Shorten should go back to white board
Bill Shorten's plan to ditch the cash refund on dividend imputation credits is at odds with his aim of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Cryptoexchanges go mainstream
One of the wise heads of Australian finance, Mike Tilley, is the latest person to throw his considerable influence and personal financial wealth behind a local cryptoexchange.
Most Aussie fundies fell short in 2017: S&P
The bulk of professional stock pickers have once again been unable to beat the market, S&P; Dow Jones Indices' scorecard for the industry shows, in another disappointing year for the industry.
Hayne inquiry targets banker pay
A NAB executive has told the Hayne inquiry how bankers gamed bonus systems to get better outcomes for them than customers. Follow us live here.
NAB processes riddled with issues: KPMG
A KPMG report about National Australia Bank revealed problems with its introducer program were much worse than first thought.
The lessons in Tillerson's downfall
Although Rex Tillerson's Cabinet tenure is only now officially over, the former oil tycoon had been a zombie secretary of state for months.
Markets Live: Bank losses hit ASX
The ASX is firmly lower after news of Rex Tillerson's sacking by Donald Trump and as the banks are grilled again by the royal commission.
Dark underbelly of home loan industry exposed
The big question - and one which is of keen interest to the Hayne royal commission - is just how rife is this fraudulent conduct in the home loan industry.
Vitamin makers back off from own retail stores
Big retailers don't tend to like it if their consumer goods suppliers set up retail stores as well.
Mongolia anti-corruption squad seek info from Rio unit
The last thing Rio Tinto needed was a fresh inquiry from an anti-corruption agency in the developing world, but that's what Rio's Mongolian subsidiary received on Tuesday evening.
‘Serious problems’ with 40pc of audits: accounting watchdogs
Global accounting watchdogs identified serious problems at 40 per cent of the audits they inspected last year, raising fresh concerns about the quality of work being carried out by the world's largest accounting firms.
NAB staff took cash bribes to 'smash targets'
NAB staff were approving loans they knew that were fake in order to meet sales targets and trigger incentive payments.
Broadcom block sends ripples across corporate US
Donald Trump has long fashioned himself as the ultimate dealmaker. That makes his decision to block a $US142bn takeover this week all the more remarkable.
Exuberant credit markets may not be irrational
The RBA says the decline in corporate debt spreads to levels not seen since before the GFC is not conclusive evidence of "excessive risk taking" in fixed income markets.
Why blockchain needs regulation: NEO's Da Hongfei
The man considered to be the pioneer of blockchain in China, Da Hongfei, on how a "compliance ready" blockchain will enable a smart economy.
ASX set to open lower on new uncertainty
Australian shares were set to open lower on Wednesday, with new investor uncertainty after President Trump sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Opinion
Tillerson heir Pompeo is a hawk on China, North Korea
President Trump's new pick for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, takes a far tougher approach than Rex Tillerson and is a backer of "America First".
Devil is in the detail of Shorten's dividend rebate ban
Bill Shorten's move against the cash rebate of imputation credits will restore the dividend imputation system to its original purpose, but it will push self-managed super funds into trusts and offshore equities.
Dark underbelly of home loan industry exposed
The big question - and one which is of keen interest to the Hayne royal commission - is just how rife is this fraudulent conduct in the home loan industry.
Lessons from Ken Hayne's first day
When Hayne delivers his recommendations at year's end, the banks and non-banks are inevitably going to face increased regulation and compliance burdens.
Rex who? Why Aussie politicians won't miss Tillerson
The sacking of Rex Tillerson will not impede the Turnbull government's access to Donald Trump because the US President barely listened to his Secretary of State.
Carbon price jumps in Abbott ETS's maiden run
The volume was small but the trading is significant because the baselines set by the Abbott government for large emitters were designed to be easy for industry to beat.
Vietnam sees Australia as South China Sea partner
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has flagged closer co-operation with Australia to deal with tensions in the South China Sea.
Labor sets scene for income tax cut war
Labor's plans to end cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits has set the scene for a bidding war with the government over income tax cuts.
Labor pushes SMSFs to risky investments
Retirees will be tempted to buy into risky, high-yielding investments in an effort to replace the income they stand to lose from Labor's proposal to abolish refundable franking credits.
Timing of Tillerson's dismissal stunned observers
The abruptness of the dismissal - hours after Tillerson returned from a tour of Africa and on the brink of awaited talks between Trump and the leader of North Korea - surprised foreign policy experts.
Lawyer says 'time to buckle up' as Trump shuns deadline
US President Donald Trump's attorneys have missed a deadline to accept the return of a $US130,000 settlement payment from a pornographic film actress.
Trump seeks tariffs on up to $US60b of China imports
The US President is seeking to impose tariffs on up to $US60 billion of Chinese imports and will target the technology and telecommunications sectors.
Trump backs May in showdown with Putin
President Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May agreed Russia must provide 'unambiguous answers' on the apparent poisoning of a British citizen.
The real reason Xi wants to keep China's top job
Unless China can better manage migration to the big cities, it risks becoming a disastrously divided society.
Personal Finance
Smith & Nephew a decent two-way bet
Regardless of whether a cost-reduction program can improve profit growth, or activist investors can successfully push for change, Smith & Nephew is set to benefit from an ageing world population.
Labor sends retirees 'back to drawing board'
Do-it-yourself superannuation funds have slammed Labor's proposal to ditch cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits, arguing that it unfairly singles out self-directed investors.
Super reforms mean time for estate plan re-think
The transfer balance cap introduced last July limits the amount that can be moved from the taxable accumulation phase into the tax-free retirement phase, and this extends to death benefit income streams.
Apprenticeships take a slide
There's been another steep fall in the number of people doing apprenticeships.
Domino's bulls on European tour
When a key executive's margin loans were disclosed to investors (by us, not them), he was squiring a small band of bullish investors around Europe.
Work changing too fast to regulate, Atlassian
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes says he's more concerned about whether there will still be gig economy workers in ten years than regulating their conditions.
What 4 fund managers learnt from their mistakes
The important part of making mistakes is to learn from them. This week, Smart Investor asked four professionals about their memorable mistakes and how they became better investors as a result.
Lifestyle
Live long and prosper: the longevity pill is upon us
You want to live to 100, or even 150? It's no longer the impossible dream.
