Morrison to hold crisis talks after rout
Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg will hold crisis talks with Victorian federal MPs on Monday after the rout of the Liberal Party on Saturday raised fears for up to six federal Coalition seats.
When market multiples are wrong
Price-to-earnings multiples are the most basic indicator of value but they don't tell the full story. Here are the traps to look out for, from Bennelong's Julian Beaumont.
Revealed: ATO targets $12b implant industry
The top overseas corporations supplying Australia's $12 billion medical devices market are rated as high tax avoidance risks according to the ATO.
'Tencent and Alibaba? They're frauds for sure'
In China 'if you're not bending the rules you can't win,' says Tim Murray, co-founder of edgy fraud-busing equity and macro research house J Capital. 'Tencent and Alibaba...They're frauds for sure.'
ASX set to slide on oil, iron ore
Australian shares are poised to start the week lower, taking their lead from tumbling oil and iron ore prices.
RCR Tomlinson collapse hits banks
Owners of solar farms built by RCR are calling on bank guarantees and insurance bonds after the engineering group went into administration.
Medtronic's global money trail
Heart surgery is the starting point of a money trail that stretches to Singapore, on the way to Switzerland, Luxembourg and finally Ireland.
Telstra and rivals battling 'delusional' NBN
It takes a lot for Australia’s two largest telcos Telstra and Optus to find common ground ... but both are united in the view that NBN's pricing model is setting up a car crash.
NAB bosses to be quizzed on legal breaches
Andrew Thorburn and Ken Henry will put everything on the line when they appear in response to a summons from Commissioner Ken Hayne.
China Stone rolls forward then back
The anti-coal lobby need not get too agitated yet by formal approval of the potentially massive China Stone coal project.
Dutch broker pay model can work: Lendi
The Dutch model of customers paying an upfront fee for applying for home loans could work, says Lendi, provided it applies to lenders and brokers equally.
Is there life after life for AMP?
AMP investors have been caught in a classic value trap. Should they try and get out?
Bitcoin has now plunged straight through $US4000
The great crypto crash of 2018 plunged deeper over the weekend as Bitcoin slid a further 4.5 per cent to $US3635.
When market multiples are wrong
Price-to-earnings multiples are the most basic indicator of value but they don't tell the full story. Here are the traps to look out for.
Growth rethink sends shudder through markets
US equity investors have begun to position for a pause in the Federal Reserve's rate hiking cycle and that's put the bull market in peril.
Westpac launches 'green' deposit scheme
Westpac is launching the world's first tailored "green" deposit scheme for those who only want to invest in environmentally-friendly investments.
Brexit is teaching us a global lesson
Britain's departure from the EU is a preview of the risks ahead if the world chooses economic fragmentation.
Opinion
The Coalition got a lesson. Will it listen?
On Saturday, the Liberals allowed a strong economy and its own divisions to hand Labor a massive win by default.
Super data could add to Byres' Hayne pain
Wayne Byres' sense of dread about his appearance at the royal commission will only grow after seeing the latest work from the Productivity Commission on Australia's super sector.
Voters repudiate the Liberal right
Mainstream Liberal voters are economically conservative but don't lay awake at night terrified the gay couple down the street might get married. They do worry about climate change and they like renewable energy.
China Stone rolls forward then back
The anti-coal lobby need not get too agitated yet by formal approval of the potentially massive China Stone coal project.
Early budget ahead of May election
The Morrison government is planning an early federal budget next year, all but confirming its intention to go full term and call the election for May.
Liberal feuds flare after defeat
Victorian Liberal Party leader Matthew Guy was expected to stand down and president Michael Kroger was under pressure after Saturday's election wipeout, blamed in part on chaos in the administrative wing.
Andrews sends out tenders for $16b North East Link
The Victorian government will immediately call for expressions of interest for the $16 billion North East Link ring road project as Premier Daniel Andrews moves to double down on his winning election strategy.
Greens slam 'backroom' deals after wipeout
The Greens have slammed "backroom deals" after going backwards in Saturday's election, as they fight to win a third lower house seat and have been all but wiped out in the upper house.
Super fund mergers could save $1.8b
Economies of scale across the $2.6 trillion superannuation sector have help create savings of $4.5 billion over the past 13 years, but the savings have not been passed on to members in the form of lower fees.
French protests take aim at Macron
Shouts of "Macron resign!" and "Macron get lost!" punctuated the booms from tear gas and water cannons as police forced protesters from the "Yellow Jackets" movement away from the Elysee Palace.
Nissan, Renault gear up for power struggle
The sudden downfall of Carlos Ghosn looks set to unleash a power struggle between Renault and Nissan over the alliance he oversaw for two decades.
Secret 'Plan B' for Brexit
British Cabinet ministers and EU diplomats are secretly drawing up "Plan B" proposals for Brexit based on a growing assumption that Theresa May's deal will be blocked by Parliament.
Bank of Italy sounds alarm on stability
Italy's central bank has sounded the alarm over the country's rising bond yields, warning they are set to cost billions a year in additional interest payments and could threaten the stability of banks and insurers.
Norway-style Brexit deal remains fallback
Most Brexiters argue the "Norway" option would leave the UK a rule-taker. But Brexit was never going to increase Britain's say at the table.
Personal Finance
I started saving $5 a day and had $100,000 in 2 years
I found that one of the best ways to start building wealth is to save small amounts of money every day. I started by saving $US5 a day and am now saving about $US100 a day.
Sydney, Melbourne prices 'halfway' to bottom
Sydney and Melbourne house prices have fallen lower than official numbers, indicating both markets are nearing the "bottom" of their downward cycles, John McGrath claimed.
Negative wealth effect bad news for consumption
Just a 10 per cent fall in house prices could cut 2 per cent from consumption according to new research from UBS which suggests the wealth effect in Australia is stronger than realised.
WPP poaches PwC's Sunita Gloster
WPP AUNZ has poached PwC's Sunita Gloster for a newly created role of chief customer officer
Education research institute being 'transformed'
Staff at the Institute, which has been a centre for early childhood and vocational education studies, were given the option of being relocated to other jobs in the university
Financial ethics regulator pushes back on critics
Stephen Glenfield rejected any suggestion he was under pressure from the government to put the regulations in place quickly.
It's a cherry-pickers' picnic with OECD education data
Heresy or not, the evidence remains: Australian public spending is not that bad, by OECD standards.
Lifestyle
How to unwind with a backhand drive down the wall
Adrian Przelozny, CEO of digital currency exchange Independent Reserve, says a hard game of squash is just the thing after a hard day's work..
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