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Monday 30th October 2017
SMSF advisers get it wrong
You can’t use your self-managed superannuation fund to lend yourself or relatives money
Westpac rolls the BBSW dice
After ANZ and NAB settled with ASIC, Westpac is going it alone in defending against rate-rigging allegations.
‘Blatant discrimination’ to end?
High Court’s citizenship decision opens the way to test the infamous ‘White Australia’ 1926 constitutional interpretation.
A productivity fix is doomed
The business of government in this country doesn’t work and hasn’t been working properly for about a decade.
Monday 30th October 2017
A masterpiece of compromise
NAB’s carefully worded statement about its rate-rigging settlement with ASIC is a window into the compromises made.
Super could be improved
Australia’s super system and the Future Fund both aim to ensure Australians have adequate savings for their retirement.
Milk deals will keep flowing
What’s ahead for the dairy producers in Australia now that the largest player has been acquired by Saputo?
Not all sources deserve shielding
It’s an ethical minefield, but not all journalists’ sources deserve the same protection of their identities.
New dawn for TV advertisers
The big story was not what was happening in the Rugby League World Cup opener, but the TV coverage from Seven.
Growing pie key to more fairness
Journalists don’t think in economically rational ways and politicians lack the advocacy skills of Keating and Costello.
Bashing banks boosts fintechs
ANZ chairman David Gonski caused a stir with comments that Google or Facebook were unlikely to compete with banks.
Saturday 28th October 2017
Snakes alive, Beemer’s vanished
Whileour racing team contended with a snake and a missing car, greater perils face Mazda and Ford buyers.
Active or passive? It depends
Should you trust the sharemarket with your moneyor pay an active investment manager?
‘This could stop overnight’
Daigous are sending up to 60,000 parcels a day back to China, to the ire of Aussie consumers, but the axe may be about to fall.
Magnanimity suits Moore
The Macquarie boss was not impressed at being hit with the big bank levy but accepts a rise in public expectations.
Wesfarmers faces tough times
In his 12 years as CEO of Wesfarmers Richard Goyder made two big strategic decisions.
Saputo lapping it up
Wisely, the top-10 global processor is only offering to buy MG’s operating assets and liabilities.
Friday 27th October 2017
Index funds fees must fall
It’s not just active managers that need to keep cutting fees.
MG sale marks end of an era
The once-dominant dairy co-op Murray Goulburn flubbed its attempt to leap up the value chain into Asia.
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