Should companies have a Voice or mind their own business?

Should companies have a Voice or mind their own business?

Appreciative as the prime minister might be of Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s support,it’s a risky strategy for the government.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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Macquarie mortgage growth slows amid fierce competition

Macquarie mortgage growth slows amid fierce competition

Macquarie Group’s rapid growth in mortgages has slowed sharply,which could be a sign the investment giant is happy to sit out a period of fierce competition.

  • byClancy Yeates
Savers can earn over 5 per cent,but only if they read the fine print

Savers can earn over 5 per cent,but only if they read the fine print

Be prepared to jump through hoops to earn a high rate of interest on savings.

  • byJohn Collett
Big banks pay billions to customers burnt in advice scandal

Big banks pay billions to customers burnt in advice scandal

The banks paid or offered $4.7 billion in compensation after a royal commission and ASIC found misconduct around financial advice.

  • byMillie Muroi
Top end of town investors look to city fringe

Top end of town investors look to city fringe

Areas on the fringe of Sydney’s CBD have become attractive investments because of their development potential,and their ability to cater for the new flexible working practices.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
The buried gold,the crumbling fraud case and the billionaires’ tsunami
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Crime

The buried gold,the crumbling fraud case and the billionaires’ tsunami

Sydney’s richest businessmen were on the hunt for a legendary cache of gold when things turned ugly.

  • byCarrie Fellner
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Banks holding out on raising interest rates for millions of savers
Analysis
Cash

Banks holding out on raising interest rates for millions of savers

After years of earning next to no interest,savers are finally being offered better returns. But the banks aren’t passing higher rates through to everyone.

  • byJohn Collett
Mortgage rates rising,but savers still getting short-changed by banks
Analysis
Big four

Mortgage rates rising,but savers still getting short-changed by banks

Banks have passed through only a fraction of the 2.25 percentage point rise in official interest rates to savers.

  • byJohn Collett
‘Millionaire’s factory’ CFO Alex Harvey buys doer-upper in Kirribilli for $18.7 million
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‘Millionaire’s factory’ CFO Alex Harvey buys doer-upper in Kirribilli for $18.7 million

The market might be taking a turn for the worse,but the heavy-hitters of the financial world are still trading in bricks and mortar to the tune of the tens of millions of dollars.

  • byLucy Macken
Big four banks raise rates on home loans,some savings accounts

Big four banks raise rates on home loans,some savings accounts

There are tentative signs banks are starting to compete more aggressively for household deposits by lifting rates on key savings products.

  • byClancy Yeates
Macquarie shares dive as CEO warns of ‘persistent’ inflation

Macquarie shares dive as CEO warns of ‘persistent’ inflation

Macquarie has seen a sharp sell-off despite reporting a 56 profit jump.

  • byCharlotte Grieve