MONEY MOVERS
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Baby-faced, well-connected and heading up investment banking's brat pack
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Moore's standing has suffered alongside the dwindling performance of MacBank
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The big-talking British banker leading ANZ's push into Asia
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NAB’s youngest ever head and a potential future politician
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Former union official and an architect of Australia's super behemoth
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One of the most powerful women in the country
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The deal-making king favoured by the top end of town
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The Kiwi computer nerd on the way out of Australia’s top home lender
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The man who controls the price of money
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He's got the keys to the nation's coffers and the power to choose the regulators
- Ben Gray
- Cameron Clyne
- Christian Johnston
- Craig Dunn
- David Gonski
- David Murray
- Frank O'Halloran
- Gail Kelly
- Garry Weaven
- Glenn Stevens
- Ian Narev
- Ian Silk
- John Laker
- John Poynton
- John Sevior
- John Wylie
- Lindsay Maxsted
- Mark Barnaba
- Matthew Grounds
- Mike Smith
- Nicholas Moore
- Penny Wong
- Ralph Norris
- Robin Bishop
- Simon Rothery
- Wayne Swan
Money talks, and the people who have the most impact on money, finance and economics are influential in the process that determines who gets richer and who gets poorer.
By setting interest rates, influencing economic policy, controlling the home loan market or financing corporate Australia, the most influential players in finance and economics wield a lot of covert power.
A plum job for Westpac's wunderkind
Gail Kelly either has extraordinary self-confidence, is starting to plan for her retirement as Westpac chief executive or, more likely, both. The return of former ANZ banker Brian Hartzer to Australia fundamentally changes the dynamics at the most senior level at Westpac.
All eyes on Glenn Stevens (and Ridout), Michael Smith steps out of the shadows
Pressure builds on the RBA's money movers to cut rates, Cameron Clyne slashes and burns in the UK and ex-shock jock Michael Smith weighs into the Thomson affair.
ANZ boss Mike Smith's interest rates power play
Tomorrow we might see Glenn Stevens' place on the power list threatened, with ANZ chief Mike Smith set to go it alone in shifting the bank's rates.
ANZ boss reckons China will open up 'sooner rather than later'
We hope ANZ boss Mike Smith is right when he says China will open up its economy sooner rather than later. As the Big Four chief gambling the most on the rise of Asia, he's got a lot to lose should things go pear-shaped.
Can Swannie really make the banks cut rates?
When does the country's most powerful Money Mover become not so powerful anymore? Why, when the Big Four banks decide to gang up on him of course.
CBA chief urges bank bashers to check the facts
Expect new Commonwealth Bank chief Ian Narev to soon be a household name. His performance at the bank's first-half results presentation yesterday showed he'll be no pushover in answering to the political point scoring that comes from having a go at the banks.
Eurozone needs to hurry up, say Money Movers
Australia's most powerful bankers have had their say and it's not pretty. We're headed for GFC mark II, say the Money Movers, and the fallout from the European debt crisis could be felt globally.
Gail Kelly anoints new female exec
Gail Kelly has drafted a woman on to her executive team, muting criticism that the Westpac boss hasn't been doing enough to improve gender representation in powerful positions.
Glenn Stevens' salary takes a nosedive
Glenn Stevens may not be able to afford that new plane after all, after Wayne Swan changed who decides his salary. But is he really overpaid?
How to become Reserve Bank governor
It's one of the most powerful positions in finance in the country, with the opportunity to control the price of money. So how does one become a central bank governor?
Keating on Swan gong: "I don't give a f-ck"
When Euromoney magazine rang Paul Keating to tell him that Wayne Swan was about to be named its finance minister of the year, his reaction was less than overjoyed.
Let's go surfing: TPG in $766m buyout bid for Billabong
Private equity firm TPG Capital has launched a fresh takeover bid for surfwear manufacturer and retailer Billabong, after the company rejected a similar overture last week.
MacBank's propellerheads tip a Cup winner
Cold, hard and calculating -- with not a fascinator in sight. Macquarie Group may have been struggling in the wake of the GFC to resurrect the reputation of the old Millionaire's Factory, but at least they know how to pick a Melbourne Cup winner.
Money mover helps gallery acquire multi-million dollar painting
The National Gallery of Victoria has made a splash in the art world, acquiring its most-expensive ever painting -- an Italian Renaissance painting by Correggio -- for $5.2 million. The purchase of Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist was made with the help of a single trustee, Melbourne fund manager Andrew Sisson.
Phil Green’s chance to give back
At last we may see some action to clean up the mess left by the financial geniuses at Babcock & Brown Ltd, whose collapse in 2008 completed the wipe out of $12 billion of shareholders and creditors' funds.
Stevens the first and last of the million dollar public servants
One million dollars is too much for a public servant, according to Wayne Swan -- even for Glenn Stevens, the man charged with setting interest rates and steering Australia's economy.
Three Money Movers who didn't quite make the cut
A number of worthy money moving potentials were wiped from the final Top 10 during our research. Here, we present three of the key contenders.
Top 10 Most Powerful Money Movers
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Wayne Swan: world's greatest treasurer?
Could Australia have another World's Greatest Treasurer on its hands with Wayne Swan? Don't tell Paul Keating, but it seems the answer is 'Yes'.
World of Money Movers
It's not just money that equals power, it's the power over other people's money that gives someone real influence.
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One assumes the PM's not texted Rebekah Brooks his commiserations with lol this time around.