Buffett a model for retail investors
When Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway first bought a big stake in Apple, the stock was 10 per cent above its 12-month low. The timing was perfect.
IAG showered dealers with commissions
Car and motorcycle dealers were paid commissions under various headings such as marketing subsidies, performance bonus commissions and product mix bonuses. Follow us live.
Australia at risk from US-China trade war
Economists warn Australia's economy is at risk of becoming collateral damage in the escalating US-China trade war with China expected to swiftly retaliate against Donald Trump's tariffs.
Allianz has a compliance black hole
Allianz has a compliance problem that even the chief risk officer is still trying to get the bottom of, the banking royal commission has heard.
Peter Kell resigns from ASIC
ASIC's new chairman James Shipton has lost his long-serving deputy Peter Kell.
Sydney prices fall faster than first thought
Sydney prices recorded a 1.2 per cent decline in the quarter, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, which was faster than the -0.9 per cent tipped by Corelogic.
Markets Live: Energy and IT stocks drag on ASX
Softer prices for Woodside, Origin, and Santos have pushed the energy index down, with ASX still in red.
CBA axes SMSF property loans
CBA, the nation's largest mortgage lender, will scrap its SMSF product SuperGear - a move that is likely to stoke concerns about the property market.
Low airfares at risk from higher airport fees: ACCC
The ACCC has backed airlines' calls for more regulation of airports, arguing rising aeronautical charges could curtail air travel.
NEXTDC proud of 'corporate virtue signalling'
The CEO of ASX-listed data centre group NEXTDC, Craig Scroggie, is proud to be accused of "virtue signalling" for striving to run a commercially and environmentally successful business.
ASIC issues 'please explain' to Blackstone
Blackstone has confirmed that it is still in the contest to buy Investa after remarks by a senior executive prompted a 'please explain' from the regulator.
Allianz uncertain if business is compliant
A review of the business completed in August concluded it was unclear if Allianz was adhering to relevant laws and regulations.
Mining investors too doom-focused on trade threat
Colonial First State's Todd Warren says too many resources investors are overlooking solid economic data and industry-wide strong balance sheets.
China's central bank has a $1.8 trillion money fund headache
China's money market funds pose a problem for the nation's central bank as it attempts to boost the flow of credit to cushion a slowdown.
Invigor shares jump 100pc on Tencent partner deal
Shares in small cap data analytics company Invigor Group are up 100 per cent on Tuesday morning after it secured a 36-month deal with Tencent partner Winning Group.
Next recession could rival Great Depression: experts
The world’s major economies are skating on dangerously thin ice and lack the tools to fight the next downturn, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard.
Aged care plunge underlines regulation risk
The bruising that the banks have encountered at the Hayne royal commission mean markets are reacting more strongly than usual to the threat of any new government intervention.
Opinion
What's legal is not always right
The overall impression in the royal commission is of too many people unable to get appropriate redress for their complaints – assuming they even know they had been dudded.
NAB puts its faith in Mike Baird
Former NSW premier Mike Baird's new NAB role gives him the chance to prove he has what it takes to run one of the big four.
Hayne gives AMP a cigarette burn
The treatment of a non-smoker charged life insurance premiums as if he smoked highlighted questions about AMP's Chinese walls.
S&P;'s sobering warning on energy policy vacuum
In a way, the global ratings agency is half agreeing with Energy Minister Angus Taylor
Rupert Murdoch to Kerry Stokes: 'Malcolm has to go.'
News Corp's spear carriers swear there was no Murdoch campaign to bring down Malcolm Turnbull. Pity Rupert Murdoch personally made a lie of that.
Reef grant came as a surprise: Schubert
Great Barrier Reef Foundation chairman John Schubert said he had no idea Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would offer a $443.3 million grant ahead of an April meeting in Sydney.
ATO hunts foreign income left off tax returns
From September, the ATO will have access to overseas financial records from 100 countries to help identify taxpayers with foreign income sources.
'Greed dressed up as saving the planet'
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has slammed greenhouse gas reduction policies as "corporate greed dressed up as saving the planet".
PM promises bullying process after Sudmalis quits
Scott Morrison has ordered the Liberal Party to establish a confidential, independent and rigorous complaints process after Ann Sudmalis quit.
Trump hits China with tariffs on $US200b
The US will impose next week a 10 per cent tariff on $279 billion worth of Chinese imports with plans to lift that to 25 per cent on January 1.
SpaceX has revealed its billionaire moon tourist
SpaceX says Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be first private passenger on a solo rocket trip around the moon.
Iran sends a deadly message to the US
Rarely does signalling deterrence mean killing innocents, yet this is exactly what Iran did earlier this month.
New Kavanaugh allegations will poison Washington
Almost two-thirds of women disapprove of Mr Trump's performance, while a majority of men approve. The fight over Mr Kavanaugh's nomination crystallises those divisions.
Nominee Kavanaugh and his accuser to testify
Kavanaugh's contentious but once seemingly bombproof Supreme Court nomination faces a major hurdle as he and his accuser are brought before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Personal Finance
ASX sectors set for the biggest growth, in charts
The dust has settled after the reporting season, with most pundits saying it was a winner. Energy, IT and mining services are top of the list for forward earnings.
AMP adviser sacked for 'serious failure'
An AMP financial adviser was terminated after she advised a woman with a lump in her breast to cancel her $974,000 life insurance policy.
AMP charged dead people for life insurance
AMP staff knew the company was charging thousands of dead customers life insurance premiums for at least three years, the Hayne royal commission has heard.
F--- off Millennials, Boomers want to work
Being old does not mean you are past it. Being young does not make you clueless.
10 questions for Deloitte's Asia Pacific boss
Cindy Hook this month became the CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific, following a partner vote to bring together 44,500 staff across Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and south-east Asia.
Barack Obama's return: good or bad for Democrats?
In the past, Barack Obama has struggled to turn admiration for him into votes when he's not on the ballot.
Why Baird is favourite to become NAB CEO
Former NSW premier Mike Baird became the short-priced favourite to be the next NAB CEO on Monday and would represent a new breed of popular, well-known CEO.
Lifestyle
Who needs starchitects anyway?
The tendency to privilege international over local architects is to our cities' detriment, say practitioners ahead of the Sydney Architecture Festival.
