Hayne releases NAB's shame file
ASIC's report into how NAB handled the fees-for-no-service debacle shows customers have been complaining they had been ripped off for more than a decade.
A 'perfect storm' for economic outlook
Softening house prices and risks to exports from worsening trade tensions could pose a perfect storm for the broader economic outlook when combined with a devastating drought, according to Citi.
Perreault keeps CSL machine humming
Five years after taking over as CSL's chief executive, Paul Perreault is steering the blood products and vaccines group to a new phase of growth.
Commissions 'critical' to ANZ-IOOF sale
It was "critical" to the sale of ANZ's wealth business to IOOF that commissions continue, the royal commission has heard. Follow us live.
CSL, Wesfarmers lift ASX to solid gains
Australian shares managed another day of solid gains, as investors cheered results from CSL and Wesfarmers while selling out of CBA and IAG.
Investors sad, glad at Wesfarmers' farewells
Wesfarmers will say two goodbyes in November. One should make investors pretty pleased, and the other should make them feel sad.
Rich Lister in $130m Pact wipeout
AFR Rich Lister Raphael Geminder had a bruising day on the ASX after Pact shares plunged, but there's been a nice payday for two other Melbourne businessman who sold coat hanger group TIC for $122m
Bingo CEO would spend up for Dial-a-Dump deal
Waste management group Bingo Industries has confirmed it is in discussions with Dial-a-Dump, but analysts are divided on the merits of any potential deal.
Tilt Renewables gets surprise takeover offer
Expanding Australian and New Zealand wind power producer Tilt Renewables has received a surprise $NZ208.5 million takeover offer from Infratil and Mercury NZ to buy all the shares they don't already own.
CBA mulled warning dead customers about fees in PDS
CBA's superannuation trustee Avanteos Investments Limited considering covering its tracks over the charging of dead people by spelling out the practice in its PDS.
Results: Woodside, Wesfarmers
Here's a roundup of today's earnings results, which include SEEK, Pact and Fairfax Media.
Wesfarmers profit plunges on UK exit but shares rise
Wesfarmers' bottom-line profit plunged 58 per cent to $1.19 billion as the conglomerate counted the cost of its short-lived foray into UK hardware.
Markets: ASX buoyed by Wesfarmers, CSL
Australian shares managed another day of solid gains on Wednesday as investors cheered results from CSL and Wesfarmers while selling out of CBA and IAG.
Indonesia's central bank intervenes to support rupiah
Indonesia's central bank intervened again in the currency market to support the rupiah, as analysts predicted a close call on whether interest rates would be raised at a policy meeting later on Wednesday.
Musk does his princely sums
Mr Musk says he will continue to seek more investors so that Tesla retains a broad investor base. Current Tesla shareholders should monitor this situation closely.
Don't rush back into emerging markets
Before buying baskets of EM bonds and currencies, an important fact needs absorbing: Turkey's policy response has so far had little resemblance to one that typically acts as a circuit breaker to the risk of contagion.
Signs of life in wages but growth remains 'glacial'
Australian workers took a small step towards a more meaningful lift in pay packets after data on Wednesday showed the fastest pace of quarterly wage inflation since early 2014.
Opinion
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.
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.
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.
CBA pushed back on low fee super shift
CBA's superannuation arm rejected advice from APRA to speed up the transfer of 60,000 members to low cost super funds, the Hayne royal commission has heard.
Doubts over black economy crackdown measures
The Coalition's plans to screen tax records of firms bidding on Commonwealth contracts could disadvantage longstanding businesses.
Sanjeev Gupta revs up $1.37b energy plans
British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta says construction of the 280-megawatt Cultana Solar Project near Whyalla steelworks is set to start in early 2019 as part of a $1.37 billion investment in renewables.
Fraser Anning's speech unites parliament
Calls for a "final solution" in immigration to Australia have united federal Parliament, with politicians condemning Queensland senator Fraser Anning for an inflammatory maiden speech.
PwC hosts 'pick a minister' Liberal fundraiser
PwC Australia's $12,500-a-head event allows guests to choose meetings with ministers before attending dinner with PM Malcolm Turnbull.
This is no time to bet against Hong Kong property
The only time Hong Kong's real estate prices actually tank significantly is when external events strike.
Bayer investors inherit hard-to-predict Monsanto risk
Bayer AG investors can take heart that a $US289 million verdict against its newly acquired Monsanto unit will be challenged on appeal, but they're not wrong to dread thousands more Roundup lawsuits.
Salvini questions EU austerity after bridge collapse
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini and his allies seized on the collapse of a bridge in northern Italy to question whether their country should respect European Union budget constraints.
Genoa bridge collapse kills 35
Firefighters searched for survivors and bodies amid the rubble of a motorway bridge that collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa, killing at least 30.
Turkey's Erdogan makes some worrying friends
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to end Turkey's alliance with Washington. His comments come as Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, is in town.
Personal Finance
CBA pushed back on low fee super shift
CBA's superannuation arm rejected advice from APRA to speed up the transfer of 60,000 members to low cost super funds, the Hayne royal commission has heard.
How to switch your super scheme without losing benefits
Understanding how pensions can be managed in different super arrangements is no simple matter, writes John Wasiliev, who seeks answers to your questions on superannuation.
New super cap creates issues for life insurance cover
The tax-effective and cashflow-friendly strategy of providing life insurance cover through superannuation may well have lost much of its appeal.
A little screw is taking this Brisbane founder big-time
The designer of the world's smallest orthopaedic screw has invoiced US hospitals $900,000 in the three weeks since the device gained FDA approval.
Six Australian unis in global ranks
University scientific research has boosted the position of two Australian universities in a global ranking of higher education providers.
SEEK investment will reap long-term rewards: Bassat
SEEK chief executive Andrew Bassat says aggressive investment now is setting up the business for its long-term future.
Why this top Singapore executive fired himself
Koh Boon Hwee overcame big crises during his four-decade career as a company executive. This may be the secret to his success.
Lifestyle
Why Hamilton Island Race Week is really a food and wine festival
For something billed as a world-class sailing event, Hamilton Island Race Week does a good job of impersonating a top-line food and wine festival.
