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Insolvency boss is an investor in firm that sent him 50 referrals
36+ min ago (90+ words) AFR A prominent liquidator appointed to take charge of the assets of dozens of defaulted borrowers has revealed he is actually a personal investor in the lender who appointed him and that his firm vets the company’s loans. Hall Chadwick…...
Sydney billionaire unveiled as SkyCity’s mystery bidder
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (132+ words) While the company confirmed Oaktree’s interest on Tuesday – after it was flagged by this column over the weekend – it had not revealed Sam Arnaout’s approach. Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital, the owner of Casino Canberra and Alice Spring’s Lasseters Hotel Casino,…...
Long-distance NIMBYs scrubbed from NSW planning rules
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (84+ words) AFR Opponents of data centres and renewable energy will find it harder to use the NSW planning system to force project delays under new laws designed to cut unnecessary red tape and crack down on frivolous objections from hundreds of…...
SkyCity rolls the dice with UBS in Adelaide as suitor closes in
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (140+ words) AFR There’s no shortage of action at SkyCity Entertainment, the New Zealand-listed casino and hotel operator that’s nutting out a deal to sell The Grand in Auckland and reviewing its troubled Adelaide asset. Investment bank UBS has won the mandate…...
Auckland restaurants worthy of the Michelin Guide’s first NZ edition
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (176+ words) As the world’s yardstick of culinary excellence, the Michelin Guide, prepares to publish its first New Zealand edition, we meet the North Island city’s star-worthy chefs. Matt Lambert opened Return in April on Ponsonby Road in inner-city Auckland. Ōra…...
Sydney University vice chancellor’s pay takes six-figure hit
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (95+ words) AFR University of Sydney vice chancellor Mark Scott’s pay packet took a six-figure hit last year, as the elite institution braced for a drop in international student demand despite boosting its revenue from overseas tuition fees last year. The former…...
Conveyancing giant with ties to Aussie Home Loans collapses
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (50+ words) AFR Settle Easy, the country’s sixth-largest conveyance firm, has fallen on hard times and this afternoon called in administrators at SALEA to run the show. Property lawyer and conveyancer Settle Easy helps Australians to buy or sell property. Bloomberg...
This top director finds risk and resilience lessons on a battered yacht
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) AFR Nicola Wakefield Evans has reshaped boardrooms and competed in one of sailing’s deadliest races, an experience she says had strong crossovers with her director roles. Nicola Wakefield Evans has been a leading campaigner for getting more women onto boards…...
Qantas cuts Jetstar services to New Zealand as fuel costs soar
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (74+ words) AFR Qantas will cut flights by its low-cost subsidiary, Jetstar, across the Tasman and in New Zealand as demand for services falls, driven by the Middle East conflict pushing fares higher. More than 55 flights – or 17.5 per cent of services – have…...
The fashion brand that young Australians will queue up for
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) Melbourne-based Henne has the vibe, price tags and the social media savvy to charm its target buyers. Nadia Bartel can’t help herself. “I get so excited when I see people in our clothes. I go up to... Gift 5 articles to…...