Stress-testing portfolios for a Le Pen victory
Polls see the market favourite centrist Emmanuel Macron winning the French presidential election, but the unimaginable happened twice last year.
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BT's investments boss Martyn Wild exits
Martyn Wild, BT Financial Group's chief investments officer, has parted ways with the company after his position became "untenable."
Peter Gregg to face trial in November
Mr Gregg – who has denied any breach of civil or criminal law – resigned in January as chief executive of the $1.8 billion healthcare giant.
Hong Kong's new chief executive faces divided city
Student activist Joshua Wong says Hong Kong's new chief executive is 'selected' rather than 'elected.'
Markets will climb despite Trump
It might be time to separate the "reflation trade" thanks to a real global economic recovery from a "Trump trade" that has always been based on hope.
Fortescue repays another $US1b debt
Fortescue's new repayment takes the former junk bond king one step closer to securing investment grade status.
Super should be used for retirement
A key financial regulator says superannuation should be used for retirement - a nudge for elements of the government that may be pushing for super to be used for housing deposits.
Slaters cleared by ASIC, stock up 32pc
Slater & Gordon shares surged after ASIC said it had finished its accounting probe.
Chinese buy 25pc of new houses
Chinese buyers are purchasing the equivalent of 25 per cent of all new homes in NSW and 16 per cent in Victoria, because they are 'cheap' compared with China.
Hazelwood's revival is dead on arrival
Malcolm Turnbull has shut down Tony Abbott's suggestions that taxpayers should reopen Victoria's coal-powered Hazelwood power station.
CBA hikes rates for interest-only loans
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has increased its mortgage interest rates because of "rising costs and regulatory responsibilities".
Markets Live: Big banks and CSL drive ASX
Shares post healthy gains, led up by CSL and the big banks, while Downer slumps following its capital raising.
China trade deal a $400m win
Beef exporters are set to gain an additional $400 million a year as a result of a new trade deal that makes Australia the only country to have full access for chilled beef into China.
UK killer escaped from MI5’s radar
The terrorist who murdered four people in Westminster was investigated by MI5 for "violent extremism" but was ruled out as a threat by security services.
Proxy adviser sides with Hunter Hall LIC
CGI Glass Lewis recommends Hunter Hall Global Value investors vote down Wilson Asset Management's resolutions.
Why the RBA must consider a rate rise
Macroprudential controls have no effect on non-bank lenders, which may step into the competitive holes created by regulatory attempts to stifle bank lending to property investors.
ASX winners from the power crisis
Shares in AGL Energy and Origin have soared in the past six months but investors might be zapped by regulatory risk.
Why Macquarie still likes infrastructure
Rising interest rates are sometimes seen as the death knell for infrastructure stocks. But not this time around. Here's Macquarie's top picks.
Trump's 'Art of the Deal' health setback for markets
Donald Trump's first big legislative test as President has suffered a setback and now hangs in the balance, as investors wait nervously.
A new ranking of most powerful passports
An Australian passport will get you into one more country visa-free this year.
Health bill mess bodes ill for Ryan
A postponed health-care vote, a big Grand Old Party embarrassment and no good options ahead.
ANZ lifts rates for property investors
ANZ is the latest of the major banks to raise interest rates for property investors, lifting both its variable and interest only rates.
Rob Jesudason replaces David Craig as CBA CFO
The CBA chief financial officer David Craig is retiring after a decade, to be replaced by Rob Jesudason.
To which data breaches should firms confess?
Laws will soon force Australian organisations to confess when they suffer data breaches, but deciding what counts as one is a challenge.
How to save $38,000 selling a house
A veteran property sector executive saved a bundle of money using market disruptor Purplebricks to sell a Melbourne home.
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