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Outsider has always believed you can learn a great deal about a person by what they choose to read. So he believes he has now compartmentalised the Minister for Revenue a...

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As most readers of Outsider would know, his view on any form of exercise other than golf is that one should lie down and let the mood pass....

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As Outsider ran his rather jaundiced eye over the Commonwealth Bank’s half-year results last week, he was given to reflect that this would be the last results announcemen...

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There’s nothing Outsider enjoys more than an early departure from the office on a Friday afternoon, followed by his customary sally onto the golf course....

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A new niche reporting career path has been opened to Outsider’s eyes – financial advisers competing on reality TV. ...

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Following the various doings of former CPA Australia boss, Alex Malley meant Outsider became somewhat inured to chief executives utilising their oganisation’s social medi...

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Politics, even local Government politics, can be a tough game and so Outsider wishes to give a big shout out to Commonwealth Bank whistle-blower, Jeff Morris, who proved ...

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Outsider has become an ardent fan of the Mason Stevens Daily. Not so much because of its market insights (which are pretty good) but because of the author’s obvious fixat...

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So far as Outsider can recall it is a long time since one side of politics publicly hit the reject button on a putative appointment to the chairmanship of the Australian ...

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Outsider has known Brillient’s overtly kiwi founder, Graeme Rich for more years than either of us care to remember so if there is one thing Outsider knows about Rich it i...

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As Money Management this week embarks on its Fintech Platforms and Wraps Conference at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast, Outsider is reminded that BT's Kelly Power is facing...

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When Outsider knows he is going to be away from home and gets to stay in a hotel he not-so-secretly gets excited about watching cable TV. More specifically the chance to ...

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Outsider is pleased to note that while Greg Medcraft may be coming to the end of his extended tenure at the helm of the corporate watchdog he is exhibiting few signs of s...

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Outsider was delighted to learn that his old mate Barry Lambert is being honoured by Countplus by having a Harvard Business School scholarship named after him....

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It amused Outsider to read research that said Gen Ys plan to retire around age 51-60, while some plan to retire even earlier at 31-40 years....

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So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...

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This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...

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So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...

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The decision whether to proceed with a $100 million settlement for members of the buyer of last resort class action against AMP has been decided in the Federal Court....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been found guilty of 28 counts of fraud where his clients lost $5.9 million....

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