Capital Insights

More reverse takeovers expected in 2013 as capital-seeking companies find new avenues to list. By Tony Featherstone The old saying, “as one door shuts, another opens”, aptly describes the sharemarket for capital-seeking companies. As the market’s front door, initial public offerings (IPOs), becomes even harder to budge in a bear market, there has been a […]

Simon Baker has an interest or is advising a business in every continent “except for Antarctica.” The entrepreneur made his name as chief executive of the REA Group – which operates realestate.com.au  – but hasn’t slowed down at all since he left the role in 2008. Baker’s achievement at REA was to take the market […]

By: Lee Hausner, Phd.  FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS Legacy Families are families who remain productive and contributive four to five generations past the original wealth creator. To read a full article, please download a document below.

By: Dr Jim Walker The outlook covers the following topics: Asianomics Global Investment Strategy (1st Half 2012) America and Eurozone round-up Bank credit relatives in the US and Europe It’s not just about public debt No recession looming in the US Asianomics Asian investment strategy (1st Half 2012) Asian round-up: Upside or downside? Despite Japan’s […]

By: Dennis T. Jaffe     Dennis T. Jaffe examines the unique challenges that wealthy families face in raising their children as well-adjusted individuals, productive members of their family enterprises and responsible members of the society at large. To this end, Mr. Jaffe details a five stage plan that begins in the child’s first years […]

Not only in Australia, but all around the world major shifts are taking place in the cost structures underpinning provision of power/electricity. This is due to a range and combination of factors such as: Emission reduction programs Increasing demand arising from population growth and standard of living increases Ever expanding distribution pressures on demand The […]

PwC Private Business Barometer, Winter 2012 Manoj Santiago, PwC Private Clients Partner The tenth edition of PwC’s Private Business Barometer was undertaken in February and March, a tumultuous time in the global market that saw daily headlines on European economies and the potential impact on Australia. The Barometer results indicate a cautious optimism amongst Australia’s […]

Australia is well placed to play a lead role in the global clean technology sector judging by the calibre of the 30 semi-finalists announced today for the Australian Clean Technologies Competition 2012, says John O’Brien, managing director of Australian CleanTech. O’Brien said they had been selected from a record field of 104 entrants that represents […]

Wholesale Investor has asked me to write about the characteristics of high-growth ventures. It is a worthy idea but, alas, no checklist can ever adequately explain high-growth ventures and their founders. Like all creative pursuits, entrepreneurship is not easily captured in simple models and theories. I should know. Over the past 20 years I have […]