailing giant’s property chief before leaving in 1997 for Centro Properties, whilst Barner was fired in disgrace in 1993.
Hostile mainstream media blows A-League hooliganism out of proportion
Those tuning in to their Sunday night commercial TV bulletins around Melbourne last weekend were treated to an old-fashioned tabloid set piece reagarding the A-League match between Sydney and Melbourne. Sadly, the facts didn’t quite justify the headline hype, writes Francis Leach.
Trujillo’s million’s just don’t measure up to performance
The AFR’s very detailed Salary Review 2007 was published yesterday and it makes for interesting reading. Sadly, it is again Telstra boss, Sol Trujillo, who captures the eye, writes Adam Schwab.
Game on – the campaign to end Rupert’s News Corp gerrymander
It’s game on for one of the biggest shareholder activism campaigns Australia has seen and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch is in the frame.
Besieged ConsMin needs a good salesman
Besieged mid-tier miner, Consolidated Minerals, today announced a strong return to profitability, with the company forecasting net profit of $30 - $31 million for the year ending 30 June 2007. A mere ten minutes later, the company announced that the scheduled scheme meeting to approve of Pallinghurst’s offer for the company was still proceeding.
