Inner Sydney and inner Melbourne are among the worst regions in Australia for poor credit records.
Oil contractor Schlumberger to pay $51m to settle ATO 'transfer pricing' claim
Peter Ker A multinational contractor to oil giants BHP Billiton and Chevron has agreed to pay more than $51 million to the Australian Tax Office to settle a "transfer pricing" claim.
Wobbly world's pleasing pay-off
David Potts Greece's debts and sharemarket falls in China offer investors opportunities.
Furore over fees for free credit reports
John Collett Credit reporting agency could be forced to refund consumers for reports they should have got for free.
Easy week for share tipsters as market forges ahead
David Potts Forget Greece and China, the market is off to the races again, much to the relief of our tipsters.
Comfort zone not best place to be
David Potts Many pensioners will be worse off by 2017 – unless they ramp up their risk-taking – and remember there is the pension to fall back on.
Interesting numbers
David Potts The numbers you need to know.
When it comes to banking, disloyalty pays
Clancy Yeates Australians are ever so gradually becoming more open to shopping around in financial services.
Sustained jobs growth a good sign for investors
David Potts The sharemarket was in a state well before Greece and China upset the apple cart, even though the economy is growing enough to lift profits.
No simple formula for fund manager success
John Collett Just as one swallow does not make a summer, one relatively bad year of returns does not make a bad manager.