Lenders boost cost of 130 mortgage products
Lenders, including the big four banks, have raised the cost of nearly 130 mortgage products in the past four weeks.
Life lessons in being kicked out of the nest
Soaring property prices and stagnant wages mean "mum and dad" finance is increasingly needed to get kidults into their own home.
Super reforms could trigger property purchases
Super changes could prompt widowed retirees to purchase property in an effort to keep their savings in a tax-free vehicle.
How this hedge fund does better than Buffett
While many believe Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time, he looks pedestrian compared to one notoriously secretive hedge fund.
Real estate tips for first home buyers
First-home buyers are better off buying a rental property and using it to build a sizeable deposit down the track for the home of their dreams.
Investors' leap of faith set for a fall
Tread carefully with Trump's promises: they're stimulatory, yes, but the range of outcomes is very wide.
Scared SMSF investors 'flood' property market
Fearing new super rules will increase potential liabilities, SMSF investors rush to sell.
Skamma is not afraid to speak his mind
Perpetual's head of equities isn't afraid to tell boards when he think's they've made a mistake.
Banks vow to fight ASIC veto power
Financial services companies are gearing up for a FOFA-like fight over plans to give the regulator the power to veto products.
SMSFs heavily invested in property
About two in five SMSFs hold either residential or commercial property although these still make up a small portion of schemes' overall port...
