Where Gyngell is taking the new Nine
In an exclusive interview, the boss of newly listed Nine Entertainment makes a case for why free-to-air TV isn’t dead.
Are ANZ’s targets realistic?
Lending giant’s plans to sharply lift its Asian presence have been criticised by analysts.
The steps to a part pension
Whether you can receive the age pension, and how much you get, depends on three separate tests.
ASX ETFs swell to $16b
Australian investors beginning to drop domestic bias in favour of foreign equities and other assets.
The funds that stick out like a sore thumb
Investors can learn a lot from the stock pickers who produced wildly different returns from the benchmark.
How you know its time to sell stocks
When train passengers are talking about so-called hot stocks on the morning commute, it’s time to get out.
The other great Aussie telcos
Forget Telstra. The telco sector is full of promising companies capitalised at $1 billion or above.
Australian Equity Indices
| Points | Change | % Change | Value | Volume |
| S&P;/ASX 200 | 5,452.5 | + 0.0 | + 0.00% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ALL ORDINARIES | 5,442.2 | + 0.0 | + 0.00% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
| S&P;/ASX 100 | 4,533.2 | + 0.0 | + 0.00% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SMALL ORDS | 2,179.8 | + 0.0 | + 0.00% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Currencies
| AUD | USD | EUR | JPY | GBP | |
| AUD |  |
0.941 | 0.6898 | 95.61 | 0.5484 |
| USD | 1.0622 |  |
0.733 | 101.6 | 0.5829 |
| EUR | 1.4489 | 1.364 |  |
138.58 | 0.7949 |
| JPY | 0.0105 | 0.0098 | 0.0072 |  |
0.0057 |
| GBP | 1.8224 | 1.7156 | 1.2576 | 174.3 |  |
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Where Gyngell is taking the new Nine
In an exclusive interview, the boss of newly listed Nine Entertainment makes a case for why free-to-air TV isn’t dead.
Nervous investors see worst day for shares in seven years
Australian shares got swept up in a global share sell-off on Wednesday, taking their biggest daily tumble in more than seven weeks.
Five stocks that ‘have it all’
Investors should be looking at stocks with factors that lift them above other high-yielding options.
Property
Investors build retail property war chest
More than $10 billion has been set aside to acquire major retail centres in Australia.
Rent on the rise again
Good news for property investors as house rents record growth for the first time since 2012.
Seven things to check before buying an apartment
When it comes to owning a unit, there are many things that differ from a traditional house.
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Fixed Income
Time to reduce your risk
Since 1992, there has only ever been one period when the chance of losing money was higher than it is now.
The world’s best bonds
Local bonds delivered the world’s biggest gains to global investors last quarter.
Rates are going nowhere
RBA looks likely to keep official interest rates unchanged for the best part of the next 12 months.
Specialist Investments
ASX ETFs swell to $16b
Australian investors beginning to drop domestic bias in favour of foreign equities and other assets.
The new LICs on the block
New ASX offerings give SMSF trustees even more reasons to walk away from cash and unlisted managed funds.
The simple way to get more control over your risk
The chance of large market movements can be risk-managed with an exchange-traded options strategies.
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Market Intelligence
The fundies excited by low-risk stocks
The performance of Auscap since inception has almost been too good, forcing the founders to temper investor expectations.
The funds that stick out like a sore thumb
Investors can learn a lot from the stock pickers who produced wildly different returns from the benchmark.
The central bank balancing act
The Fed has hinted it may prefer to let inflation rise than slow the recovery with premature tightening.
Superannuation
The steps to a part pension
Whether you can receive the age pension, and how much you get, depends on three separate tests.
The professional that every SMSF needs
A tax agent’s role is one of the most important when it comes to running a DIY super fund.
What the ATO can fine your SMSF
We’ve put together a detailed list of the fines you can receive for breaking DIY super rules.
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New Investor
The true cost of private school fees
Is paying for your children’s education dominating your finances and causing you financial stress?
A new way to bet against the market
A few new ETFs are offering access to tools only previously available to the most sophisticated investors.
The house rules of property in SMSFs
DIY funds considering a large allocation to bricks and mortar must pay careful attention or risk creating a problem that could take a generation to untangle.