Today
Why gold prices could top record highs this year
Some strategists believe gold could reach $US2600 an ounce as an imminent Fed pivot weighs on the US dollar and bond yields.
- 1 hr ago
- Alex Gluyas
March
Banks battle for record savings drives bonus rates to near-decade high
Flagship accounts are attracting lucrative rates, but many languish near record lows.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Interest rates
Worst default wave since global financial crisis
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s is forecasting that the US rate of business failures will double by the end of this year.
- Christopher Joye
How property investors can boost profits (besides just raising rents)
Keeping tenants happy with healthy, work-friendly or luxury features can be a winning strategy for long-term growth.
- Duncan Hughes
How to protect your portfolio from ‘greenwashing’
Australian investors who want their money managed ethically need to be alert for misleading and overzealous environmental and social claims.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Airbnb’s unfettered rise is a failure of regulation
The spread of short-term holiday letting across the country is exacerbating the residential real estate rent crisis.
- Jimmy Thomson
When can we move into the property our super fund owns?
The answer to this depends on whether it’s a residential or commercial building.
- John Wasiliev
The tax fears leading some SMSF investors to dump property
Analysis shows DIY super funds are still likely to pay less tax despite concerns about the proposed levy on unrealised capital gains.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Pension
Want bespoke retirement income? Here’s how to do it with an SMSF
Running an income stream from an SMSF can mean doing what suits you rather than ticking the boxes of a public fund.
- Meg Heffron
- Opinion
- Investing
How to invest in a high-inflation environment
After the sell-off in most major asset classes in 2022, investors are questioning what levers can protect their portfolios from further inflationary shocks.
- Alexis Gray
- Opinion
- Investing
Why this is not a rerun of the global financial crisis
The closure of SVB and Signature Bank, and the sale of Credit Suisse, reflect idiosyncrasies that are not indicative of broad-based global systemic issues.
- Scott Haslem
- Opinion
- Investing
How to be ready when the sharemarket bargains arrive
With the risk of more blow-ups and cheaper equity prices on the horizon, investors should ensure they can act on opportunities.
- James Wright
- Opinion
- Super wars
Why automatic indexing of the $3m super cap is a bad idea
Taxing unrealised gains and increases to the total super balance are just two of many challenges to the proposed government change.
- Tim Mackay
Coinbase, Do Kwon, Lindsay Lohan are all ensnared by widening crypto dragnet
This year, government watchdogs appear to be arriving on the scene to finish the job of reshaping the digital-asset industry.
- Michael P. Regan and Olga Kharif
Why it is cheaper to rent a house than buy in more Australian suburbs
Shortages and soaring costs are transforming the nation’s property markets.
- Duncan Hughes
- Opinion
- Investment banking
Credit Suisse wipeout shows why blind diversification is dangerous
Aussie bank hybrids are showing resilience in the face of recent events, but investors are learning that the search for yield is a reach for risk.
- Christopher Joye
Swiss authorities nuked Credit Suisse hybrids - are yours safe?
Hybrids are marketed as unique securities combining elements of stocks and bonds. But they are under fresh scrutiny amid a series of global banking crises.
- Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
The media is complicit in strata’s conspiracy of silence
Omission and exaggeration are all too common in the human interest stories that dominate coverage of complex strata issues.
- Jimmy Thomson
- Opinion
- Super wars
Think new $3m super cap won’t affect you? Here’s how it could
Unintended consequences could include insurance payouts, non recourse property loans and even death benefits.
- Peter Burgess
Remi Capital director grilled over use of share sales to buy home
The head of a suspected Ponzi scheme used company “loans” and questionable share sales on his luxury home and paid himself “risk fees”, liquidator examinations have heard.
- David Marin-Guzman
