Opinion
Aviation
The half-billon-dollar economic boost the government won’t let fly
What inflation-fighting government would take a position that promotes airfares remaining higher for longer?
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Earnings season
What keeps CBA’s boss awake at night? It isn’t stressed borrowers
Any board that ticks off a share buyback and a higher dividend payout ratio is sending a message that it is not concerned about the strength of its franchise.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Retail
Why taking the top job at Myer could be a career killer
Myer’s largest shareholder, Solomon Lew, is now the company’s kingmaker. And in this case, (John) King replacer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Big four consultants
How the PwC virus infected the industry
With the ground shifting beneath them, the big four consultancy firms are now all very happy with the increased regulatory oversight and turbocharged penalties that are coming down the pike. But then what else could they say?
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Derivatives
The ‘financial heroin’ product that ASIC is trying to bust
Having a win represents a massive high. But if punters lose, withdrawal is financially painful.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Telecommunications
Closing the gap: Vodafone’s desperate deal to catch Telstra and Optus
No matter how you interpret the $6.3 billion deal with Vocus, TPG - which owns the number three player in the mobiles market, Vodafone - is shrinking.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Property market
Why the reinflating house price bubble might run out of puff
Most economists still believe house prices will rise this year, but they are far more equivocal about the clouded crystal ball.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Insider trading
How Australia became embroiled in billionaire insider trading claims
The indictment against Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis paints a rollicking tale of alleged insider trading with a twist – his alleged actions have been characterised as a perverse means to compensate his staff, and enrich his friends and lovers.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Inflation
Pocket of resistance: Why it’s too early to celebrate on inflation
There remain some economists who believe the Reserve Bank has one interest rate bullet to fire.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Ethical investing
Bait and switch: How ESG investors get duped
Investment managers have become increasingly adroit at marketing the environmental, social and corporate governance hygiene of their investments.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Mike Cannon-Brookes
Billionaires’ marriage bust-ups – spreading the wealth, but not that far
Marriage trouble makes them kindred spirits of sorts, but Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest are anything but friends.
- by Elizabeth Knight