Can Hayne solve the culture conundrum?
Legal action against the banks for past misdeeds will grab the royal commission headlines, but the question of changing culture across the industry is arguably Commissioner Hayne's most important.
Legal action against the banks for past misdeeds will grab the royal commission headlines, but the question of changing culture across the industry is arguably Commissioner Hayne's most important.
The intensifying political, trade and technology rivalry between the world's two superpowers has prompted warnings of an innovation winter that will hit markets across the globe.
In an exclusive to AFR Weekend, research house Chant West has released the full performance list for calendar 2018 of growth funds. How has yours performed?
Grill'd founder Simon Crowe is pushing for growth that he hopes can boost the revenue of his empire from above $370 million towards $1 billion.
Labor holds just four of the top 15 seats that will be hardest hit by the franking policy, fuelling the party's confidence it can withstand a voter backlash over its $55 billion raid on retirees.
The federal government has accused Labor of protecting insurers and superannuation "special interests" by resisting laws that would save young and low-income workers more than $3 billion in fees.
Senior Liberals say they have been assured the government will have a climate policy for the election, saying it is not too late to reverse some of the damage caused by dumping Malcolm Turnbull.
The Healthscope board, led by chairman Paula Dwyer, has backed a $4.4 billion bid from Brookfield, saying it is in the best interests of shareholders.
It's beyond human capacity to keep on top of all banking regulations. So-called 'regtech' software start-ups are here to help.
The former managing director of mining company Golden Fields Resources has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for insider trading.
Australian bank spending on advertising has become the latest scalp of the Hayne royal commission, but a campaign to rebuild public trust could see the financial services sector advertise more this year.
Lenders are chopping rates for fixed term mortgages to tempt new borrowers in an intensifying battle to increase business despite deteriorating property conditions.
Retailer marketplace and float hopeful irexchange has been accused of misleading investors in the lead-up to its initial public offering later this month.
Technology companies are wary of a China slowdown but fund managers say they still represent reliable sources of growth and are cheap at current levels.
Australian shares began the month with a small loss, concluding a negative confession season ahead of first-half company results due next week.
Institutional investors have ramped up the size of bets against Australian banks in anticipation of a punishing banking royal commission final report.
The S&P;/ASX 200 Index started February on a soft note; Morgan Stanley has removed its expectation of RBA rate hikes.
The clear fury behind Bret Walker, SC's, Murray Darling royal commission recommendations have been met with a sedating blanket of nothingness.
If Scott Morrison pulls off a miracle and wins the May election, housing conditions should stabilise as investors pile back into the market to pick up cheap assets, writes Christopher Joye.
The RBA governor doesn't look much like Orson Welles but there could yet be parallels with the noir thriller, writes Andrew Clark.
On a generous view, shadow treasurer Chris Bowen is showing refreshing political honesty in telling self-funded retirees that they are perfectly entitled to vote against Labor if they don't like its franking credits crackdown.
Labor said the credit squeeze would ease after the release of the findings of the banking royal commission on Monday while Prime Minister stepped up his commitment not to harm lending in the government's response.
Labor's plans to introduce gender targets in Australia's national honours is facing opposition from past recipients.
Party moderates are hopeful there will be a policy move before or at the April 2 budget. But does the government have any credibility left on this issue?
Ahead of the May federal election, the Australian Electoral Commission has released the latest round of data on political donations.
By whitewashing One Nation's racist undertones, Mark Latham wants to make himself the powerbroker of NSW politics.
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey has announced that he's running for the Democratic presidential nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.
Britain and Europe would have been spared needless pain if the UK had used Australia's more sensible referendum rules.
On election night, Christie writes that Pence looked "stunned and overwhelmed".
Donald Trump has described as "beautiful" a letter sent to him by Xi Jinping urging the US to meet China "halfway" on a trade deal.
A defiant President Donald Trump declared he has all but given up on negotiations with Congress over his border wall and will proceed alone.
In more bad news for the battered retail super sector, "lifecycle" products are delivering underwhelming results compared to traditional growth-style funds.
Advisers say self-funded retirees close to the age pension threshold will be better off spending up and moving to a part pension.
The bottom line of Labor's franking plan will be a lower rate of return, which has investors scrambling for alternatives.
5:2 diet guru, best-selling broadcaster and "introvert" Michael Mosley explains over Lunch with the AFR why 800 calories is now the magic number when it comes to losing weight and living longer.
The graduate teaching program is opposed by education unions but has attracted some 11,000 applications from high-achieving young people.
The rise of entrepreneurship has led us to glorify ambition not as a means to an end but as a lifestyle.
Labor's plans to introduce gender targets in Australia's national honours is facing opposition from past recipients.
Going on a social media diet provided revelations about how we consume food in the real world and on screen.
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