Michael West

Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.

Ill-advised attack on proxy advisers

Company directors are not well served by a stinging campaign by their lobby group today against proxy advisers. ...

Theory of capitalism doesn’t apply to executive pay, neither does the law of gravity

When it comes to executive pay, the market is broken. The game, you might say, is rigged. Chief executives and ...

The impact of high pay

“The impact of high pay? Execs buy a third house, they get attacked by professional fund raisers, they spend ...

CEO pay suffers ‘me-too’ syndrome

Executive rewards should match performance if capitalism is to function efficiently. WHEN it comes to ...
Executive pay_ the high cost of market failure

Executive pay_ the high cost of market failure

When it comes to executive pay, the market is broken. The game, you might say, is rigged. Chief executives and ...

Email trail shows toxic thinking

The learned friends were aghast. Surely Her Honour would not permit "sensationalist allegations" to fall into ...

S&P bulldozed, court told

''SMART'' investment bankers ''sandbagged'' Standard & Poor's, the Federal Court of Australia was told ...

Toxic Rembrandts – ratings agency ‘sandbagged’

Investors around the world had their eyes fixed on the Federal Court of Australia yesterday as the first legal ...

Come and get it: BHP at a discount

Morgan Stanley is out with a ‘'buy'’ on BHP today, putting a compelling new version of the old case that the share ...

Sundance and the Clayton’s bid

This is the first blog entry for the West Files - watch out for more insights and breaking news from Michael ...

Fell’s fall from a great height

In August 2007, Gordon Fell set an Australian property record, shelling out $28.7 million for a house on the ...

Wealth fund would preserve golden era

It is maybe a considerable blow to our national pride that the Philippines boasts the world's biggest crocodile, ...
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