Get ready for more mortgage rate cuts
CBA's latest round of interest-only mortgage cuts are expected to trigger a new round of reductions as big lenders try to recover lost market share.
Growth looks good but markets face volatility, warns Rogoff
A strong global economic upswing driven by productivity growth, Trump's tax-cuts and business investment doesn't mean financial markets will enjoy plain sailing, warns Kenneth Rogoff.
Markets Live: ASX jumps 1.1pc
The ASX jumped 62 points as investors banked on an easing of trade war tensions, with an interest rate decision from the RBA due later in the session.
Cut company tax to 15pc: Douglass
Magellan's Hamish Douglass says we need "radical" tax reform; a corporate rate of 15 per cent and a choice to opt out of dividend imputation. Follow live.
CFMEU-MUA merger gets green light
Fair Work has given the go-ahead for the merger of militant unions the MUA and CFMEU, blocking the government's bid to stop it.
Vocus appoints Bob Mansfield as chairman
Former Telstra chairman and founding Optus chief executive Bob Mansfield will replace Vaughan Bowen as chairman of Vocus Group.
The pros and cons of Latitude's IPO
Alec Baldwin's amazing connection with down at heel Australian borrowers is good news for Latitude Financial Service's owners as they work towards a 2018 IPO.
News Corp and Telstra tick off Foxtel-Fox Sports merger
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and Telstra have signed definitive agreements for the merger of Foxtel and Fox Sports, clearing the way for the deal to be completed by the end of the financial year.
Domino's confirms second exec's margin loans
Well, it turns out Don Meij isn't the only high-ranking pizza artiste with debt secured against his holding in Domino's.
Rio Tinto asks US court to protect 'trade secrets'
Rio Tinto has asked a US court to protect its "trade secrets" from public view when documents are dredged-up as part of the discovery process for fraud charges filed by the US market regulator.
Lower bank returns don't indicate competitiveness: PC
Productivity Commission says ROEs are a crude measure of determining if the sector is competitive.
Sales culture blamed for misconduct of bank staff
The Financial Services Union says poorly designed systems and not people are the real reasons banks fail their customers.
Markets need progress on these 5 fronts for balance
Having experienced a sudden air pocket, US stocks have entered a period of higher and, for some, unsettling volatility.
Tesla investors told not to give Musk $US2.6 billion
Tesla shareholders should turn down a plan to grant Elon Musk a $US2.6 billion ($3.4 billion) award, the world's second-biggest proxy adviser has recommended.
ASX subsidised Big Un research
The ASX has defended its decision to pay brokerage firms to provide research on smaller companies after it emerged the exchange subsidised bullish research on Big Un.
IEA forecasts US oil output surge
US shale oil output is set to surge over the next five years, moving the United States, once the world's top oil importer, closer to self sufficiency.
Opinion
Turnbull's agenda can get little traction
The tensions and the dismal electoral outlook mean the rumblings will continue. The reality is there is still no interest internally in changing yet another Liberal leader.
Borrowers to feel trade war squeeze
Inflationary fears from a trade war will leave Australian banks paying more for funding and borrowers feeling the pinch in the form of higher home loan rates.
Rod Drury's exit seems more like a pivot
Xero CEO Rod Drury says he's not the man to lead the business forward, but his new role sounds very much like an executive position.
Trump is wrong on trade by at least $25b
According to the logic of Donald Trump, Australia's $25 billion trade deficit with the US means it should immediately put up hefty tariff walls against imports ranging from Sierra Nevada craft beer to Californian oranges.
Shorten facing internal anti-Adani backlash
Frontbencher says Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has "lost the plot" with hardening sentiment against Adani mine.
Malcolm Turnbull's poll survival plan
Malcolm Turnbull is preparing to argue that 30 negative successive Newspolls should not be reason enough to question his leadership.
High company tax rate is wage theft on a grand scale
Too many of the arguments against company tax cuts are misleading and would hurt Australian businesses, jobs and workers.
Duterte pulls out of ASEAN-Australia summit
The Philippines has delivered a sizeable blow to organisers of the ASEAN-Australia summit, with the announcement President Rodrigo Duterte will not be attending.
Trump's trade war reverberates in Bunbury
Simco expanded capacity by 60 per cent in 2012 to tap into global demand for silicon but it's long-term future is a bit more ''dicey'' because of Donald Trump tariffs.
Trump may exempt BlueScope from tariffs
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro opened the door for companies including BlueScope Steel to be exempted from the 25 per cent steel tariff.
Xi Jinping wins unanimous support as parliament opens
The Oscars and the opening of China's annual parliament on Monday had more in common than timing. Both events taking place simultaneously on Monday involved red carpets, high security, intricate stage-management and terrific acting.
No clear winner in Italian vote
Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigns after losing to two populist parties in Sunday's vote. There's no clear winner yet.
Syria blocks medical supplies from reaching Ghouta
Syrian airstrikes against civilians have left 750 people dead in Ghouta, where soldiers are preventing medical supplies from arriving.
Russian spy apparently poisoned in UK park
A former Russian double agent working for MI6 was found critically ill in a park, an apparent victim of poisoning, sources said.
Personal Finance
Earnings season cuts through the sharemarket noise
Some 70 per cent of active fund managers' value is added during the semi-annual reporting season, with stocks rerated in light of their earnings reports and outlook statements.
Time to tilt portfolios towards emerging markets
Diversifying the sources of risk and return can help to build a more resilient portfolio during periods of stress.
Property co-ownership platform launches
The platform's processes will steer buyers through the key steps to co-ownership including signing a legal agreement.
More rockstar than banker: Packer dumps Grounds
On Monday, it was difficult to escape the striking conclusion that the James Packer-Matthew Grounds association is dead.
Focus on mission-critical roles to grow, says Bain & Co
Big doesn't have to mean slow. Do Australian corporates have what it takes to be scale insurgents?
Four ways to build your pipeline of women leaders
It's not hard to add women to your leadership team. Here's how to do it.
From salsa dancer to software salesman
Workers are staying ahead of the tech curve by acquiring skills robots and artificial intelligence can't master.
Lifestyle
Milan fashion week throws off the glam for the gritty
From modesty dressing to fake fur, Milan fashion week showed Italian labels have undergone a fundamental change of heart.
