by Karl Fitzgerald | Mar 28, 2008 | Articles
by Bryan Kavanagh As featured in today’s Business Age, 28/03/08 WHEN it mattered, the US Federal Reserve, US banks and rating agencies failed the risk-management test — in much the same way that Australia is now failing it. This is because none of these bodies...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Mar 26, 2008 | Commentary
Last night saw SBS’s excellent Insight program tackle housing affordability under the title Out of Reach. Over 270 comments have been posted since the event, giving warrant to the excellent comparing host Jenny Brockie does each week. As probably the fourth...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Mar 19, 2008 | Commentary
Negative Gearing provides cream for nation’s wealthiest Our topsy turvy tax system sees commentators claiming: “In most businesses, losing money is frowned on. In this one, however, it has become the spirit of the game, with landlords writing off their...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Mar 19, 2008 | Commentary, Multimedia, Uncategorized
With financial turmoil building daily, we have asked leading financial commentator Stephen Mayne to dissect the spreading credit crunch. Bear Stearns, Carlyle, North Rock, RAMS – who is next? Also joining us is Mairied Sullivan from the ‘Save Tara’...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Mar 19, 2008 | Articles
With the recent passing of the highly respected Georgist Clyde Cameron, we feel it is timely to look at the wisdom of his core beliefs: EXTRACT FROM AN ADDRESS BY THE HON.CLYDE R. CAMERON A.O. But now it is an oversimplification to say that the lessons of the Maritime...