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<i>Mark Irving:</i> Maximise the message before advertising
You can't just presume that people know or care about your company, let alone try and find out what they do.

Yellow plans $40m spend up
Yellow Pages Group expects to spend around $40m on building its business this year despite an expected drop in operating profits.

<i>Geoff Hardy</i>: Dropping into red brings out managers' true colours
Recessions test ethics and morality.

New claims against fraud scientist recruiter
The company that recruited a Defence scientist who made false claims in his CV also put forward an accountant who ripped off her employers.

Fraud scientist recruiter defends process
The recruiter which appointed a top-level Defence staffer, despite his false CV claims, says a review shows its appointment process was correct.

Former Lehman boss comes out fighting at crisis inquiry
The former boss of Lehman Brothers has let loose his bitterness at the US government's failure to save his firm in 2008.

Hubbard speaks out - Govt to blame
Allan Hubbard is blaming Government regulations for the failure of South Canterbury Finance.

<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: It's boardroom, not bored room
Our companies need fewer grey old worthies and more original thinkers.

<i>Inside Money: </i> Should KiwiSaver be run by obsessive compulsives?
While the compulsory element of Australia's super scheme is referred to as an 'employer contribution', the distinction comes down to semantics, history and tax rather than a meaningful description of who bears the cost.

<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: The problem with compulsory KiwiSaver
What if money saved compulsorily is simply shipped offshore to be invested in foreign companies and assets?