Hayne to leave banks with billion-dollar bill
The major banks face years of rolling litigation and potentially billions of dollars in additional compensation as law firms prepare test cases over mortgage lending practices.
Voters like ScoMo but will punish Coalition
The government has backflipped and called a royal commission into aged care as a new poll puts Labor in a strong lead.
Aged care royal commission to be 'bruising'
Listed aged care providers Regis Healthcare, Japara Healthcare and Estia Health expect to be hit by the announcement of a royal commission into aged care.
ASIC blames politicians for insurance rip-offs
Politicians are largely to blame for letting the $41 billion insurance industry off the hook over problems exposed by the Hayne royal commission, ASIC will say in a submission to the inquiry.
ASX set to open higher as trade angst returns
Australian stocks are poised to edge higher at the open, though gains could be checked by renewed US/China trade worries.
Beijing jitters over trade war trigger
With US President Donald Trump preparing to pull the trigger this week on a full-blown trade war, China's leaders are struggling to figure how to respond to a threat they never saw coming.
Sydney house prices will fall another 5pc, Steinert says
Country's top property bosses paint an upbeat picture of housing market, say declines will take pressure out of 'balloon'.
Private equity has $9.2b to spend
The local private equity industry is sharpening its focus on governance, deal structures and navigating digital disruption, as it fends off further fee pressure.
China ramps up soft power push in Australia
China is spending close to $250,000 on an advertising campaign to promote its state-owned broadcaster in Australia.
Coles in a sweet spot, but it won't last for Cain
Coles' successful Little Shop promotion has given new boss Steven Cain breathing room to come up with a fresh strategy to take on Woolworths and Aldi.
'Women's health' an opportunity for investors
A $4 million investment in Madorra, led by OneVentures, will fund device production and clinical trials, to be run in Australia.
'No substance' to airfare claims: Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport says that on average, its published charges represent less than 6 per cent of the cost of international airfares.
Elections threaten Wall Street's Trump trade
Investors have been able to shrug off escalating trade risks thanks in large part to Trump's pro-business policies - but mid-term elections may change that.
Milken fires investment grade bond warning
Financier and philanthropist Michael Milken says investors are "dramatically underestimating the risks" of investing in investment grade bonds.
How the GFC was the (second) making of Platinum
"You can worry about these things for far, far, long ahead of them actually unfolding," Andrew Clifford, the Platinum Asset Management boss, admits.
GFC lessons for royal commission
The global financial crisis gave us a big warning on what can happen when credit freezes up: regardless of what causes it.
Why credit is more 'Moneyball' than 'Big Short'
A decade after the global financial crisis, Bentham's Richard Quin says the unfashionable asset class is providing opportunities for data focused investors.
Opinion
Suncorp to feel the Hayne pain, again
It doesn't get much bigger than a face-off at the royal commission and an annual general meeting in the same week.
The battle for the Liberals
Scott Morrison needs to show the government is focused on addressing the problems of voters rather than those of the Liberal party.
Hayne's witness box is a brutal place
The royal commission's glare is no place for the faint of heart. But as TAL's witness showed, some do it tougher than others.
Data says Thinking Big works for BHP
BHP is set to spend another $8 million on its marketing campaign after scores for trust and favourability rocketed after the first iteration.
ScoMo learns lesson of the banks
The aged care royal commission was long overdue will the energy sector be next?
Different leaders but similar strengths and weaknesses: Poll
In a head-to-head contest, Scott Morrison has pretty much picked up where Malcolm Turnbull left off when it comes to comparisons with Bill Shorten.
Workforce challenges confront aged care sector
The aged care royal commission comes as the sector is struggling to deal with serious issues about its workforce.
Turmoil in NSW Libs as another MP quits
Scott Morrison's chances of holding on at the next election face further setback with marginal seat MP Anne Sudmalis wanting out.
Does the Coalition really have bigger IR ideas?
The Coalition has to decide whether it wants to be an IR cop or if it sees IR policy as a way to modernise the economy.
Russia probe snags its 'white whale'
Paul Manafort's role in the Trump campaign and ties to a Russian-aligned strongman and a suspected Russian intelligence agent make him an enticing cooperator.
Storms continue to cause havoc
Tropical Storm Florence was likely to weaken as it swept through the Carolinas but dozens of communities were devastated and "epic" amounts of rain could still fall, officials said.
US trade deficit to test Abe's renewal
Tough international and domestic tests await Shinzo Abe if he wins this week's election for party leader, with his immediate challenge being to mollify Donald Trump's concerns over the US trade deficit.
Trade war could hit US gas exports
US officials are undermining their own agenda as they conduct a trade war with the most promising foreign gas market of them all: China.
Trump readies China tariff hit on 'staples'
Donald Trump is preparing to escalate his tariff war with China but may soften the blow on American consumers by slashing the potential impost from 25 per cent to 10 per cent.
Personal Finance
Property investor counts costs of buying off the plan
Investor Malcolm Jones is recounting his experience as a warning to other property investors about responding to cold-calling property spruikers.
Rate hikes to trigger bidding war for borrowers
Lenders are expected to start poaching customers and aggressively target new borrowers in response to higher interest rates being rolled out by three major banks from next week.
One of the world's riskiest housing markets
Australia is among the riskiest housing markets in the world, with falling prices a threat to growth: Oxford Economics
Uni graduates are not so special after all
The "graduate earnings premium" has fallen by 8 per cent for women since 2006 and by 6 per cent for men.
University faces more deficit without reforms
Professor Dawkins told The Australian Financial Review three years ago it became evident the financial situation was worsening.
The original free trader
Sir George Reid was an important thinker: as prime minister he was Australia's most important early champion of economic liberalism
Top Monash IVF doctor: 'I was bullied'
"It became untenable, it became a situation I couldn't work in," Lynn Burmeister said of her exit from Monash IVF.
Lifestyle
Could psychedelics help you succeed? Science says yes.
Once dismissed as a hippie indulgence, drugs such as LSD are now at the front line of research into depression and anxiety. The results are revelatory.
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