Super funds 'under report' portfolio risk
Many superannuation funds are masking the level of risk in their portfolios, reducing the ability of members to compare products.
Many superannuation funds are masking the level of risk in their portfolios, reducing the ability of members to compare products.
One in five property borrowers are exaggerating their income, triggering new concerns about underwriting standards and vulnerability to economic corrections.
It never pays to be complacent and investors should always be scanning the environment for potential catalysts to the next crisis.
Labor's policy is clear: Investors won't use net investment losses on existing properties to offset salary: But therein lies the catch.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 8 points on Monday, advancing for a fourth straight session, to a fresh decade-high level on gains in healthcare and financials stocks.
The founder of one of the country's biggest property investment clubs says its 20,000 investors can't afford their mortgage repayments.
The Fair Work Commission has delayed the vote for Domino's new agreement after finding the franchisor failed to bargain in good faith.
Quintis will not support a board challenge brought by a group of investors, ahead of a proposed extraordinary general meeting where three directors risk being rolled.
Suncorp's first-half results will take a hit following a flood of insurance claims relating to Melbourne's hailstorm in December.
Billabong's CEO is confident the private equity firm set to buy the business will respect the iconic Australian brand's heritage.
Former RBA board member John Edwards says business tax cuts should be a low priority as they won't boost growth.
OPEC and oil-producing countries stuck to their guns limiting oil supply in 2017. Don't expect much different this year.
The S&P;/ASX 200 Index rose 8 points on Monday, advancing for a fourth straight session, to a fresh decade-high level on gains in healthcare and financials stocks.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index has advanced for a fourth-straight session to 6130.4 points.
Stock prices fall as much as 10 per cent after Federal Department of Justice says it will go after states where marijuana is legal.
While Chinese banks are flush with deposits and are famed for lending money to win merger mandates, they still lack the sophistication to navigate regulatory minefields overseas.
If house prices were to reverse course, home buyers would probably become a little more wary about loading themselves up with debt.
Enzo Ferrari, the founder of luxury car maker Ferrari, would be turning in his grave if he knew that the company he founded planned to succumb to stock market pressure and build a range of sport utility vehicles.
Gordon Merchant should have some sympathy for the investors who don't like Oaktree's takeover offer for Billabong.
In a nutshell: the RBA will be right, Wall Street will get the wobbles and Aussie shares will get the better of US stocks.
The government has been urged to establish a new publicly backed venture capital fund to boost innovation in Australia.
Treasury analysis has found Labor's policy to curb negative gearing would have only a modest impact on house prices.
As the nation sweltered, the Australian Energy Market Operator CEO called for action on a 'strategic reserve' to protect from blackouts.
Labor and the Greens will push to axe a ban on foreign publishers applying for taxpayer-funded handouts under an innovation fund.
Food and grocery manufacturers are pleading for help to remain viable in the face of high energy prices and taxes.
President Trump often confronts fake news, he now has to contend with a fake book that's like the National Enquirer on steroids.
The Social Democrats are the German chancellor's last hope for forming a government but many in her party reject their European and migration policies.
Seoul has to lure Kim Jong-Un to the Winter Games at talks on Tuesday but without compromising sanctions.
Former chief strategist offers apology to mend fences with the White House after his remarks in a controversial book.
Members of 20 international organisations that promote a boycott campaign of Israel will be banned from entering the country.
The story of 2017 was how markets shrugged off everything geopolitics could throw at them. Can the synchronised growth across regions last?
Listed wealth company IOOF has accused retail super funds of waging a tit-for-tat war against their union-backed rivals.
The banking royal commission could put more upwards pressure on the insurance premiums of some of the country's biggest financial companies.
One of the BBC's most senior journalists resigned from her post to protest the 'secretive and illegal' pay gap between the sexes.
Government survey shows 83.6 per cent of employers surveyed were satisfied with the qualifications students were getting at university.
An Oxford professor's comment on Britain's past was controversial, but not preposterous.
Port Kembla Coal Terminal has locked out its workforce for the first time after warning uncompetitive union conditions threaten its future.
It is astonishing how often people are still advised to prepare for a big flight as if they were Olympic athletes or jobless.
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