What makes a good fund manager?
David Paradice says good fund managers are people who want to "have a go" and they "don't want to necessarily get paid truckloads". Geoff Wilson isn't keen on novel readers.
Labor vows bigger surpluses to tackle debt
Labor will pledge to use the majority of the potential $220 billion in extra taxes it plans to raise over the next decade to pay down debt.
There's more to Healthscope than who wins
Healthscope's board may be feeling the pressure of two competing offers for the hospital operator, but it's just a fraction of what's on the line for private equity firm BGH Capital.
Top stock pickers name favourite stocks
Some of the country's top stock pickers set out their top stock picks, with companies ranging from Qantas to Spicers finding favour.
Trade minister confident of thaw in Australia-China deep freeze
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo says he is confident Australia can put the political headwinds with its major trading partner behind it as he prepares to visit China this week in an attempt to break the diplomatic deadlock.
RBA sees parallels to 1960s debt blowout
The RBA has ramped up warnings Trump's debt-funded fiscal stimulus may have parallel to the 1960s era that led to nearly two decades of rampant inflation and sky-rocketing interest rates.
Row erupts over recycled aged care funding
Labor claims the budget swindled the elderly by taking $1.6 billion from nursing homes and using it to fund 14,000 places for home care.
Lew family cuts ties with Zara Australia
The Lew family has cut formal ties with global fast-fashion juggernaut Inditex, quitting its 10 per cent stake in Zara Australia.
Santos CEO breaks ranks on gas reservation
Both the Santos and Woodside CEOs say the industry needs a rethink on gas reservation policies.
Telstra hits seven-year low
Telstra's executive has been left in no doubt that the market is no longer buying its long-term growth narrative as shares plummeted on Tuesday and analysts urged "drastic action".
CYBG profit hit by higher misconduct provisions
But on an underlying basis, the ASX-listed British bank said lending growth and cost cutting drove profits up 28 per cent.
Toll gets its mojo back, returns to profit
The logistics group's new management team is turning around the trucking group after a $1.4 billion net loss last year.
Beware 'rotten' AMP, warns Geoff Wilson
Highly-regarded fund manager Geoff Wilson has warned against investing in beaten down AMP shares, saying the embattled wealth manager's financial planning business was "rotten" to the core.
Top stock pickers name favourite stocks
Some of the country's top stock pickers set out their top stock picks, with companies ranging from Qantas to Spicers finding favour.
ASX drops on NAB and Telstra
The Australian sharemarket closed lower on Tuesday as Telstra hit a seven-year low and NAB traded ex-dividend.
Macquarie supersizes hybrid issue
Macquarie Group has markedly scaled up the size of its latest hybrid issuance, as investor demand topped $900 million.
Opinion
Defence's purpose can't be to protect political jobs
Perhaps predictably, this defence build-up has quickly transformed into an industry boondoggle designed to protect jobs, particularly political jobs.
What makes a good fund manager?
David Paradice says good fund managers are people who want to "have a go" and they "don't want to necessarily get paid truckloads". Geoff Wilson isn't keen on novel readers.
Santos releases gas reservation genie
Kevin Gallagher's domestic gas reservation proposal is a bold and clever tactic - but he's largely talking about other people's gas.
Playing the man in China
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo will be carrying the ball for the entire Australian government as he turns up for the annual AFL game in Shanghai this week. A federal minister on a visit to China is now on the endangered species list.
Minimum wage earners face tax threat
Minimum wage rises above 2.1 per cent this year will see full-time earners enter a higher tax bracket, watering down pay gains, experts warn.
Row erupts over recycled aged care funding
Labor claims the budget swindled the elderly by taking $1.6 billion from nursing homes and using it to fund 14,000 places for home care.
Trade minister confident of thaw in China deep freeze
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo says he is confident Australia can put the political headwinds with its major trading partner behind it as he prepares to visit China this week.
Canberra's 'off-budget deficit' widens as costs surge
Concerns are growing over the government's use of "off budget" investments that are effectively obscuring a tripling of Canberra's operating expenses.
Georgina Downer ditches dual citizenship
The Liberal Party's star candidate for the looming Mayo byelection has confirmed she successfully renounced dual British citizenship in September last year.
Attacks spark fear of family terror threat
The wave of bombings signals a change in the way extremist groups view the role of women and children.
Trumpist celebration in Jerusalem 'grotesque'
As Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner celebrated the relocation of America's embassy to Jerusalem, at least 58 Palestinians were being killed and thousands wounded just 65 kilometres away.
Putin is not all-powerful
Unlike the Soviet days, the men in the Kremlin control a lot, but not everything.
Malaysia is no longer the country that we knew
The standing of Mahathir Mohamad and the monarchy will be critical as six decades of the UMNO state come to an end.
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.
Personal Finance
Why investors should take notice of rising bond rates
Investment strategies that worked well while interest rates fell are unlikely to be rewarded when rates rise.
Industry funds expected to grow as banks shrink
As banks shed their wealth arms, industry superannuation funds will take on an expanded role, KMPG predicts.
Reprieve for renters in Sydney houses
Renters in Sydney houses have had an April reprieve, with asking rents falling by 1.6 per cent over the month.
Universities should focus on good teaching, not brand
A new survey of student expectations has overturned many of the marketing assumptions used by universities such as international rankings and good reputation.
EY staff angry over response to harassment complaint
Staff at Ernst & Young are quietly furious at the firm's official response to a 2015 sexual harassment allegation and are questioning the firm's commitment to a zero tolerance policy around bullying and harassment.
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.
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.
Lifestyle
Trekking the Tea Horse Road in China's Yunnan province
There's no need to ride rough when trekking the ancient Tea Horse Road in China's south-west Yunnan province.
