AMP looks for new CEO as Meller retires
AMP chief executive Craig Meller has announced he will retire at the end of 2018, and the company will launch a global search for his replacement.
Don't be fooled by company accounts
GMO's head of equities says financial accounts reflect a bygone industrial age – leading algorithmic stock pickers astray.
Pensioners spared in franking crackdown
Pensioners will be shielded from the brunt of Labor's plan to axe franking credit refunds after further analysis found low-income retirees could be excluded at little cost.
The millionaire who never has to pay his debts
Meet Mr Teflon: Assets don't stick to him. And neither does debt -- just ask the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Smith stood down after Magellan leads outcry over cheating
The captain of the Australian men's cricket team Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner have been stood down amid a chorus of criticism after Smith's unprecedented admission of premeditated cheating.
Afterpay's battle for Millennials spills into 'the street'
Brokers are fired up over Afterpay's prospects as short interest in the payments disrupter edges higher.
ASX to extend losses on trade war fears
Australian stocks are poised to drop below 5800 at the open, amid nervousness about a potential global trade war.
Super fund titans to lock horns for Victoria's land titles unit
Industry super fund gorilla Sunsuper is starting to throw its weight around in infrastructure auctions. And top of its list is winning the right to run Victoria's land titles and registry unit for the next 40-years.
Axe power network values to cut bills
Mass write-downs of more than $11 billion are needed in state-owned electricity networks to avoid locking in hits to customers of up to $380 a year, the Grattan Institute says.
Judo Capital takes fight to big four on SME lending
A new SME-focused bank is betting a focus on relationships can help the start-up disrupt the bureaucracies of the big four.
Chapmans in Canadian crypto-mining play
Listed investment company Chapmans is seeking to raise up to $7.3 million to invest in a Canadian crypto-mining and data processing company.
Nine, Ten, Fox Sports cricket deal on the cards
Nine and Ten will continue to work with Cricket Australia on a bid for its next broadcast deal and are opening to bringing in Fox Sports, paving the way for a three-way agreement.
Australian dollar shedding its risk proxy tag
Investors are asking if the Aussie has quietly started to lose its risk barometer role.
ASX braced for trade war fallout
Economists are relatively calm about US-China trade tensions, but Australia's main stock index is set to drop below 5800, its lowest point since October.
Tariffs, taxes, Fed fueling inflation risks
Inflation has been a downplayed risk. Now that seems to be changing on the back of significant moves in inflation and break-even pricing.
ASX set to tumble as trade war worries bite
The S&P;/ASX 200 is on the verge of falling to its lowest since mid-October as investors reel from the prospect of a trade war between the US and China.
Opinion
Facebook, it's you, not us
Nothing in life is free. Facebook's free service to consumers is a fallacy.
High Court win for Glencore on port fees
Glencore has secured apparently final victory in its three-year dispute with the Port of Newcastle.
Company tax war just starting
If the Coalition's company tax cut gets through the Senate, then Labor will make repeal the central issue of the election. Both sides will have a great deal at stake.
Social media and election planning at party HQ
As the two major parties get on a war footing ahead on next year's election, social media's power as a campaign tool is being factored in.
Oil, gas face tougher resource rent tax
The federal government is planning to make long-awaited changes to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax but is expected to exempt existing projects.
Turning off gold-plated power grids
Bills can be trimmed if governments are bold enough to write down their over-invested power grids and sell them.
Crunch time for PM's company tax cut
Business leaders make final appeal to senators as government pushes for vote on its company tax cut policy this week.
Cash economy squeeze to fund tax cuts
An amnesty for cash business that declare previously hidden income is likely to form part of a long-awaited crackdown on the black economy, the savings from which could be used for tax cuts.
Hobart Airport flies high as tourism booms
Hobart Airport is growing at a faster rate than any other Australian capital city airport.
Renting out rooms made this bank worker a billionaire
Takateru Kawano worked at an internet bank before founding TKP, which has made him a billionaire.
Tesla to slow deliveries in Norway as trucks overloaded
Elon Musk says Tesla will slow down deliveries in Norway, its best market per capita, days before the electric-car maker is due to report quarterly sales that investors watch so closely.
Uber sells south-east Asian arm to its rival Grab
Uber has reached an agreement to sell its south-east Asian ride-hailing business, in a further retreat from international markets.
Anti-social network looks to rebuild trust
Mark Zuckerberg began 2018 vowing to "fix Facebook". Three months in, and after one of the worst weeks in the company's history with $US60bn wiped off its market value, that job is more urgent than ever.
Even Steve Bannon says that Trumponomics just don't add up
The US is undertaking a big experiment with a conflicting cocktail of fiscal stimulus, trade tariffs and monetary tightening, with a dose of China geopolitics thrown in.
Personal Finance
Do we need FoFA for banks?
The royal commission has made it clear that bank implementation of reforms to protect customers has been too slow.
Trade war didn't cause Wall Street's fall
The jolt to markets in the past week was primarily due to disappointing data together with an overpriced market.
The mid-cap stocks to focus on
Mid-cap companies that are operating in in-demand industries and have an expanding global presence are the ones to own.
Aussie answer to #TimesUp launched
An Australian version of Hollywood's 'Time's Up' movement against sexual harassment has been launched with Carnival Cruises chief executive Ann Sherry as patron.
Study reveals chink in cricketers' armour
A review of cricket-related fatalities in Australia suggests it is time to focus on protecting players from heart and neck injuries.
The things Mathias Cormann won't talk about
Mathias Cormann is known for his Terminator-like discipline, but over lunch with the AFR there's one topic that gets him animated.
Wealth and fame can be a 'double whammy' for depression
Serious money isn't enough to ward off depression; in fact, say psychologists, it comes with its own set of pressures.
Lifestyle
5 simple etiquette habits that help the rich get ahead
"Self-made millionaires have mastered certain rules of etiquette that help them in social settings," says Thomas Corley, who's written a book on the subject.
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