Fed and Trump matter not Shorten
Australian financial markets are hostage to international forces and unlikely to be influenced much by a change of government on May 18.
BoQ needs board accountability
Following the Hayne royal commission, shareholders are unlikely to tolerate poorly thought-through strategies or badly executed strategies. This will put pressure on the bank's board to lift its game.
Five reasons Wynn could be back
Wynn came and went like a mirage in the Las Vegas desert but there are good reasons why it could come back for Crown Resorts.
Packer still a winner without Wynn
James Packer could do worse than forget about Wynn Resorts and leave his 316 million Crown shares in a bottom draw.
Pain behind Packer's $4.6b exit
James Packer could once again be showing a foresight unknown to others about a turning point in an industry.
Wesfarmers plays dirty tricks with Lynas
Wesfarmers overstepped the mark when lobbying the Malaysian government over licence conditions for the Lynas rare earths plant.
Who's afraid of big super?
For financial industry veterans, recent hubristic comments from industry super suggest that their stellar rise could well be coming to an end.
Psst...wanna buy a book of trail commissions?
Industrious investment banking types have been purchasing trail commissions and selling them to investors; the returns are little short of astronomical.
Kelaher's exit will help IOOF move on
IOOF's decision to part ways with its former chief executive is an important step towards restoring trust with the wider market.
Eclipx pays dearly for death of a merger
Fleet management group Eclipx has lurched from disaster to disaster in the last few months. Now it's paid a high price to end a merger gone bad.
Budget to boost these four billionaires
Retailers and infrastructure companies will get the biggest boost from the federal budget. Beyond these sectors, it gets harder to find other winners.
Why investors don't like APRA's pay push
Giving bank boards more discretion over executive boards is a galling suggestion to many investors.
Narev finds smart corporate re-entry at Seek
The former CBA boss will go from top dog to 2IC, but Seek's structure means he will get to run his own race under boss Andrew Bassat.
Big W closures won't end questions on its future
Woolworths boss Brad Banducci hopes closing 30 Big W stores will help the chain back towards profitability. But is this a band-aid, where radical surgery was required?
Why banks won't pass on the RBA's next cut
There is no way the banks will want to pass on a cut in July or August of this year – regardless of the political pressure they will be under.
Why Amazon has been slow out of the blocks in Australia
Morgan Stanley data suggests Amazon is struggling to beat some local retailers on price and range.
How banks made their case on credit, culture in Hong Kong
The big four banks set up in camp in Hong Kong this week to answer foreign investors on housing, capital and the royal commission.
Why mining stocks can keep climbing
Credit Suisse believes a rebound in Chinese and global industrial production can push our miners higher.
Over-hyped 5G is a worry for Telstra
Telstra has big hopes for 5G, but many telcos are struggling to find reasons why it will help consumers.
The dollar holds the key to systemic risk
A pro-cyclical currency like the Australian dollar can cause havoc when markets tank.
Lynas takes on Wesfarmers in David and Goliath battle
Lynas CEO Amanda Lacaze has dismissed Wesfarmers' takeover bid, saying the rare earths business doesn't need the conglomerate's chequebook.
AMP and Westpac fire debate on risk
AMP's David Murray and Westpac's David Lindberg have fired up the debate about systemic risk and the collapse in business lending.
Fed can't sniff a recession, but what's really changed?
Three Federal Reserve luminaries say there is no US recession on the horizon. But a decade into the recovery, has the world changed that much?
Wesfarmers goes long on political risk
The Lynas takeover bid tells you a lot about Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott. He's willing to use the balance sheet to back a business operating in a volatile and uncertain political environment.
Beware ASIC's litigate-first strategy
The hard-edged legalistic approach adopted by ASIC is already having consequences for banks and individuals.
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