Hayne exposes secret super fees
The murky realm of super administration fees has provided rich pickings for the Hayne royal commission where Suncorp was caught out charging members twice.
Showdown on energy looms for Turnbull
Australia could be headed for an energy and power price election after a majority of Coalition MPs endorsed the NEG.
Ready for an election over emissions?
Assuming the states sign off on the NEG, both Labor and the government are happy to have a fight over emissions targets all the way to the election.
Andrew Formica is the $1.3b man
Some $1.3 billion has been wiped off the value of Janus Henderson Group since the decision to appoint Dick Weil as the sole CEO.
Whitehaven shows the climate warriors
As recently as February 2016, Whitehaven Coal was a local pin-up for the promoters of the stranded asset theory. But now MD Paul Flynn has turned it around.
Sydney rents fall as vacancies hit a 13-year high
Sydney's residential property investors have been hit with falling rents and rising vacancies as the country's largest city suffers an unexpected oversupply of new dwellings.
What will really happen after Hayne?
It might be ferocious lawyers rather than politicians or regulators who force real change on the banks.
Amid uncertainty, Shoes of Prey investors lose 87pc
Investors that backed Shoes of Prey have had their investment written down to less than 13 cents in the dollar as it faces a last-ditch bid to secure a funding lifeline.
Ciobo escalates wine dispute with Canada
The Turnbull government has escalated its trade dispute with Canada over discriminatory treatment of Australian wine exports.
Cochlear eyes seniors and China market in growth push
Cochlear has decided to double the size of the manufacturing plant it is building in China as outstanding profit continues.
NAB admits to breaking law once every week
The bank has submitted breaches of its licence at an alarming rate according to its own analysis.
CBA faced $157m fine for super breaches
CBA's failure to properly plan for a mandated low-cost default super fund saw it breach superannuation laws 15,000 times, the Hayne royal commission has heard.
RBA should lower inflation target
The RBA is running discretionary monetary policy settings already, so why not just formalise a lower inflation target, asks Betashares economist David Bassanese.
Are markets to blame for Turkey's woes?
The populist playbook is to create a monster out of markets as a way to deflect blame from their own irresponsible policies. That will only make things worse.
ASX ends solid session on upbeat note
The sharemarket climbed to within a point of a fresh decade high as fears that Turkey's economic problems would spill over to the rest of the global financial markets eased.
Currency sell-off threatens commodity prices
Compared with two decades ago, emerging markets now have the potential to wreak far more havoc in commodity markets.
America's debt has exploded. Why does no one care?
The eurozone crisis showed how deficits don't matter, until they do. The US must summon political will before that happens.
Opinion
All steam ahead on energy
A win is a win. But the power market is so complicated that most voters will really just follow their prejudices as politicians on all sides try to exaggerate the benefits or the disastrous impact of particular policies on prices.
Whitehaven shows the climate warriors
As recently as February 2016, Whitehaven Coal was a local pin-up for the promoters of the stranded asset theory. But now MD Paul Flynn has turned it around.
Ready for an election over emissions?
Assuming the states sign off on the NEG, both Labor and the government are happy to have a fight over emissions targets all the way to the election.
Wishing renewables cut prices does not make it so
Labor's climate spokesman Mark Butler has seemingly turned the economics of the debate on its head.
Hostplus 'unashamed' by tennis splurge
Spending on corporate hospitality is a necessary evil, Hostplus chief executive David Elia told the Hayne royal commission.
Coalition, business look overseas on company taxes
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Bluescope chief Mark Vassella made the case for lower company taxes, despite a bill being unlikely to pass the Senate.
The private sector can save the reef, too
Business and philanthropic figures bristle at the idea that the private sector can't mobilise resources to help save the Great Barrier Reef.
Coalition, Labor in power struggle over electricity
The government and opposition are at odds of whether more renewable energy in the mix would help or hurt power prices.
Star power pushes bill on assisted dying
Television personality Andrew Denton and former Australian Medical Association president Brian Owler are lobbying senators to end a ban on assisted dying laws in the ACT and Northern Territory.
Turnbull's reset ends influence of China hawks
The past 18 months have been an aberration in a long history of balanced relations with Beijing.
China's economy cools further
China's economy is showing further signs of cooling as the US prepares to impose even tougher trade tariffs, with investment in the first seven months of the year slowing to a record low.
London crash treated as terrorism
A man has been arrested after a car crashed into security barriers outside Britain's Houses of Parliament, Scotland Yard says.
Musk says he's working with Silver Lake, Goldman
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he would work with buyout firm Silver Lake and Goldman Sachs as financial advisers on a move to take the company private.
Elon Musk seems to admit he didn't have 'funding secured'
In an "update" posted on Tesla's website, Elon Musk's description makes Tesla's funding for going private sound highly conditional, not anything like "secured".
Personal Finance
What will really happen after Hayne?
It might be ferocious lawyers rather than politicians or regulators who force real change on the banks.
Money still on the table in never-ending Lehman short
It's been a decade since former New York hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson made millions by betting against Lehman Brothers before it collapsed.
Westpac advisers could face sharp drop in pay
Westpac has provided further details to its financial planners about a pay overhaul starting in October, despite delaying the move for a much smaller group of so-called partnership planners.
ASIC should name poor quality audit firms: Deloitte CEO
The incoming chief executive of Deloitte Australia, Richard Deutsch, said the corporate regulator should name and shame firms that fall below an "acceptable threshold" of audit quality.
How Jim Ratcliffe became Britain's richest person
For someone who shuns the spotlight, chemicals billionaire Jim Ratcliffe - the UK's wealthiest person - has been in the news rather a lot lately.
What to do when your stand-in smashes it
Being upstaged by a stand-in is one of the great unspoken fears of working life.
Andrew Thorburn's many commitments
At what point is it too late for a CEO to keep apologising and promising his company will do better?
Lifestyle
New simple treatment for high blood pressure
Australian researchers join the dots and find a transformational treatment for high blood pressure that could be effective globally.
