Why NAB's rates strategy may not work
NAB's shareholders have two reasons to be nervous about Andrew Thorburn's strategy to not raise its standard variable home loan rates.
Junk policies and over insurance
Consumer groups say the sale of junk policies and "over insurance" through super funds are among the many issues facing the insurance sector.
'Absolute disgrace': Shock jocks demanded Turnbull's head
Coalition MP Warren Entsch has seen text messages sent to colleagues by high profile media commentators that were hateful of Malcolm Turnbull and demanded he be dumped.
NAB holds rates to try to 'build trust'
National Australia Bank could steal some market share from its bigger rivals after deciding to hold its standard variable rates.
Three things tech stocks taught us this earnings season
If tech investors learnt anything this reporting season, it's that when you think a stock can't go any higher, it can ... but what is driving the frenzy?
Amazon paves way for the rise of micro brands
The new retail environment amid the rise of giants like Amazon means brands could gain traction very fast in their particular segments, a former Coles boss says.
Markets Live: Afterpay, CSL lift ASX
The ASX has bounced back to flat after dropping 20 points this morning. Afterpay is up 8.5 per cent, lifting the IT higher against a falling market.
Evans Dixon snaps up Fort Street Advisory
Evans Dixon has acquired Fort Street Advisors for $53.9 million, a move that restarts consolidation in the boutique advisory sector.
Private equity eyes Brambles' $3b IFCO unit
Cashed-up private equity funds have come out of the woodwork already in the $3 billion-plus IFCO de-merger being pursued by Brambles.
Court strikes out Wilson claim against Quintis board
The Supreme Court of Western Australia struck out a defamation action brought by Frank Wilson against his former Quintis directors.
Transurban needs to deliver on WestConnex acquisition
It will be many years before investors know whether the billions spent on WestConnex have been worth it.
'Bulletproof' Yancoal flying on record coal premiums
Yancoal's $2.9 billion acquisition of Rio Tinto's thermal coal mines is on track to pay for itself inside four years if recent performance can be maintained.
Aitken's front row seat to GFC circus
James Aitken says the world is still paying dearly for the failure of central banks to take the risks of a financial crisis seriously.
VC funds look to US as big exit deals loom
ASX listed VC Bailador took a punt on a full time partner in New York and says it is paying dividends in helping close start-up funding rounds and targeting potential big tech buyers.
Stocks' losing run threatens GFC milestone
Australian shares are set to extend their losses from last week in what will be the equal worst run on the market since the global financial crisis.
How Trump is paying off for micro caps
US-based micro cap investor Christopher Cuesta believes Donald Trump's changes to company tax have been a huge positive for the economy and the full effects are yet to be felt.
ASX, $A poised to fall again
Australian shares are poised to fall at the open, reflecting renewed and heightened threats by Donald Trump against Chinese goods. The $A is tipped to fall further after hitting two-year lows.
Opinion
Coalition devoid of logic on energy policy
Just in case you've been stuck in a cave somewhere, the government has announced at least four times now that the National Energy Guarantee is dead.
The revolution in financial advice
Under the theatrical performance directed by Kenneth Hayne, the revolution in financial advice as well as the banks' role in wealth management generally is already well under way.
The coal kings behind Qld's next giant mine
There is nothing modest about Pembroke's mission.
Fight for tech talent drives flexibility push
The war for tech talent is part of the reason Tabcorp has updated its workplace policies, with a focus on flexibility.
ScoMo's way: a fair go ... for the boys
Scott Morrison's Cronulla Sharks fandom is a laboured spectacle from a creature of Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Fydenberg mourns death of the NEG
Josh Frydenberg has conceded the Coalition has trouble dealing with power policy and emissions reduction.
Malcolm Turnbull backs former BCA director in Wentworth
Malcolm Turnbull has endorsed former Business Council of Australia director Andrew Bragg for preselection in Wentworth, while local Liberals report diplomat Dave Sharma is gaining ground.
Rich unions revealed by study
A study of trade union financial statements has found they increased their revenue after inflation by 42 per cent in the past 14 years, even as their private sector membership declined by 41 per cent.
State byelection more bad news for Liberals
A country emergency doctor appeared likely to take a safe seat from the NSW government, sending a tremor through the Liberal Party.
Moonves preparing to quit as CBS chief executive
Leslie Moonves, the longtime chief executive of CBS, is finalising a deal to depart from the company he has led for 15 years, following a report detailing new sexual harassment allegations against him.
China trade war threat ratchets up
A besieged Donald Trump has doubled down on his widening trade war, threatening tariffs on $US520 billion of goods – effectively everything China exports to the US.
Serena Williams fined $US17k at US Open
Serena Williams has been fined $US17,000 for her temper tantrum before umpire Carlos Ramos as she lost the US Open to Japan's Naomi Osaka.
Sweden Democrats win almost 20pc in national vote
The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats won almost one in five votes in national elections as citizens spoke out against the recent influx of Syrian refugees.
Boris Johnson says Brexit is like a 'suicide vest'
Former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the Brexit strategy is akin to wrapping the UK in a 'suicide vest' and handing Brussels the detonator.
Personal Finance
Is it time to look beyond super?
If you're retired and exceed the $1.6 million transfer balance cap, there may be good reasons to invest the excess in your own name.
How an Australian economist hacked the lottery 14 times
Stefan Mandel, a Romanian-Australian economist, developed a formula that's allowed him to win the lottery 14 times. It's a six-step process designed to hack the system.
Who has most to lose in the China v America trade war?
Game theory is the best way to analyse the tension between China and the Trump administration - and how it will affect markets.
Everledger's blockchain diamond tracker wins award
A blockchain application that tracks diamonds as they are traded across the world has won its creator an Advance Award for technology innovation.
Growing pains for marketing and the boardroom
Marketers today face perhaps the greatest challenge before them in decades.
Universities should collaborate more with business
Higher education needs to diversify its income streams and develop a closer understanding of what skills the workplace wants.
Musk seems dazed and confused
There was a time when Elon Musk's live-streamed puff of marijuana would have only enhanced the image of an iconoclastic magnate who can't be bothered by social conventions in his quest to change the world. Not now.
Lifestyle
Six easy ways to make your life so much less stressful
How to simplify things without resorting to a crazy spring clean or a mental reboot? It's easier than you think.
