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MLC’s life beyond the vertical integration scenario

Sometimes Outsider walks into a room and he feels right at home. MLC Life’s 130th Anniversary Dinner at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art was just such an occasion....

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A is for Alex, S is for schadenfreude and so long

Outsider is not one to kick a man when he’s down and out, but when the man in question is CPA Australia's Alex Malley going out with a reported $5 million or so in his po...

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Outsider don’t care too much for money…

Outsider’s dear old mum once told him it was impolite to discuss what one is paid lest it cause offence to those who are less well paid and now your humble correspondent ...

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Gravy train reaches its destination

Outsider notes that after nearly three years, the Commonwealth Bank’s Open Advice Review (OAR) program is reaching its conclusion and it is to be hoped that all affected ...

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A bizarre stereotype in boardrooms

Outsider doesn't intentionally seek out racial stereotypes but sometimes they just land on his lap like at a recent roundtable/luncheon....

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Outsider intends holding court

Outsider usually finds change challenging and quite distasteful but he must admit enjoying his move from Money Management's long-time home in Sydney’s Chatswood to the hu...

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Lots of Brandywine and a broken trophy

Nothing pleases Outsider more than confirmation that winners of Money Management's Fund Manager of the Year award actually appreciate the accolade and celebrate their win...

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All banks are bastards

If Outsider recalls correctly, it was just over a decade ago that a book was published by a banking industry insider titled "All Banks are Bastards" and sold moderately w...

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Outsider’s memories of trash and treasure

Outsider wishes to report that after more than two decades he has been forced to move offices....

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Dear John, it’s not you, it’s Sco Mo

Outsider suspects Treasury John Fraser must have received a few "Dear John" letters from bank executives following the Government's bank levy measure announcement....

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Payback’s a bitch

Outsider was reminded of the song penned by those Blackberry Smoke minstrels when reading about Michael Ohanessian's reappointment to Praemium: Payback's a bitch!...

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The nightmare of the Australian dream

Outsider would like the industry to know subliminal messages in the form of research aren't going to work. He's not moving out of home anytime soon....

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Tripping the light fantastic down memory lane

Outsider has been removing the mothballs and generally dusting off his black tie, top hat and tails because May is black-tie month....

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I’m a lumberjack and I’m Okay

Scott Morrison seems to be taking a softly-softly approach to the housing affordability crisis, preferring a scalpel over a chainsaw....

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Denying climate change will cost ya financially

Outsider wonders what Donald Trump's reaction would be to the voices that are becoming louder over the interest in investing responsibly. A chorus of 'fake news' perhaps?...