Toll Holdings


A $900k bonus for the head of a flailing company

Asciano’s share price is now 86% less than its June 2007 peak, amid billions of dollars of losses. But the board has decided to not only extend the contract of CEO Mark Rowsthorn but also pay him a “one off” bonus of $900,000.

Business As Usual: Saving Gunns … billion dollar Toll … where you should live

Time for a bailout, there’s an election in Tasmania and one federally this year and the biggest flashpoint in the state is Gunns’ pulp mill. Plus, paying the toll at Toll and RBA watchers pay attention.

Morning Market Report: A turkey rally on Wall St

The Dow is up. Let’s talk turkey…

Corporates clear the ASX trash on Grand Final Eve

From Computershare to Macquarie, the time-honoured practice of dropping bad news when no-one is looking was on display again last Friday. So here’s what you may have missed…