Emerging markets pain is Australia's gain
Turmoil in emerging markets is proving to be a source of support for the Australian economy via the weaker currency.
Westpac pays $35m for lending breach
Westpac will pay a $35 million fine after admitting its automated system approved more than 10,000 home loans that should not have been approved.
Two problems facing property investors
Property investors already grappling with cooling house prices are facing the challenge of finding tenants as oversupply of units ramps up vacancy rates.
Bank pay is out of step: APRA
The pay packets of banking executives are immune to downward revisions, tied to the wrong metrics and lack proper oversight, says APRA chairman Wayne Byres.
Banks, energy drag ASX lower
The Australian sharemarket has gone four sessions without a gain, dragged lower on Tuesday by major banks and the energy sector.
The heat on Amazon is only just beginning
With Amazon's market cap soon to hit $US1tn, scrutiny of its business model should be expected just as other tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple are under the microscope.
Global debt soars, along with fears of crisis ahead
Ten years after the worst financial panic since the 1930s, growing debt burdens in key developing economies are fueling fears of a new crisis.
IFM to give investors 7.5pc rebate
Global funds manager IFM Investors is giving investors a 7.5 per cent rebate of management fees after better-than-expected returns.
Evolution wants to keep place in cost race
Evolution Mining is determined to keep its position as one of the lowest-cost gold miners in the world, declaring it can offset cost pressures emerging across the mining sector.
Super's simple safeguard that isn't so
The best interest test lies at the heart of protecting super fund members. But the royal commission is showing its a slippery concept.
Mark Bouris rejects Ron Brierley offer
The Yellow Brick Road founder has called Mercantile Investment Company's 9-cents-per-share takeover offer "grossly inadequate".
Westpac leads riskier SME borrowers to Valiant
Fintech Valiant is making pricing in the SME lending market more transparent as it meets demand for alternatives to the big banks.
Most of Rest's $1b GAM money returned
The super fund Rest confirmed that it has received almost all of its investment in GAM back after redeeming from the troubled Swiss group.
RBA holds rates steady, as expected
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held rates steady at 1.5 per cent, extending a record run of policy inaction stretching back to August 2016.
Yield spreads 'show equities are near the peak'
Why investors should be thinking about the risk in their portfolios and doing their homework on defensive sectors with predictable earnings and yield.
Markets Live: RBA makes dollar jump
The RBA's month-to-month consistency has given the Aussie dollar a bump, pulling it back up from 12-month lows.
ASX pushes back start date for its blockchain
ASX has refined the timetable for turning on its new equities clearing system after market participants expressed concerns about its complexity.
Opinion
Super's simple safeguard that isn't so
The best interest test lies at the heart of protecting super fund members. But the royal commission is showing its a slippery concept.
Aussie coal's 'last Mohican'
Why Coronado Coal could well be the last of the Mohicans in the Australian coal industry.
Keating hits back at super critics
Paul Keating is understandably angry about the growing calls from some conservative critics for the entire $2.7 trillion system to be dismantled.
Don't take my advice on property
I showed my usual financial flair in advising my daughter to buy in Sydney midway through last year. Yep, that was right around the peak of the market.
Plan to cut near $1b, privatise prison service
South Australian Treasurer Rob Lucas will pursue $864 million in cost-cutting over the next four years and look to privatise parts of the prison and health sectors.
Deficit widens as GDP boost from trade dwindles
Official data released Tuesday showed a wider than expected current account deficit over the June quarter as trade's contribution to economic growth dwindles.
Make super funds non-profit: Keating
Former prime minister Paul Keating has called on the Hayne royal commission to recommend that retail super funds be stopped from putting profits ahead of super fund members.
Morrison threat riles energy giants
The energy sector says a royal commission is unwarranted and a group of Liberal MPs is urging caution over market intervention.
Retail power bills drop 7.5pc in Queensland
Amid the upheaval in national energy policy and fluctuations in wholesale electricity prices, retail power bills are down in Queensland since last year, St Vincent de Paul reports.
JD.com's billionaire CEO back in China
JD.com's billionaire founder returned to China after his weekend arrest for alleged sexual misconduct in Minnesota, where local police are investigating the CEO of one of the country's largest internet corporations.
Netflix teen comedy helps yoghurt drink fly off shelves
Dairy producer Yakult Honsha Co is finding that the power of product placement is so potent it works even when it's mistaken, even boosting its share price.
China pledges $83b to Africa as US tensions mount
President Xi Jinping plans to boost investment and trade between the two regions as he seeks to fend off criticism about the ability of the world's poorest countries to pay off loans.
UK's May under fire on her Brexit plans
Boris Johnson says UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan will leave British citizens with 'two-thirds of diddly squat'.
New Yorker drops Bannon from festival
Facing widespread outrage, The New Yorker has dropped plans to interview Steve Bannon during its festival next month
Personal Finance
Banks boost buffers in lending crackdown
Lenders are increasing home loan assessment rates and overhauling the way they assess loan applicants' income in response to renewed regulatory pressure on loan standards.
What's ahead for Metcash, Perpetual and Ramsay
Competition from big grocers, fallout from the royal commission and lower private health membership are top of mind for investors in these challenged companies.
Is your total portfolio achieving its goal?
It's crucial the right stocks are chosen for long-term returns, but you must keep things in perspective by focusing on the big picture.
100 Women of Influence revealed
As one of the 2018 The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence, Rosie Batty joins a host of women who have overcome periods of hardship to rise to positions of influence.
Why the best leaders are good storytellers
Selling a long-term strategy is much more than charts and numbers, it’s all about having a narrative that engages.
Why SAP justifies hiring men - but not women
I like to think the only people who should really worry about the push for gender equality are dopey men.
#MeToo timeout already over for many of the men caught
A surprising number of figures accused in the #MeToo movement are on the comeback trail - and some never really left.
Lifestyle
Electric Benz opens German Tesla assault
Mercedes-Benz is set to unveil its much-anticipated electric SUV on Tuesday, marking the start of a German onslaught against Tesla's dominance of the fast-growing market for premium battery cars.
