Call it key person risk - or perhaps ' key person opportunity': Either way, the personality of the CEO is crucial to the operation of most top stocks on the ASX.
The Australian has just released its annual CEO survey - let's hear what the CEOs are saying about the year ahead.

Associate editor Business Eric Johnston joins wealth editor James Kirby in this episode.

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In today's show, we cover:

* "Cautious optimism' - Top CEOs look forward to the coming year 
*  Banking on lending more - Financial CEOs wait for rate cuts
*  Copper Call - Will this future-facing metal matter more than iron ore?
*  What just happened at DigCo - and what does it mean for A-REITs