Macquarie's success 'beyond the CEO'
The Australian Financial Review's Business Person of the Year, Nicholas Moore, says it will be years before the market can make a realistic assessment of his performance.
Secret spy dinner sealed Huawei’s fate
A secret lobster dinner attended by the world's most powerful spy bosses sealed the fate of China's Huawei and culminated in the arrest of its senior executive, Meng Wangzhou, in Canada.
Smith, Elliott mentioned in ASIC case
Meetings involving top ANZ executives Shayne Elliott and Mike Smith will form part of ASIC's case against ANZ over a botched capital raising in 2015.
Women now 40pc of new law partners
The number of new women partners at Australia's leading law firms jumped by almost 10 per cent in the past two years, but men still outnumber them by almost four to one.
'Star' Domino's franchisee launches legal action
A Domino's franchisee is suing the pizza chain, alleging misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable behaviour and misuse of market power.
'I just wanted to sleep in': McCormack
Mick McCormack says he's had a "marvellous career" running APA Group over 13 years, but two years ago he began thinking it was time for farm and family.
Corporate tax take grows 19pc
From $1.7 trillion in income, Australia's 2100 biggest companies paid $45.7 billion in tax in the 2016-17 financial year.
ANZ’s super trustees run dead on IOOF deal
The guardians of ANZ's superannuation business met on Thursday but did not vote on whether the sale of the business to troubled wealth manager IOOF was in the best interests of members.
Andrew Mackenzie turns to his growth legacy
Like his business, Andrew Mackenzie cuts a leaner figure than he did five years ago. Like BHP, the resolute Scotsman has always made time for fitness. He too has shrunk to greatness.
Paul Perreault reveals keys to CSL's success
This year has had it all for blood products giant CSL and chief executive Paul Perreault, who shared the five keys to CSL's continued outperformance.
Telco disruptor stirred a reaction to his success
When TPG Telecom boss David Teoh announced his company intended to merge with Vodafone Australia back in August, investors emitted a collective cheer.
China Resources on the hunt for Aussie biotechs
A new investment fund anchored by state-backed conglomerate China Resources Group wants to take Australian healthcare businesses to China.
Bureaucrat meddling risks credit crunch
We are putting a lot of faith in the judgment of bureaucrats – not markets – to deftly manage credit and house prices.
ASX gains for third session
Australian shares closed higher for a third session in a row on Thursday, buoyed by gains from the major banks and miners.
Aussie firms mulling Brexit FX options
Australian companies are mulling the use of foreign exchange options to cope with uncertainly around Brexit.
TPG plunges on merger doubts as ACCC delays
The Australian Competition and Consumer Competition has warned a merger of TPG and Vodafone could result in a "substantial lessening of competition".
Credit crunch may hurt economic growth
Regulators are worried that the reduction in bank lending in response to the royal commission might hurt economic growth.
Opinion
A fretful end to 2018 on both sides of Parliament
With an election test now just months away, Labor worries that it might drop the ball - and the Coalition that they already have
There are deep risks in a Brexit failure
Mrs May's deal is still deliverable – and the political alternatives are not very attractive at all.
'I just wanted to sleep in'
Mick McCormack says he's had a "marvellous career" running APA Group over 13 years, but two years ago he began thinking it was time for farm and family.
Bureaucrat meddling risks credit crunch
We are putting a lot of faith in the judgment of bureaucrats – not markets – to deftly manage credit and house prices.
Plan for 'secret' federal ICAC slammed
The federal government's Integrity Commission was slammed as lacking transparency, primarily because investigations into politicians and public servants would be secret unless criminal misconduct was unearthed.
Corporate tax take grows by $7.4 billion
From $1.7 trillion in income, Australia's 2100 biggest companies paid $45.7 billion in tax in the 2016-17 financial year.
Department of Veterans Affairs should be abolished
Department is "an outdated legal and administrative maze" which is not working in the interests of veterans, their families or the Australian community, warns a top government adviser.
Unions urge ALP to fast-track super increases
The union movement is calling on Labor to fast-track super increases from its first year in government and set a 15 per cent target.
When politicians desert their voters
It is not democracy that's in crisis – it's that lookalike parties won't do what voters want.
Meng arrest is part of America's economic war on China
The hypocritical arrest of Meng Wanzhou is an effort to curb China's high-tech exports and prop up America's own laggards.
Coup attempt saps May's authority
The potential heirs to Theresa May's throne will need to court support rather than pander to her, while her backbench will be emboldened to continue white-anting her Brexit deal.
This is how to woo Amazon to your neighbourhood
New York City posted the 253-page proposal it submitted to Amazon in March. The New York Times downloaded the document before it was taken off the public website.
Texts, tweets and a trump card: knives out for May
Few people thought that this was the ideal week to launch a party leadership challenge to the prime minister. But they did.
Canada says second person questioned in China
Canada says a second person has been questioned by Chinese authorities, further heightening tensions between the two countries.
Personal Finance
Mortgage calculator to help consumers beat banks
The Morrison government is developing tools including an online calculator to make it easier for borrowers to compare confusing interest rate pricing between home lenders.
Stan Perron to give most of his $4b away
Perth billionaire Stan Perron, who died aged 96 in November, will give the bulk of his $4 billion fortune to his charitable foundation.
Australian shares aren't overvalued: RBA
The RBA says Australian equities are not overvalued and declared the ASX returns were "worth much more to investors than other investment options" over the long run.
The Brexit-fuelled death of the British university
For centuries Britian's prestigous universities have generated income and contributed mightly to the UK's soft power. Can they survive Brexit?
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Lindsay Maxsted teaches Ken Henry real hubris
Nothing chairman Lindsay Maxsted could've said or done – at least not this deep into the mire – could've saved Australia's oldest company from a rebuff this forceful.
Wacka Williams' favourite financial execs revealed
John "Wacka" Williams has been a vocal and increasingly effective critic big banks. Which is why the Christmas greetings he emailed out around noon on Thursday brought so much Christmas cheer to our hearts.
Victoria's private schools face freeze on funds
Government-owned schools get only 20 per cent of their money from Canberra and 80 per cent from the state government
Lifestyle
What does a billion dollar cruise ship look like?
Infinity verandas, a "magic carpet" and a Himalayan salt room: the newest addition to Celebrity Cruises' fleet rachets up the wow factor.
