Banks put profits before people
Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has skewered greedy banks and lazy regulators in his three volume interim report released on Friday afternoon.
Sydney's housing bubble has deflated
Sydney's housing market is no longer in bubble territory as taxes and tighter lending put a brake on prices: UBS.
The investor's field guide to doomsday prepping
As the market clock ticks closer to midnight, it's high time that investors begin thinking about preparing for the next big downturn.
Banks rally following interim report
The shares of the major banks have soared following the release of the interim report from the royal commission, lifting the benchmark index.
Where the smart money is buying as property prices fall
On the hunt for a property? A survey of who is renovating where can be a good guide to promising suburbs.
Acting ABC director vows to restore independence
New acting chairman Kirstin Ferguson said independence was her priority and she vowed to stay out of editorial processes.
'We have not tamed the debt beast'
Mortgage lending is growing - and faster than inflation while household debt has risen to 190.5 per cent of household income.
Big four retreat to safety, shadows step up
The big four banks are retreating to safer borrowers with bigger deposits and demonstrable capacity to repay their loan principal, analysis shows.
Macquarie to be questioned in probe
Nicholas Moore and successor Shemara Wikramanayake are being labelled "persons of interest" in a dividend trading case being investigated by German authorities.
Casual workers win with Fair Work Commission ruling
Come November, more than 350,000 casual workers will see a big jump in their Saturday and evening pay rates.
Westpac warns staff on culture
Westpac hauled each of its 40,000 bankers into urgent briefings by CEO Brian Hartzer this week as it tries to get on the front foot ahead of Friday's royal commission interim report.
How the banking royal commission is stage managed
This is how the Hayne royal commission is stage-managed for the optimum effect.
NZ sovereign fund assets near $NZ40b after strong year
NZ Super has cemented its reputation as one of the world's top sovereign funds after returning 12.4 per cent over the financial year.
Elon Musk sued by securities regulator
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Tesla chief Elon Musk, in which it alleges securities fraud, according to online court records.
Canada to kickstart next LNG investment cycle
Royal Dutch Shell and its partners are set to announce a final investment decision on their $42.5 billion LNG terminal in western Canada as early as next week.
JPMorgan's Kolanovic says $US hegemony at risk
A backlash against the world's reserve currency may be brewing as rivals to America look to weaken the US dollar's hold over the global financial system.
Gap between US, Aussie rates now widest ever
The record gap between US and Australian cash rates achieved Thursday morning passed with little fanfare in a market used to the extraordinary.
Opinion
The investor's field guide to doomsday prepping
As the market clock ticks closer to midnight, it's high time that investors begin thinking about preparing for the next big downturn.
PM saved borrowers from rate hike
Scott Morrison pulled off what markets thought was "mission impossible" and saved Australia's AAA credit rating. The more important news is he also saved borrowers from an interest rate hike.
ABC exposes governance crisis
The implosions at the ABC are worrying symbols of the fracturing of the key institutions that are meant to serve Australians and underpin a democratic society.
The rest of the ABC board should go
Justin Milne has gone. The rest of the ABC board should follow him out the door, because as long as they remain, the spectre of political interference remains.
'Gun to the head': Education funding stoush intensifies
A stoush between the Morrison government and several states intensified on Friday as Victoria accused Canberra of "holding a gun to the head" of the states over schools funding.
Bowen, Wilson battle over franking petition
Labor has rubbished Geoff Wilson's petition against plans to scrap cash payments for excess franking credits after nine opposition MPs received emails thanking them for signing it.
Entire ABC board under pressure to go
Remaining members of the ABC board are under pressure to resign for backing ex-chairman Justin Milne almost a week after being told he wanted journalists fired for political reasons.
Sydney developer grilled over Plutus links
Sydney developer Michael Teplitsky met up with key players accused in the Plutus tax fraud at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore, a court has heard.
New Chief Justice and deputy for Family Court
Justice Will Alstergren will head the Family Court from December with a former Labor Attorney-General as his deputy.
Kavanaugh hearing exposes a nation divided
The subject was supposed to be the selection of a new justice on the Supreme Court. Instead Thursday's showdown on Capitol Hill was a raw, scorched-earth confrontation across the nation's most emotionally wrenching divides.
Trump shaken but backs his man
President Donald Trump and his allies were shaken by Christine Blasey Ford's emotional appearance on Capitol Hill, but heartened by Brett Kavanaugh's forceful push-back against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.
Why India's new super rich are the future
In person, some of India's most powerful tycoons are surprisingly humble, writes author James Crabtree.
Kavanaugh's life 'destroyed' by sex assault claim
A dramatic day of emotionally wrenching testimony from the Supreme Court nominee and his accuser leaves a nation shattered and no winners.
British PM to face down rivals
Brexit ructions and preening leadership rivals will greet British Prime Minister Theresa May when she heads to her Conservative Party's annual conference this weekend.
Personal Finance
Where the smart money is buying as property prices fall
On the hunt for a property? A survey of who is renovating where can be a good guide to promising suburbs.
How more security could keep Airbnb out of your block
What has led to such collective paranoia that we require security systems that wouldn't be out of place in a sci-fi movie?
NAB sells out of China shadow banking joint venture
NAB makes a tidy profit on the sale of it China trust joint venture but analysts say the bank's foray into the world's second-largest economy never lived up to expectations.
When will legal education catch the leadership wave?
The focus on academic performance has created a blind spot for law graduates, says George Beaton
The strange story of France's first lady
France's first lady is changing how the world views older women.
Solicitors push to reduce 'jobs for the boys' on the bench
Law Societies around the country have taken aim at the "meagre" number of solicitors being appointed to superior courts and say the current system is creating "jobs for the boys".
Why Milne's digital initiative was a dumb idea
With Jetstream's biggest advocate out any further work on Jetstream is unlikely. This has many breathing a sigh of relief.
Lifestyle
How to access your inner neat freak
Move over Marie Kondo, there's a new declutterer in town.
