May 26, 2013
Pitcher Partners
Read the latest advice, feature articles and news on Pitcher Partners, especially for the business leader.
Tiger ditches ‘cheap and cheerful’ for ‘value for money’
How companies in trouble can change their spots.
Studying an MBA part-time just got a little harder: Government to cap education deductions
Tax deductions for self-funded study will be capped at $2000 under legislation to pay for the Gonski school reforms, making post-graduate degrees like MBAs more expensive.
DJs’ exit from DVDs and music signals the end of the retail discount war
Department store David Jones has signalled that it will stop selling DVDs and CDs, to improve its margins. It’s the latest in a line of retailers bailing out of the discount price war.
Facebook’s equity gaffe: How not to shape your staff options plan
Employee share plans are taking hold in public and private companies at home and abroad. But Facebook’s model is a warning.
The management messages behind $27b in corporate writedowns
Over the last two months our largest companies have reported writedowns totalling $27 billion. Are the directors of these companies to blame?
Is your company worth more than the sum of its parts?
The separate parts of media company Fairfax are worth more than its current value, an analyst says. We asked the experts how such valuations are carried out.
David Jones gets takeover offer: Why our big names are up for grabs
Private equity has cash to invest, and with a falling share market, many of our companies are going cheap.
News Corp demerger: why companies split up their businesses
Companies demerge for many reasons. In the case of News, the newspaper business is underperforming and dragging down the stellar performer, the entertainment side. There are other reasons for demergers, but do shareholders win?
Dangerous risks mar new law's good intentions: experts
A slew of proposed changes to directors’ liabilities have been criticised for being too heavy-handed.
Qantas and Virgin fight over market share
When does market share matter, and when should business leaders focus on it?
Meet the start-ups that want to eat your lunch
They’re young, they’re smart and they’re coming after your business.
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