Our obscene debate about who is poor
While the debate about the fairness of abolishing cash refunds for "spare" tax credits has conflated poor people and those with good accountants, the two groups are quite easy to distinguish.
Dividend payout pressure to rise
Labor's changes to dividend imputation will place more pressure on companies to pay out credits to investors via special dividends or capital returns, Morgan Stanley says.
Monitoring home loans is 'hard', 'costly'
ANZ has been forced to defend its home lending policies after the royal commission revealed the bank does not examine the expenses of its customers.
'With hindsight there was an error': CBA
A CBA executive admits the bank sold credit card insurance to 64,000 people who couldn't claim on it and told ASIC the number was 42,000. Follow live here.
NAB slashes key home loan rate
NAB is discounting home buyer rates by more than 142 basis points in its first rates move since last week's bruising over mortgage fraud at the banking royal commission.
Markets Live: Push-pull session for ASX
Investors can't decide on ASX direction today, with weaker banks contrasting with stronger miners and energy companies.
ASX tightens listing rules after GetSwift, Big Un
The ASX has moved swiftly to tighten rules and remind companies of their disclosure obligations after scandals at two tech companies cost investors millions.
SurfStitch administrators back merger with EziBuy
SurfStitch's administrators have recommended a merger with EziBuy and found directors may have broken the law.
Gen Y advisers shy away from big banks
Young financial advisers are trying to resurrect the sector's sullied reputation.
Work visa successor open ended
A scheme replacing 457 visas won't list specific occupations or have a limit on the number available.
Coles will still fight hard: Rob Scott
Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott has dismissed suggestions Coles would be any less competitive after it is spun out.
Newcrest PNG mine costs rise by $US200m
Newcrest Mining's Wafi-Golpu mine will cost $US200 million more to build as it confirms mine wastes will be dumped into seas off Papua New Guinea.
Don't get too high on cannabis stocks
There are still questions about the drug's medical benefits, safety, and social acceptability. The risks in dabbling in a new and controversial industry are as long as a hookah pipe.
China appoints first new central bank chief in 15 years
Beijing has appointed US-educated former economist Yi Gang as its new central bank governor, in a move analysts say is good for market stability but in a role fraught with challenges.
Can Kudlow talk up the US dollar for the RBA?
Can the former Reagan era "supply side" economic official and Bear Stearns Wall Street economist help propel the greenback by encouraging Donald Trump to be a strong dollar president?
Shortage of truckies betrays inflation threat
A shortage of truck drivers, childcare workers and interns leads Janus Henderson's Carmel Wellso to believe that inflationary pressures are more threatening than the market realises.
Opinion
Election wipeouts show a change
Two political movements which should have been able to make inroads into the majors have failed, and, as a result, changed the psychology of politics.
Scott won't bet the farm on next growth move
The demerger of Coles continues Rob Scott's clean-up. But his next growth move is unlikely to be a bet-the-farm deal.
Big four banks' seven deadly sins
The royal commission appears to be a medieval morality play, with the big four taking it in turns to act the seven deadly sins.
Fed likely to lift rates above RBA
Trade wars, an increasingly aggressive US central bank and bad behaviour from our banks are issues for investors to wrestle with this week.
NSW coastal town loses 70 homes in fire
Hundreds of anxious residents on the NSW far south coast keen to return home to assess the damage after a ferocious firestorm ripped through Tathra are being warned the danger is not yet over.
Taxpayers help oil and gas giant with solar switch
A handout from the Federal Government has helped bring about an unlikely pairing between Italian oil and gas colossus Eni and a small cap Australian renewable energy company.
Batman win rewards Labor's policy
Labor's resounding victory in Batman has emboldened Bill Shorten to pursue his policy to scrap cash payments for excess dividend credits.
Greens rupture over Batman loss
Tensions inside the Greens have erupted in the wake of the party's failure to win the federal seat of Batman.
Marshall welcomes Musk investment
South Australian Premier-elect Steven Marshall wants to cut energy costs but also welcomes investment from Elon Musk and Sanjeev Gupta.
Xi Jinping's power grab is a dangerous game
Consolidating Xi power under the Party might make more people follow what he has to say. But it will also mean that more people will expect him to solve China's many problems.
Putin set to rule Russia until 2024 in landslide win
Exit polls show Vladimir Putin having 74 per cent of the vote amid heavy turnout after he sought fourth six-year term on a "strong Russia" platform.
'Tremendous leaking, lying and corruption'
Donald Trump has launched an attack on the whole US system of justice after firing a top FBI official.
Free trade push at ASEAN
Australia is pushing for free trade deals with Indonesia and the wider region to be signed by the end of this year.
10pc of London share analysts to lose jobs
A shake-up is under way, courtesy of January's Mifid II rules that require greater disclosure of costs.
Personal Finance
Tech stocks benefit from a shift in investment trends
If the global economy was really on the mend, investment funds should have swung in behind companies leveraged to activity that comes from capital and consumer spending.
Property-owning public win from real estate competition
The reduction in housing turnover shows that consumers are keeping more of the property gains to themselves.
Labor's policy unfairly targets SMSFs
Labor's proposal to cancel cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits is bad policy, unfairly targeting the SMSF sector.
Guess how much Berkshire Hathaway pays Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett is scoring particularly well on a new rule requiring companies to disclose the ratio of a chief executive officer's pay to that of the median employee.
8 things successful people don't do in their 30s
After using your 20s to find yourself, your 30s are typically a time for further establishing your career and personal life. Don't get it wrong.
Nash review has surprises for uni
The traditional MBA needs to be taken away from the centrepiece at Australia's premier business school.
The 3 ways male workers react to #MeToo
Even smug, virtue-signalling PC males like me are queasily realising that we have spent our careers participating in unfair scenes.
Lifestyle
1889 Travel offers bespoke luxury experiences in Paris
One-of-a-kind experiences in the city of love are just a click (and thousands of euros) away – if you know who to ask.
