Fears SMSFs have underperformed
Advisers fear self-managed funds may have underperformed large pooled schemes last year because of their large allocations to Australian shares and cash.
Credit cards dumped for personal loans
Personal loan debt is growing nearly twice as fast as spending on credit cards, analysis of lending practices reveals.
SMSF paper trail headache
The new rules on capital gains tax means more potential traps for retirees and holders of transition pensions.
MLC Life to 'blossom' on $300m technology bet
NAB and Nippon Life are spending $300 million to excise MLC Life.
Super funds to return bumper 10.5pc
Chant West has forecast a 10.5 per cent average return in 2016-17 for super funds, the eighth consecutive year of gains, defying predictions of falling investment returns.
CBA, Westpac set to slug personal borrowers
CBA and Westpac, the nation's largest property lenders, are slipping through major changes to popular credit offerings.
Big challenges for energy stocks
What's ahead for the new financial year? Renewed bearishness around oil prices and government intervention.
Domain pushes into home loans
Property classifieds business Domain is pushing into the home loan market with the launch of a mortgage broking service.
Corporate travel and tourism a hit for Pherous
Not only has Jamie Pherous overseen a successful float with Corporate Travel Management, he also has shares in some successful recent listin...
Analysts still bullish on tech stocks
The excitement that was in the software sector this time last year has dissipated but stockpickers say tech companies at the larger end of t...
