Peta Credlin counter-attacks journalists
Denying she slapped down a cabinet minister, Peta Credlin vowed to hold the media accountable for its "lies".
AMP needs a cultural shake-up
The astonishing disclosures at the Hayne royal commission on Tuesday leave one obvious question hanging over AMP: what will be the long-term consequences for AMP?
Bank of Queensland's Investec deal pays off
Expansion by acquisition often backfires badly on Australian listed companies but BoQ has shown how it can work.
Banking commission: Platform fees in focus
The royal commission is considering platform fees charged by vertically-integrated groups. The first witness is from AMP. Follow live here.
Blue Sky broker slashes price target
Blue Sky chairman John Kain has dismissed suggestions the board should have improved disclosure sooner as a major backer slashed its price target.
KPMG South Africa fights for survival
KPMG South Africa is flying in trouble shooters from around the globe and hurriedly meeting clients to stem any further loss of business after becoming embroiled in three evolving scandals.
Markets Live: Rio, Woodside lift ASX
The ASX is up 13 points with shareholders rewarding updates from Rio Tinto and Woodside.
ASIC seeks new power to force bank compensation
The request for a new "directions power" comes as ASIC reveals banks take on average four years to begin investigating misconduct.
Major investors reject Virgin privatisation
Virgin Australia chairman Elizabeth Bryan says the airline decided not to privatise after unanimous opposition from its major shareholders.
Woodside Petroleum set for LNG boost
Woodside Petroleum is set for a further increase in LNG output as CEO Peter Coleman flagged the second train at Wheatstone LNG would begin production by June.
Menulog: half of all food service sales will go online
Australia's largest online food ordering platform expects at least half the $18 billion food service market to move online, mirroring travel, insurance and jobs.
CA ANZ's 'Project 5000' fails to hit CPA defection targets
A secret plan costing hundreds of thousands of dollars by Chartered Accountants ANZ to recruit 5000 senior CPA members only managed to entice 1000 across.
ASX to open higher as techs rally
Australian shares are poised to rise as techs, including Atlassian, rallied on Wall St. Iron ore up, oil consolidates.
Equities peak still ahead: fund managers
More than three-quarters of the global fund managers surveyed each month by Bank of America Merrill Lynch see room for equities to run still higher.
Yield curve flattening 'normal': Williams
John Williams, who takes the helm of the New York Fed in June, played down risks the US yield curve would become inverted.
Investing in virtue is hard
It's not easy being a socially conscious investor. To see why, look no further than Facebook.
Opinion
Stuck in traffic, blaming immigration
Try persuading people stuck in traffic jams or on overcrowded public transport that congestion from rising population is being addressed, let alone resolved, innovatively or otherwise.
Big four, AMP's flagrant contempt for ASIC
It will be astonishing if Kenneth Hayne doesn't recommend a major boost to ASIC's powers given the big four and AMP's disdain for the corporate watchdog.
NT fracking rollback puts heat back on eastern states
In accepting that the science on the integrity of hydraulic fracturing really is in, the Northern Territory government has likely invited both scorn and praise from over extracting oil and gas from deep shales.
AMP new CEO must rebuild culture
When Chanticleer spoke with AMP chairman Catherine Brenner on March 26, as she announced the retirement of Craig Meller, we asked what she would be looking for in her next CEO. Surely that must change now.
IMF lifts GDP forecast amid trade war fear
The International Monetary Fund has upgraded Australia's economic growth forecasts, but warned the strengthening world economy faces headwinds from the Trump trade disputes.
Wind and solar boom undercuts NEG
The National Energy Guarantee will add nothing to wind and solar investments already under way if the Turnbull government doesn't increase its target for emissions cuts
Australia risks wasting seat on UN human rights council
We can't afford to have a passive Australia on the rights council, says Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth.
Roll state targets into NEG, says former SA boss
South Australia's former top public servant has called on Labor state governments to roll their ambitious renewable targets into a single national target saying state schemes were "clearly a second best solution" for cutting Australia's carbon emissions.
Russia threat looms over PM's London visit
The growing Russian threat is set to dominate a meeting between Malcolm Turnbull and his counterparts from BritaIn, New Zealand and Canada.
Tesla Model 3 output halts after Musk admits mistakes
Tesla is temporarily suspending production of the Model 3 sedan for at least the second time in roughly two months, just after Elon Musk admitted to mistakes that hindered his most important car.
Billionaire banking heir Matthew Mellon dies at 54
Matthew Mellon had struggled with drug addiction, and reports said he died at a rehabilitation center in Cancun, Mexico.
US, North Korea held 'high level' talks
President Donald Trump said the US and North Korea have already started direct talks at "extremely high levels".
Southwest jet engine explodes, killing one passenger
One passenger was killed when an engine blew out on a Southwest Airlines Co jetliner carrying 148 people, marking the first fatality on a US-registered airline in more than nine years.
Abe to meet with Trump as scandals swirl at home
Domestic political scandals and sinking approval ratings are weighing on Japanese PM Shinzo Abe as he heads to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort for two days of talks starting on Wednesday.
Personal Finance
AMP admits putting shareholders before customers
Top advice executive Anthony 'Jack' Regan has acknowledged the financial services giant has a culture problem.
Borrowers still ahead despite softening house prices, RBA says
RBA board members have indicated they are relatively unworried by the current downturn in Sydney's real estate market, noting there had been a series of steeper property falls in the past.
3 portfolio questions to keep you afloat
Questioning the composition of your share portfolio? Professional investor Elio D'Amato outlines how to do it.
Hayne warns AMP's top brass
AMP is on notice after revelations outgoing CEO Craig Meller and chairman Catherine Brenner interfered with a report that was presented to ASIC as independent.
Indian students push numbers to record
There had been a consistent effort by government and the higher education sector to rebuild the India market.
The key to successful leadership
Politics, it transpired, is an art, more akin to juggling than to the inexorable implementation of deep-laid plans and programs
Class action lawyers to fight over GetSwift
More class action lawyers are piling onto GetSwift over the alleged breach of continuous disclosure rules.
Lifestyle
Hinoki, the secret scent finally reaching Western noses
Hwyl is the first Aesop fragrance – and one of the first widely distributed fragrances in the world – to prominently feature the Japanese cypress tree.
