Plan for top tax rate to near 50pc
The Greens are pushing for a top marginal tax rate of almost 50 per cent and Labor is not ruling it out as the parties fight over the budget Medicare levy hike.
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AMP Capital takes stake in Endeavour
REST Industry Super, has been unveiled as a key backer of the $8 billion-odd bid for New South Wales' Endeavour Energy.
Myer in uphill battle to restore growth
Myer's boss wants investors to focus on earnings growth rather than falling sales.
'Once inside, they are hard to eradicate'
What was a niche for a handful of wizards in firms such as McKinsey has turned into a thriving industry.
Bank tax is a populist whim
The government undercuts the tax-cutting principles of its own growth agenda and muddies the waters on tax reform.
Brisbane apartment builder goes under
Brisbane apartment builder CMF Projects has called in administrators in what could be the first sign of a shake out in the cooling market.
Markets: Investors discount retailers
ASX climbs as investors show their support for the big banks, while JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman drop on a big analyst downgrade.
Morrison's bitter war on banks escalates
Treasurer Scott Morrison has slapped down a demand from banks that the new $6.2b tax be lifted as soon as the budget is back in surplus.
Downer gets NZ approval for Spotless takeover
Downer's stock is rebounding after its disastrous $1bn equity raising as investors regain confidence in the contractor
Passive investing is 'just a myth'
"Bond king" Jeffrey Gundlach has taken aim at that belief that passive funds deliver superior results, saying that the "pendu...
