India reforms to recapture pre-GFC magic
In a world bracing itself for a sequel to the 2013 "taper tantrum", the new glamour stock is India.
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philip baker
ASX at 6000 a milestone – next stop 7000
As much as the ASX reaching 6000 will be noted, the celebrations will probably be muted. Another 828 points and it's a different story. Bring on 7000 and let's really party.
tony boyd
Orica's new CEO the right man at the wrong time
Alberto Calderon's appointment as interim chief executive of global explosives group Orica is the right decision at the wrong time.
phillip coorey
Not retreating, just advancing in a different direction
The federal government has found itself in a parallel universe.
greg earl
Asia's big financial risk
Australia must watch how Asian countries deal with their own ageing challenge rather than just argue about the 2015 intergenerational report.
jennifer hewett
Fiscal truth lost in translation
I am very confused about the budget. I don't think I'm alone. Even government ministers are finding it hard to follow the contortions of rhetoric, let alone logic.
robert harley
FIRB compliance industry should be stopped
Joe Hockey's move to order the divestment of a Point Piper mansion in Sydney, bought by a Chinese magnate, has exposed an industry in so-called Foreign Investment Review Board compliance.
alan mitchell
Uni reform impasse can be resolved
The Abbott government’s modified university reform package looks doomed to be defeated in the Senate.
jonathan shapiro
Decoding the bond market conundrum
The RBA has done its best to explain the conundrum of the global bond market – characterised by ultra-low interest rates that are at odds with broader views on where the world is heading.
michael smith
Woolworths hard sell as it plots new strategy
Woolworths chief executive Grant O’Brien has been doing the rounds this week, meeting Australian investors to explain his decision to sacrifice profit for future growth.
matthew stevens
No palliative for iron ore price pain
Iron ore's imminent freefall through the $US55-a-tonne threshold begs several questions.
laura tingle
Being governed by fools is not funny
We finish the week with a Prime Minister who has lost his bundle and is making policy and political calls that go beyond reckless in an increasingly panicked and desperate attempt to save himself.
sally patten
Debate needed on the role of super
It all feels a bit Alice in Wonderland-ish. Just as property prices are soaring, Treasurer Joe Hockey suggests we should be allowed to use our superannuation savings to buy a first home or for retraining.
tony walker
Netanyahu takes a hard right to survive another day
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not swept back into office as he has suggested, more correctly he has taken a right turn to shore up his nationalist support and survive to fight another day.
john wasiliev
The right way to will your super
In superannuation a binding death-benefit nomination is a set of instructions a member gives their fund that directs where they would like any super that remains on their death to go.
