Fixing super to cost members
Higher administration fees for superannuation accounts are inevitable in the wake of the government's crackdown on the exploitation of low balance super accounts.
Planners won't find it easy to flee AMP
Fears of a financial planner exodus from AMP are justified, but advisers won't find it easy to leave.
RBA warns of tighter property lending risks
RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle has warned a further tightening of lending standards would primarily hit the housing market even as he downplayed the dangers of interest-only loan resets.
Harbour bid for Santos locked and loaded
Santos shareholder ENN has inadvertently announced that Harbour Energy's due diligence on Santos is complete.
Blue Sky student living funds clipped
Blue Sky's valuation review has seen the carrying value of five student accommodation funds reduced, after it ran the ruler over 12 of 93 assets.
Woodside brings in CSIRO, NASA
Woodside boss Peter Coleman has declared that "tech geeks" and innovation more broadly will be key to enabling the next wave of LNG growth in Australia. Follow APPEA 2018 live here.
Markets Live: ASX falls on NAB, Telstra
Australian shares have fallen as index heavyweights NAB and Telstra drag the market.
Star Combo to join ASX vitamin crowd
Star Combo Pharma will join the ASX as a new vitamins float with big plans via a deal with Terry White Chemmart.
Westpac launches third fintech VC fund
Westpac has lifted its VC investment to $150 million, with Reinventure launching a third $50 million fund this week.
Link's budget analysis points to $55m hit
Link Group has outlined a worst case scenario revenue impact from measures announced in the federal budget, even though it expects the figure to come in lower.
Santos backers close in on deal with Harbour
Two Chinese shareholders of energy giant Santos are expected to seal a deal with US suitor Harbour Energy later this week.
CBA, Microsoft and KPMG take on cloud accounting
The new KPMG-owned software will give SME's access to big-end-of-town technology and help drive new customers to the incumbents.
Short Deutsche Bank, says The Big Short's Steve Eisman
Steve Eisman, who famously predicted the collapse of subprime mortgages before the 2008 financial crisis, recommends shorting Deutsche Bank shares.
Investing implications of MSCI's China A shares move
Australian investors should pay attention to the upcoming introduction of China A shares into the MSCI emerging markets index given it could have some implications for their investment strategies.
ICOs the domain of charlatans, swindlers
Let's call initial coin offering's utopian rhetoric for what it is: self-serving nonsense meant to separate credulous investors from their hard-earned savings.
Evans Dixon shares gain on ASX debut
Evans Dixon did not hire an investment bank to manage the sale of its shares, which was made exclusively to clients and a so-called "chairman's list" of individuals and institutions.
Opinion
AustralianSuper kills Healthscope auction
AustralianSuper's confirmation that it will reject, vote against or not accept any takeover proposal for Healthscope other than its own shows it is serious about wanting to buy 30 per cent of the company at the lowest possible price.
China relations can only be unfrozen with Bishop's sacking
While the rest of the world is finding common ground, our China ties are broken, and the Foreign Minister isn't capable of fixing them.
Beijing's Asia Pacific largesse comes with strategic ambition
A report presented to the US State Department has sounded a warning bell over the rapid increase in Chinese influence in the south-east Asia and in the Pacific.
What if? Insurance opt-in comes with costs
I told my 20-something son some months ago that he should immediately cancel any insurance policies he had through his superannuation to save on fees. Did I make a big mistake?
Turnbull dismisses calls to sack Julie Bishop
Calls for the former ambassador to China for a new foreign minister have fallen flat with Malcolm Turnbull.
SA Premier backs fracking in outback
The SA Premier Steven Marshall says he wants to avoid the ''acrimony'' of constant feuds over fracking that have plagued other states.
'Extreme risk' in $89b Navy ships plan
Taxpayers are paying billions of dollars more and face further blowouts because of the "high to extreme" level of risk in building new ships and submarines.
Spending to rise as tax cuts reach top end
Scott Morrison's three-step income tax cut plan won't deliver a sizeable boost to the economy until 2022 when middle and upper-income earners begin to get relief.
China's Pacific aid push backfiring, officials believe
Beijing's heavy-handed treatment of smaller nations over debts has led to a reassessment of doing deals with China.
At least 55 Palestinians killed in Gaza
Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border as the US opened its embassy in Jerusalem.
India’s Narendra Modi can shape the world
Whether Narendra Modi is part of the global trend towards strongman leadership matters a lot, with India likely to surpass China as the most populous nation in the world
Trump defends intervention on ZTE
The ZTE move appears to be part of a broader bargain under which China would drop its plan to impose tariffs on US agricultural exports.
New electrified road could slash electric car costs
An electrified road in Sweden that charges cars while they're being driven means the cars no longer need big batteries - which can be half the cost of an electric car - and range anxiety is eliminated.
Fancy a bet on Prince Harry's beard?
Bettors are placing all kinds of weird wagers on the royal wedding. William Hill says a lot of bets came in Monday on the Queen wearing a green hat.
Personal Finance
Big banks good for income (but forget stellar growth)
For income-seeking investors who value consistent and stable fully-franked dividend payments, the banks remain a staple holding.
How equity sectors differ across the globe
Think you're just investing in China tech stocks by buying Alibaba? You're also getting exposure to the financial sector.
Why investors are biting into fast food
"Food is a defensive asset class that is recession proof. People always need to buy food." Why property investors are pouring money into fast food chains.
Gender war looms for boards
A showdown is looming between directors and shareholders over women on boards as both sides break cover amid backlash over the AMP scandal and the ASX's newly introduced 30 per cent gender targets.
Don't ‘manswer’ if you want to be a good boss
The cliché that people leave managers rather than companies is true. One in two employees in the US have quit their jobs to get away from their managers
Deloitte's Bashinsky launches talent consultancy
Deloitte's former chief human resources officer is launching a new service using data tools to map the power networks that drive culture within a company.
Why boomers should join the gig economy
'Hireability' decreases 8pc each year after the age of 35, so money in the budget is unlikely to help unless older workers change how they think.
Lifestyle
Here are the highlights of Vivid Sydney 2018
Since it first burst into life in 2009, Vivid Sydney continues to grow and glow. This year, Pier One is also offering a Hot Tub Igloo experience, with champagne delivered.
