Signs the ETF party is starting to sour
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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?
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?
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.
International law firm Bird & Bird has bolstered its Australian team by making a spate of new senior hires.
Resmed's CEO has urged Australia's politicians to follow the lead of the United States on corporate tax reform.
Australian shares snapped a losing streak to close firmly higher, as investors keyed into an upbeat forecast for global economic growth.
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Former McGrath franchise king Shane Smollen has backed John McGrath to turn around the company he founded 30 years ago.
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.
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.
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 posted record production for 2017, buoyed by plans to expand its Papua New Guinea LNG project.
ResMed shares climbed 9 per cent after the respiratory device maker's sleep apnoea masks boosted second-quarter revenue.
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US bond yields climbed to multi-year highs overnight, before a temporary resolution to the US government shutdown.
Trade risk in US markets is no longer hypothetical, and investors would do well to pay attention, according to Morgan Stanley strategists.
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.
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A new audit into the government entity overseeing Sydney's Moorebank freight hub has surprised the infrastructure industry.
Malcolm Turnbull has brushed off Labor's criticism of the government's plans to lower corporate tax rates as "trickle down economics".
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.
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".
Federal Labor has shrugged off promises by CEOs that they would use a company tax cut to boost investment, hiring and wages.
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 President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, angering trade partners as he took his first major protectionist move.
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Turkey is shelling targets in northwest Syria vowing to swiftly crush US-backed Kurdish rebels fighting the Syrian regime along the shared border.
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