Morrison government doesn’t want the spotlight on Greensill Capital
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Morrison government doesn’t want the spotlight on Greensill Capital

Parliament needs to hear from Greensill Capital and its lobbyist Julie Bishop so it can understand how an Australian company was able to provide such a predatory product - with the help of a former deputy leader of the Liberal Party.

  • byEd Husic

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Bishop’s big new thing in brine

Bishop’s big new thing in brine

The former foreign minister attracted raised eyebrows for her involvement in the now-collapsed Greensill Capital,but she had already found her next Queensland firm taking on the world.

  • byNick Bonyhady andStephen Brook
Greensill traded while insolvent,liquidators say

Greensill traded while insolvent,liquidators say

Finance house Greensill Capital’s Australian arm traded while insolvent,according to a report by the company’s liquidators. It means directors,including company founder Lex Greensill,may be liable for debts incurred during this time.

  • byColin Kruger
Gupta in talks with Credit Suisse to shore up Whyalla future

Gupta in talks with Credit Suisse to shore up Whyalla future

The steel tycoon and the Swiss bank say they are confident of reaching an agreement that would see the bank repaid in full for its Greensill debt.

  • bySarah Danckert
Australian banker paid David Cameron more than he earned as UK’s PM

Australian banker paid David Cameron more than he earned as UK’s PM

The former British prime minister was accused of “stalking” rather than lobbying on behalf of controversial banker Lex Greensill.

  • byLatika Bourke
Lex Greensill ‘truly sorry’ for company’s collapse but blames insurers in first public appearance

Lex Greensill ‘truly sorry’ for company’s collapse but blames insurers in first public appearance

Australian businessman Lex Greensill has issued a grovelling apology after being hauled before the British parliament but blamed the collapse of his business on insurers.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Lex Greensill to face grilling by UK parliamentary inquiry

Lex Greensill to face grilling by UK parliamentary inquiry

Greensill Capital founder Lex Greensill will be publicly grilled by British politicians this week.

  • byDominic Powell
Steel magnate Gupta wins lifeline for Whyalla and Tahmoor

Steel magnate Gupta wins lifeline for Whyalla and Tahmoor

GFG Alliance said the new financing arrangement would help it pay out the billions in debts it owes to Greensill in full.

  • bySarah Danckert
Gupta touted bold plans as steel’s ‘saviour’. He didn’t deliver

Gupta touted bold plans as steel’s ‘saviour’. He didn’t deliver

In 2017,Sanjeev Gupta was the toast of Whyalla after buying its decades-old steel plant out of administration and announcing a more than $1 billion upgrade. But so far there’s little to show for it. It’s a story that has been repeated across his steel and aluminium empire.

  • byEddie Spence andJack Farchy
It’s a little bit of history repeating in Credit Suisse’s litany of losses

It’s a little bit of history repeating in Credit Suisse’s litany of losses

Credit Suisse has been embroiled in a series of financial disasters that could have been avoided had it learned from its compatriot,UBS.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Greensill scandal widens as ex-British PMs hauled before inquiry

Greensill scandal widens as ex-British PMs hauled before inquiry

Four of the five living former prime ministers – David Cameron,Tony Blair,Gordon Brown and Sir John Major – are likely to be called to give evidence in public along with Lex Greensill.

  • byChristopher Hope