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ON THE MONEY: Sam Stubbs, Eric Watson, IBM, Tamarind and more

Victoria Young
Sat, 24 Oct 2020

Welcome to On the Money, BusinessDesk’s weekly column on money and the people making it. Simplicity founder Sam Stubbs pictured above. Real difficulty High-profile fundie Sam Stubbs of Simplicity is great at holding listed companies to account but has run into technical difficulties regarding his own reporting requirements.On the Money noticed Simplicity’s accounts were at least three weeks overdue, even if you counted a time extension given to companies, thanks to covid-19, and had to enquire. Stubbs was prompt to ca...

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