It was the last budget before we head back to the polls (by May 2019) so it was no surprise to see Scott Morrison handing out a few treats. His job of delivering a ‘pre-election budget’ was made easier by higher corporate tax revenue from stronger commodity prices and higher personal tax revenue from an […]
READ MOREThe Royal Commission
Main Image – Liberal government meeting to discuss the need for a Banking Royal Commission, circa 2016. For balance, let’s not pretend the sort of deplorable behaviour we’re hearing about wasn’t occurring under previous Labor governments, but the sheer number of recent financial scandals meant the Liberals missed a trick in pushing against this for […]
READ MORELong distance grandparenting
You try to bring your kids up to be confident independent adults and how do they repay you – they use that confidence and independence and set up home interstate or overseas. Being one of those who emigrated 17 years ago from England and is now a fully-fledged Aussie (sporting loyalties aside) I’m fortunate to […]
READ MOREA time for reflection
At the end of each year it’s good to take some time to contemplate the events of the last twelve months and look forward to what’s on the horizon. For myself and my business partners, Brendan and Simon, December 2016 saw us take the leap away from a safe and sound environment of some 15 […]
READ MORECrisis Management
Crisis management can be defined as the process by which an organisation deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organisation, its stakeholders, or the general public. I recently had the opportunity to meet and listen to Dr Ben Bernanke, who served two terms as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve […]
READ MOREFederal Budget 2017 Snapshot
With commentators calling it ‘Labor-lite,’ Scott Morrison’s second budget attempted to reset the Coalition’s narrative with mainstream voters and to finally draw a line under the disaster that was Joe Hockey’s 2014 budget. In this regard, the budget was generally seen as a fair budget with limited scope for attack in Bill Shorten’s Budget Response. […]
READ MOREPitcher Partners departures spawn new boutique
Departures from Pitcher Partners to spawn new Melbourne-based boutique advisory firm. Another boutique advisory firm is set to open its doors in Melbourne later this year, led by a trio of senior employees that exited Pitcher Partners Investment Services. Street Talk understands Pitcher’s research and training director Andrew Aylward decamped from the firm in late […]
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