Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
The market was already factoring in a tapering of QE before Ben Bernanke's comments last night, and the fact we saw a mass exodus from risk assets suggests the Fed's program might have worked too well.
Bad loans in China's provincial businesses have been as high as 80 per cent because rural banks are beholden to the demands of local officials. It is critical for China's rural development that these banks stop receiving bailouts.
The market was already factoring in a tapering of QE before Ben Bernanke's comments last night, and the fact we saw a mass exodus from risk assets suggests the Fed's program might have worked too well.
The implementation of Queensland’s Health Payroll system will be remembered as one of the most disastrous IT projects in Australia's history. How did things go wrong? And is a $1.25 billion lesson enough to ensure that the bungle isn't repeated?
Labor’s ambitious NBN vision looks to be on its last legs but that hasn't stopped NBN Co from carrying on with its business. The Coalition isn't going to like the new Transfield deal but then again it has bigger fish to fry right now.
The implementation of Queensland’s Health Payroll system will be remembered as one of the most disastrous IT projects in Australia's history. How did things go wrong? And is a $1.25 billion lesson enough to ensure that the bungle isn't repeated?
A final evaluation from the Central Victorian Solar City provides another insight into the household electricity demand fall – and the potential for further reductions.
CEOs outline changing views on corporate spending and profits, their economic expectations and political dissatisfaction, including advice for Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.
UK-based Zeebox wants to be the intermediary for all social media-television interactions. It will not only have to lure viewers, but the networks themselves.
Australia has a labour shortage, which is why the government should pour money into childcare and get mothers back to work – right? Wrong, says a new report.
There is a danger that as the global economy slows, companies and governments will cut back on education, research and innovation – a false economy, argues Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Government plans to raise minimum yearly distributions of charitable trusts to no less than 15 per cent of assets may backfire as returns revert to the mean, slashing the shelf-life of many funds to just a few years.
Behind every self-made millionaire is an army of hired helpers, from wealth counsellors to laundry specialists. But how many are still needed in the post-GFC world?
The Rudd government is trying to encourage the private sector to keep older employees in the workforce, but what about the older workers in the public sector?
Goldman Sachs' work events at the New York venue made famous in Australia by the patronage of Kevin Rudd have sparked a suit against the Wall Street giant which raises the question of whether topless bars belong in corporate culture.
Popular British program 'The Office' has made it to India, where its key theme of managerial incompetence is all too recognisable and is holding the country back.
LinkedIn is one of the few online companies which can point to secure revenue streams and a business model with plenty of growth to come. But to stay on top, it needs to keep some key areas ticking.
