Signs the ETF party is starting to sour
With trillions of dollars now being held in thousands of different products, ETFs have gone from a sideshow of the financial world to the centrestage. But is colder reality brewing?
Surfing on the post-GFC wave
After the long dead calm of the post-global financial crisis decade, a significant wave of world growth is here, which is very helpful for global surfers like the Australian economy.
Bird & Bird swoops on five partners from rivals
International law firm Bird & Bird has bolstered its Australian team by making a spate of new senior hires.
US tax cuts 'liberate' Resmed's $1.3b cash pile
Resmed's CEO has urged Australia's politicians to follow the lead of the United States on corporate tax reform.
ASX snaps five-day losing streak
Australian shares snapped a losing streak to close firmly higher, as investors keyed into an upbeat forecast for global economic growth.
'It has the makings of a perfect storm'
​The world financial system is as dangerously stretched today as it was at the peak of the last bubble. But this time the authorities are caught in a "policy trap".
'No reason...John can't turn around McGrath'
Former McGrath franchise king Shane Smollen has backed John McGrath to turn around the company he founded 30 years ago.
Kingsgate activist lowers stake
The activist shareholder that sought to dump the board of Kingsgate insists it has not given up despite reducing its stake in the gold miner.
Domain CEO hopeful 'fully committed' to Germany
The man shareholders hope is the next Domain CEO, said he is committed to his job in Germany but wants to help develop the Australian business.
QBE shares slump on profit downgrade
ASX-listed global insurer QBE has announced yet another profit downgrade, preparing the market on Tuesday for a $US1.2 billion after tax loss.
Oil Search annual output at record high
Oil Search posted record production for 2017, buoyed by plans to expand its Papua New Guinea LNG project.
Resmed shares jump on strong sales
ResMed shares climbed 9 per cent after the respiratory device maker's sleep apnoea masks boosted second-quarter revenue.
Markets: ASX firmly higher
Shares are buoyant in early afternoon trading, with gains in the banking sector and a clutch of broker upgrades helping the advance.
Bond yields flash warning
US bond yields climbed to multi-year highs overnight, before a temporary resolution to the US government shutdown.
Morgan Stanley's three hedges on US trade risks
Trade risk in US markets is no longer hypothetical, and investors would do well to pay attention, according to Morgan Stanley strategists.
Unmasked Viceroy maintains the rage
Since revealing their identities on Thursday in a news article, Viceroy has not backed down in its war against a US target, and defended the history of leader Fraser Perring on social media.
Opinion
QBE boss clears decks with tough news
Pat Regan has delivered another profit downgrade, a big write-down, a big loss and a warning there is still a lot of work to be done to clean up the business.
Inside John McGrath's war with his board
A public company couldn't afford to have an executive director continually disagreeing with strategy and effectively setting himself up in private as the internal opposition.
Who is the biggest loser from Trump brinkmanship?
The US government's partial shutdown exposes just how divided and almost ungovernable America has become.
The man who may bring market rally to a shuddering halt
Will Jens Weidmann's rise trigger the next meltdown in financial markets?
'No concerns' over Moorebank audit
A new audit into the government entity overseeing Sydney's Moorebank freight hub has surprised the infrastructure industry.
PM confirms his 'next agenda' is personal tax cuts
Malcolm Turnbull has brushed off Labor's criticism of the government's plans to lower corporate tax rates as "trickle down economics".
Chinese media hits back at Australia-Japan ties
Beijing's state-run media has accused Australia and Japan of trying to "contain" China by strengthening defence ties, warning the strategy would fail to check its influence in the region.
'Show them your t---': Fair Work finds business required to sack manager
Fair Work has backed the sacking of a business manager who advised a young female trainee to "just show them your tits and you'll be fine".
Labor unmoved by CEOs' tax cut pledges
Federal Labor has shrugged off promises by CEOs that they would use a company tax cut to boost investment, hiring and wages.
Shutdown ends with Democrats trusting McConnell
After three days of contentious negotiations and name-calling, Congress voted to end a government shutdown when Democrats agreed to trust the word of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
US riles Asian trade partners with harsh new tariffs
US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, angering trade partners as he took his first major protectionist move.
Tesla, industry respond to Trump's solar tax
President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported solar panels mark the biggest blow he's dealt to the renewable energy industry yet.
Turkey shells rebel positions in northern Syria
Turkey is shelling targets in northwest Syria vowing to swiftly crush US-backed Kurdish rebels fighting the Syrian regime along the shared border.
Trump tax cuts spur global growth
The IMF tips world growth to accelerate at its fastest pace since 2010, fuelled by a temporary stimulus from Donald Trump's $US1.5 trillion tax cuts and broader global momentum.
Personal Finance
How to make money from Gold Coast cabbies
P2P Transport, which controls 50 per cent of the Gold Coast's taxi fleet, expects strong activity from tourism and the Commonwealth Games.
Stockmarket winners for 2018
There is still further upside for valuations in 2018 due to low interest rates, strong corporate balance sheets and high quality earnings.
Sydney ranks No. 2 as most-expensive city to live
It could be worse. Sydney has the second-most expensive housing on planet Earth, a new study shows. Melbourne places No. 5.
The last big game hunter
Harry Selby, one of the last of Africa's renowned white hunters, who took rich and famous safari clients into the interiors of Africa to shoot game, photographs and search for adventure.
Trump and the many meanings of genius
The US president is clearly not a genius in any normal sense of the word. But Mr Trump has a legitimate claim to three other kinds of "genius": political genius, instinctive genius and evil genius.
Six charged in KPMG leak in the US
The US regulator overseeing auditors was rocked by criminal charges as federal prosecutors accused three former employees of leaking inside information to KPMG.
How to become a CEO: Aussie CEOs lag in tech expertise
Only 6 per cent of top 200 ASX CEOs have a background in technology, while the number of UK CEOs with a technology background has trebled over the past four years.
Lifestyle
China wine exports surge
A 63 per cent jump in Australian wine exports to China to $848 million in 2017 augurs well for Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates.
