Be the first mover and get ahead of the tsunami
Now is the time to swim out ahead of the wave. The wave is a tsunami so we need paddle hard now to be out and ahead. We can expect to emerge from Covid 19 in less than four weeks. This is the time to get ready for a change in the world’s economic order […]
15 Things we need to do during Covid-19
Most of us are working from home during Covid 19 and I guess many of us are working longer than harder than normal. Our clients’ concerns mean we need to spend more time with them but we also need to do some things for ourselves. The 15 things I think we need to look at […]
Preparing for a post-Covid-19 world
Covid 19, as we call it now, emerged from the city of Wuhan in China. It emerged in December 2019 and came to prominence around the time of Chinese New Year. It has spread globally and impacted on all developed and developing economies. We need deal with it and its business impacts in a clinical […]
Financial solutions in a time of crisis
Like any good debater I’m going to define my topic as “solutions” meaning what we need to do, financial is what it is and “a time of crisis” is now. The first thing we all must do is communicate. If we are suffering or in distress no one can do anything about it unless we […]
Finance recommendations for living with Covid-19
Black Swans: Crisis → Opportunity Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to seemingly impossible financial situations -strong economies have always historically recovered— but these troubled times offer opportunities and challenges that should be confronted head-on, strategically and looking to fortify your company for the future. Here are some finance recommendations for living with Covid […]
Lessons already learned for Covid-19
At the time of writing Australia is bunkering down to deal with the inevitable impact of Covid-19. Sunday it was announced that all people entering Australia from overseas would need to go into 14 days compulsory isolation. New Zealand had earlier announced, with the exception of some Pacific Islanders that anyone returning coming from overseas […]
Power Stability in Australia
Background The Liberal / National party coalition had been in power, in Australia, since 2013. Tony Abbott’s Views on energy policy cost him his job as Prime Minister in 2015 to Malcolm Turnbull and then caused Turnbull to lose the top job to Scott Morrison in August 2018. Abbott had a very clear vision of […]
Emergence 2020, a broad church in the fin-tech ecosystem
My wife Carmenza and I had been looking forward to the Wholesale Investor’s Emergence 2020 conference since we registered in late November 2019. We were not disappointed. A great mix of presentations by leaders, candidates for investment and participants in the ecosystem. The investment ecosystem consists of a fin tech’s, miners, property developers, agriculture and […]
Emergence 2020, bye bye disruptors, welcome change
Carmenza and I attended Wholesale Investors Emergence 2020 conference at the Sydney Hilton 26-28 February. We had been looking forward to it since we registered in late November 2019. We were not disappointed. A great mix of presentations by leaders, candidates for investment and participants in the ecosystem. The investment ecosystem consists of a fin […]
Inaugural 2020 ibero-american Business networking – albac
February 13 saw the commencement of the Australia Latin America Business Council’s (ALBAC) year. We celebrated the long-awaited FTA between Peru and Australia going operational. There is a strong recognition within the Australian Latino community of the opportunity that exists between South America and Australia with the foundation of the TransPacific Partnership. Business opportunities were […]