Rates to stay on hold until 2020: NAB
Business conditions have marginally rebounded in January but are still trending down creating further pressure on interest rates.
Credit crunch bites investors in 2018
Loans to housing investors slumped to a seven-year low in December as banks remained cautious and a declining residential market dampened appetite for credit.
Clock ticks on Transurban's to-do list
Transurban's WestConnex win means it now has nine projects due in the next five years. CEO Scott Charlton knows he now needs to deliver.
Macquarie maintains full-year guidance
Macquarie Group maintained its profit guidance in a trading update on Tuesday, highlighting the improved performance of its markets-facing businesses and the conclusion of asset sales.
Challenger's new conservatism
Challenger has kicked off a period of financial conservatism under new CEO Richard Howes by paying its interim dividend out of retained earnings.
Markets Live: Macquarie at 4 month high
The ASX is making gains heading into lunch time, supported by gains in large miners and Macquarie Group.
'No doubt': Brexit saps British economy
Britain's economy is growing at its slowest pace since the financial crisis, as manufacturing, construction and investment turn sour.
Super Retail books $43m for underpayments
Super Retail Group's 2019 profits will be decimated by $43 million in one-off costs to compensate retail managers underpaid for six years.
Transurban interim profits fall 56pc
Stamp duty and integration costs linked to Transurban's $9.3bn purchase of Sydney tollroad WestConnex weighed down interim profits.
Pact hit with $340m write-down
The packaging group run by major shareholder and Rich Lister Raphael Geminder has taken the knife to asset values by up to $340 million.
Amcor to sell Bemis plants for $9b deal green light
Amcor will sell three Bemis healthcare packaging plants in the UK and Ireland to gain EU competition clearance, and other asset sales are likely in the US.
Reckon growth steady, revenue down
Reckon's management has called out the company's "extraordinary resilience" in the past few years, despite declining revenue.
How the Future Fund avoided the rout
A 30 per cent allocation to so-called "illiquid assets" such as infrastructure and property boosted the portfolio's overall return while hedge fund investments offset a sharp decline in equities.
US-China conflict echoes Europe’s past
The conflict between the US and China has obvious similarities to the clash between Britain and Germany in the decades before the first world war. Markets did not see that coming either.
Challenger profit takes a hit
Challenger said its interim profit has been wiped out by "market volatility, industry disruption and political uncertainty".
RBNZ tipped as next to turn dovish
New Zealand's central bank may acknowledge the rising risk of a rate cut when it makes its first policy decision of the year.
Rates warning signs flashing amber
Signs are emerging that a two-year hiring burst that cut Australian unemployment by almost a percentage point is starting to cool.
Opinion
Time for regionals to stop whinging
Bendigo is one of a number of regional banks that have delivered poor financial performance and then tried to blame someone else.
It's all about safety - the Coalition's
Scott Morrison's message is a political clarion call about keeping Australia strong, insisting that only this government can be trusted to keep the country secure.
Harding's year of living dangerously
It is no surprise that Aurizon CEO Andrew Harding's fragile interim numbers are the product of many moving parts.
Banks and borders too important for political games
Labor would be unwise to overplay its parliamentary hand on boat and border issues when the results have been disastrous.
Boat deal on verge of collapse
The Coalition could be spared the humiliation of being the first government in 90 years to lose a substantial vote in the lower house after the Greens baulked at a compromise plan by Labor.
Rudd sees 'superficial' Trump-Xi trade deal
A modest Washington-Beijing trade breakthrough is more likely than not but it won't stop a worsening technology cold war that will hurt investors, says Kevin Rudd.
Cash's chief of staff behind AWU raid leaks
Michaelia Cash's chief of staff told her media adviser about a pending police raids on the Australian Workers' Union that was then leaked to the media, the Federal Court has heard.
PM tries to head off Katter revolt
Scott Morrison has not ruled out axing a $234 million deal with Bob Katter if he sides with Labor to force a recall of Parliament to deal with the royal commission.
The dark past of Manus contractor Paladin
The key beneficiary of a $423 million government contract to provide security for refugees on Manus Island left a string of bad debts and failed contracts across Asia.
EU, Australia fight to salvage beef deal with the US
The European Union says it is doing everything it can to salvage a 10-year-old deal on hormone-free beef which benefits Australian exporters but which the US has threatened to tear up.
Europe puts out welcome mat for Brexit opportunities
If Brexit is going to happen, the graceful, canal-lined city of Amsterdam and other cities of Europe are intent on exploiting the opportunities.
Boris backs closer Australian ties
Conservative MPs call for a 'common travel area' between Australia and post-Brexit Britain.
What it's like to work inside Apple's 'black site'
Contractors a few miles from the company’s spaceship-like headquarters live in fear of termination — and the bathroom lines.
Najib Razak combative ahead of 1MDB trial
From appearing in an R&B; music video and trolling social media to vilify the new government, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been combative before the start of his graft trial.
Personal Finance
Focus just on income is bad for retirement planning
Invested heavily in the banks and Telstra for the dividends? A 'total return' approach is probably a safer strategy.
Westpac, Macquarie shake up fixed rate offers
Westpac and Macquarie Bank are shaking up fixed rates in a bid to attract new borrowers, build market share and grow net interest margins.
Capital gains tax could hit divorcing couples
Leading accountants say the tax implications during family breakdowns have not been considered in capital gains tax changes.
Companies are working harder to retain graduates
The strong economy is leading employers to develop "keep warm" strategies to retain graduate employees, as the competition for educated workers increases.
Secret number 'fake news', Cranston trial told
The case against former deputy tax commissioner Michael Cranston was based on vague evidence, failed to show that he acted dishonestly and ignored the issue of "the secret number", his defence told the District Court.
Legal firms get serious about future talent
As other sectors eye off law graduates, companies work hard to keep the edge on competitors.
McManus can't say why we all shouldn't all break the law
Sally McManus's On Fairness is readable, passionate and defiant. It shows the pressure that Bill Shorten will be under from the union movement.
Lifestyle
Bobbi Brown's insider guide to New York
Cosmetics queen Bobbi Brown, who first moved to the Big Apple in 1990, gives you the lowdown on her New York.
David Rowe's cartoons
