Calls to treat Afterpay as a lender
Afterpay should be treated as a lender and should be subject to responsible lending laws, a peak consumer advocacy group has said, as the Senate prepares to look into the buy-now-pay-later sector.
Battle for Wentworth exposes bitter divides
The prospect of the Liberal Party losing a jewel in its electoral crown plus its lower house majority has turned Australian politics on its head.
AMP sees 20pc fall in Sydney, Melbourne
AMP Capital has cut its outlook for Australia's housing market to predict a peak-to-trough decline of 20 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne.
PM calls in cops after embassy leak
Move comes after leak of secret ASIO bulletin that warned of possible violence in the wake of the government's plan to move Australian embassy to Jerusalem.
Blue Sky's Oaktree offer ruled not fair
Blue Sky's $50m convertible loan from LA based fund manager Oaktree has been deemed as 'not fair' but reasonable by Grant Thornton.
Guthrie files adverse action claim against ABC
Former ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has lodged an adverse action claim against the public broadcaster at the Fair Work Commission.
Economy hits 'full employment'
The unemployment rate fell to 5 per cent from 5.3 per cent in September, even though the economy added fewer than expected jobs.
Wesfarmers-backed start-up chases offshore growth
Entrepreneur Mick Spencer is embarking on a capital raising to fuel an offshore expansion of ONTHEGO Custom Apparel.
CBA's Dollarmites program in ASIC sights
The corporate regulator will investigate Commonwealth Bank's so-called Dollarmites Club as part of a broader review into school banking programs in primary schools.
TAL sacks 50, steps back from direct
Insurance giant TAL has quietly sacked 50 staff as it winds back its exposure to direct insurance sales, as the model comes under growing public and regulatory scrutiny.
Global giants kill menswear chain Roger David
A 76-year-old budget menswear retailer has been felled by international giants H&M; and Uniqlo and the online retailing onslaught.
Inghams plucks US food veteran as new CEO
Poultry processor Inghams Group has plucked a US food industry veteran to take the helm as TPG considers selling its 32 per cent stake.
China growth rate headed towards GFC levels
China is expected to confirm on Friday that its economic growth has eased to its slowest pace since the global financial crisis, even though the full force of Donald Trump's trade tariffs will not be felt until next year.
ASX steady after mixed day
Australian shares closed the session flat on Thursday following a mixed day of trading on the market.
How the day unfolded in markets
Australian shares have rallied through the afternoon to close the session flat on a mixed day of trading.
Shares shy away from Canada's pot party
Shoppers loaded up in Halifax, rolled giant joints in Toronto and racked up 100 online orders in a minute in Manitoba, as Canada became the first G7 country to legalise recreational marijuana.
Inside Uber's secretive debt sales
Former Goldman Sachs bankers this week helped Uber sell $2.8b in bonds. They bypassed Wall St so Uber could limit the financial information it disclosed.
Opinion
A decision too big for Wentworth
By all means move our embassy to Jerusalem. But it's damning if you don't do it for the right reasons.
When casual is permanent
The government is taking action on a more arcane sounding employment issue likely to have a greater impact on millions of employees and businesses.
Afterpay faces pivotal three months
Afterpay's dramatic plunge and a Kylie Jenner tweet show why the next three months will be volatile for Afterpay investors.
Battle for Wentworth exposes bitter divides
The prospect of the Liberal Party losing a jewel in its electoral crown plus its lower house majority has turned Australian politics on its head.
Morrison reminds us of 'the things that matter'
Scott Morrison has borrowed the infamous "things that matter" phrase to launch a video aimed at swaying voters to turn away from the "gossip and rubbish" in "the Canberra bubble".
CFMEU fined over concrete blockades
The CFMEU has been hit with big fines for blockading concrete firms and, in a first, ordered to publicise its breaches of the law.
John Howard calls for embassy move
Liberal voters in the byelection seat of Wentworth shouldn't register a protest vote this weekend, the former prime minister has warned.
The woman who could derail Kerryn Phelps
A former funds manager and banking executive, Licia Heath could derail high-profile independent Kerryn Phelps in Saturday's Wentworth byelection.
O'Dwyer intervenes in casual leave case
Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer has intervened in a Federal Court test case in a bid to offset the impact of a major court precedent that grants "regular" casuals annual leave.
What should Europe do about its Italian dilemma?
Italy's big problem is lack of growth - and the EU coming down hard on the country's budget antics will not help fix that.
Ominous signs for Turkish earnings after turmoil
Scars from the turbulence that has shaken Turkish markets this year should be evident when local companies kick off the earnings season next week.
Netflix's happy ending masks valuation concerns
Analysts say that even with 90m US subscribers - Netflix currently has 60m - the enterprise value of the American business would be $US50b, a third of the current value.
VW backs online sales to avoid Detroit's fate
In a world of electric vehicles, Germany’s carmakers have a 50:50 chance of avoiding the fate of Detroit’s defunct automotive industry, according to Volkswagen’s CEO.
Brexit talks go down to the wire
Britain and the EU remain at loggerheads over the Irish border, and risk leaving too little time before Brexit day to win over their sceptical parliaments.
Personal Finance
Apartment life: be cautious about bylaws
A ratchet is a simple piece of engineering – easy to turn in one direction but almost impossible to go the other way. The "ratchet effect" in strata bylaws means that once decisions are made, they are hard to unmake.
Estate planning 101: how to get your affairs in order
Putting some thought in now can save tax and misunderstandings later. Sadly many Australians don't even have a will.
When and how to value your SMSF property
SMSF trustees must satisfy themselves that market values have been applied and that these values can be supported.
Australia's 11 most influential women
The category winners for The Australian Financial Review Women of Influence awards have been revealed.
How the AFR took on the PM
In this extract from her new memoir, Anne Summers describes her first year in the Canberra Press Gallery after being lured back from the United States in late 1978.
I've stopped wearing my Apple Watch
After getting over the obsession with heart speed and steps taken, Watch editor Bani McSpedden has returned to his mechanical timepieces.
Cricket captured by a coalition of pernicious cretins
Is David Peever really going to try keeping the recommended consequences of cricket's biggest scandal in a generation in his bottom drawer until after he's secured himself another lap in the comfy seat?
Lifestyle
What I discovered by pulling apart a Tesla
The manufacturing analysts who spent 6600 hours inside a warehouse north of Detroit picking apart a Model 3 have good news and bad news for Tesla.
