Erupting trade storm rattles global markets
Australian stocks are barely positive for the year after a torrid weak that saw trade, emerging markets and regulation rock investor confidence.
Smoking gun: ASIC exposes $28m in insurance kickbacks
The corporate regulator has found superannuation funds are automatically classing customers as smokers, resulting in higher insurance premiums
Trump set to escalate China trade tariffs
The escalation of tensions between the US and China into a full-blown trade war rattled global markets as Donald Trump looks poised to unleash the biggest wave of tariffs so far.
Why Aussie investors must watch emerging markets
The pendulum has swung against emerging markets, many of which are now battling to stem a slide in their currencies, and growing debt piles.
ASX's sweet run turns sour
The savage and swift turnaround in the sharemarket in recent days threatens to erase all the year's hard-fought gains - what's going on?
Quaedvlieg doubles down on Dutton
The former boss of the Australian Border Force has submitted new evidence to a parliamentary committee considering ministerial interventions in tourist visas.
Let there be love in the Liberals
There might have been news of the best economic data in six years, but it didn't quite rate against the accusations of bullying, and the succession of leaks, and paybacks that drove the news cycle this week.
House price correction will get worse
Assuming NAB follows ANZ, CBA and Westpac's lead and boosts variable mortgage rates, the current housing correction should extend a little.
NT gas can beat east coast prices: Santos
Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has stepped up efforts to persuade manufacturers struggling with high gas prices to move to Darwin.
New Westconnex CEO earns $862k more than predecessor
Andrew Head is expected to replace Dennis Cliche in managing WestConnex with a salary that is almost double his predecessor's.
Alcoa production hit as strike drags into fifth week
Alcoa has appealed to striking workers to return to work after conceding a bitter industrial dispute is having an impact on alumina production at its operations in Western Australia.
Hayne turns attention to insurer tactics
Life insurers are under pressure to ditch cold calling and rethink their direct selling model as the banking royal commission is expected to turn its attention to their high pressure tactics next week.
$50b wiped off ASX this week
Trade concerns have wiped close to $50 billion off the Australian sharemarket's market capitalisation this week as investors traded cautiously.
$A plummets on tariff risk
The Aussie dollar has shot lower ahead of a possible announcement from the United States that they will impose further tariffs on Chinese exports.
1MDB 'plundered' under Goldman's nose
An explosive new book accuses Goldman Sachs of turning a blind eye to thefts from Malaysia's notorious 1MDB fund.
RBA could cut rates if banks keep raising: economist
Top economist Chris Caton said he didn't expect a housing crash even though house prices are historically high at five times household disposable income.
Why earnings season was such a wild ride
Superannuation funds turning to passive investing styles to lower their costs may be to blame for the wild swings in company share prices during the latest reporting season.
Opinion
Let there be love in the Liberals
There might have been news of the best economic data in six years, but it didn't quite rate against the accusations of bullying, and the succession of leaks, and paybacks that drove the news cycle this week.
House price correction will get worse
Assuming NAB follows ANZ, CBA and Westpac's lead and boosts variable mortgage rates, the current housing correction should extend a little.
ScoMo taps into advertising to push the bond
Attempting to flick the switch from Liberal Party beastliness, Scott Morrison knows advertising campaigns that promote a bond between the advertiser and the consumer are winners.
ASIC's case puts super trustees in the gun
It is the "who", rather than the "what", that makes the corporate regulator's latest case involving NAB's superannuation funds so fascinating.
No definitive conclusion in Joyce investigation
An eight-month investigation into allegations former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce sexually harassed a Western Australian farmer has failed to reach a definitive conclusion.
PM 'not fussed' by Liberal bullying leaks
Scott Morrison says he is not fussed or distracted by damaging leaks about bullying within the Liberal Party, saying the right structures existed to deal with the problem.
MUA blocks watchdog investigation
The watchdog has been prevented from accessing the militant union's communications over strikes at the Port of Melbourne.
Wage earners to fill tax coffers
Workers will bear a rising tax burden to move the budget into a sustained surplus over the long-term, putting pressure on the Morrison government and Labor to offer better tax relief.
Coalition considers bullying complaint mechanisms
The most likely way the government will crack down on bullying is by giving the Parliament's presiding officers a role in managing disputes and allegations of bullying.
Supreme Court nominee avoids criticising Trump
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed he believes the judiciary has broad authority to check the power of the White House, but refused to criticise the man who selected him, President Donald Trump.
Brazil's presidential front-runner stabbed at rally
Brazil's leading presidential candidate, right-wing former Army officer Jair Bolsonaro, who has been likened to Donald Trump, was stabbed during a street rally.
Maureen Dowd explains why Trump isn't as bad as Cheney
Over Lunch with the AFR, legendary political columnist Maureen Dowd gives her verdict on Donald Trump as the world watches what may be the early onset of presidential Alzheimer's.
Get ready: Trump to lord over UN Security Council
In a few weeks' time Trump will be presiding at the UN Security Council in a star turn that is already prompting anxiety among people both inside and outside the administration.
These are the cities with the most ultra-rich people
New York has lost its crown as home to the most ultra-rich people, beaten out by the rising tide of extreme wealth in Asia.
Personal Finance
Insurers might be breaking anti-discrimination laws
The royal commission is expected to hear from a case study addressing insurers' handling of mental health issues when the hearing recommences from Monday.
The biases that trick your brain when it comes to money
A solid group of 100 or so biases has been repeatedly shown to exist, and can make a hash of our lives. But can we train ourselves to overcome them?
Time to wise up on Labor's tax grab
With a Labor government looking more likely, investors need to understand how the imputation credit proposal would affect them.
Teacher who encourages girls to study maths wins top award
A teacher who mentors girls to study maths in their final years at school has been given the country's top maths-teaching award.
From Goldman Sachs to funeral director
Troy Upfield walked away from a 23-year career with Goldman Sachs and established a family funeral business to provide an alternative to corporate providers.
Promote women on 'merit alone'
Lendlease executive Kylie Rampa says quotas create the risk that women receiving promotions will create tension in the workplace.
'Only 4 out of 23 Domino's stores complied with law'
Domino's Pizza has been hit with 17 formal cautions by the Fair Work Ombudsman and could face further action after it was found to be underpaying employees.
Lifestyle
Refining the meaning of power walk
A tourism industry power walk kicks off the latest addition to Tasmania's growing luxury wilderness trade.
