Adam Courtenay Archive
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Apr 11, 2011
Given the rise of hard commodities markets and the commitments to invest, it would be no surprise if junk or high-yield bonds - and even leveraged loans - become part of the expansion thinking of any junior miner wanting to make a name for itself. Read Article Australian miners head for high-yield bonds
Mar 27, 2011
The Australian government is close to a critical decision that will change the way the country's investors do business. Read Article Australian bourse merger may not be popular but it would be sensible
Mar 21, 2011
No economic model can account for people's determination. Recoveries, by their very nature, come down to a people's state of mind. Read Article Disaster recovery theories don't take the human spirit into account
Mar 13, 2011
The upshot of all the fires, floods and cyclones that have wreaked havoc over Australia in the past few months is that everybody has had more new taxes imposed on them, perpetrators and victims alike. Read Article Australia taxes patience of climate change perpetrators - and victims
Mar 06, 2011
As the New Zealand government commits itself to rebuilding earthquake-ravaged Christchurch, it appears the reinsurance industry, which has covered the country and Australia so profitably, may be trying to depart the scene. Read Article New Zealand quakes, Australian floods lead to reinsurance plate shift
Feb 25, 2011
Australian men had only just recovered from the news that a female was holding the reins of political power when they were told another woman was also richer than any of them. Read Article Wealthiest Australian is made of the same metal as her famous father
Feb 18, 2011
The Lucky Country is still counting the cost of summer floods, fires and a cyclone - and insurance companies are having trouble keeping up with the workload. Read Article Australia down on its luck thanks to Mother Nature
Jan 26, 2011
For residents and businesses in the Australian states of Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, it's a case of water, water everywhere, but not all is classified as flooding by insurers. Adam Courtenay writes from Sydney Read Article Australia's victims in flood of fine print
Jan 17, 2011
The global financial downturn has brought workplace fraud into focus, and some observers say this crime rises as companies reduce staff to increase their efficiency. Read Article Prudent outfits should beware the enemy within
Jan 05, 2011
Since the bid by Singapore Exchange to takeover the Australian Stock Exchange was announced there has been continued punditry on the consequences of a national bourse falling into foreign hands. Read Article Singapore's big play for the Australian exchange
