Peter Switzer

1 week ago | switzer.com.au | Peter Switzer

In the old days, many would say that ‘behind every successful man is a supportive woman’. Thankfully, times have changed but there’s a kernel of wisdom in that antiquated phrase which still holds firm: success often comes down to who you surround yourself with. And it’s often the quieter ones we don’t hear about that can drive enormous value. In the case of tech business, Atlassian, we all know of Mike Cannon-Brookes, but he is only half of a team that includes the lesser-known Scott Farquhar.

1 week ago | switzer.com.au | Peter Switzer

With the Coalition’s election night landslide loss and overall campaign being described as a “shit show” by cheesed off LNP MPs, the result has led to the usual finger-pointing insults from those who had no say over the policies promised and who are now jockeying for a prominent position in a shrunken Opposition team. There is one standout issue conservatives have to understand.

2 weeks ago | switzer.com.au | Peter Switzer

In the BS world of elections and the unbelievable promises politicians make to get into power, one of the craziest issues to focus on is what the future deficits are likely to be in three or four years’ time. Why do I say something so uneconomic as this? Experience!Want proof? This week the AFR gave us some clarification linked to a headline that read: Albanese’s budget deficit ‘lie’ challenged.

2 weeks ago | switzer.com.au | Peter Switzer

As we now know, Trump and tariffs are important to what happens to our stock market. Good news on a potential trade deal to be announced soon, has taken share prices up on Wall Street, so it’s more than likely that we’ll all get wealthier today via our super funds, as our market here rises. But don’t forget this: like it or not, China is our main economic game. And this $1 billion worth of wine sales to our biggest export customer underlines my point.

2 weeks ago | switzer.com.au | Peter Switzer

Businesses going broke and dying have surged in this current financial year and the sector most likely to need a business undertaker, called an insolvency practitioner, is the same group of businesses that the Prime Minister bagged for overcharging — cafés and restaurants!The failure of businesses has catapulted by 45% this financial year, with hospitality operations experiencing the greatest growth of liquidations, while construction remains the most serious sector for collapses.