October 9, 2017

Zenith picks its top ETFs

Just four of 163 exchange traded funds listed on the Australian Securities Exchange have been rated ‘highly recommended’ by investment researcher Zenith Investment Partners in its latest review of the sector. Three of them are offered by the same fund

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Mortgage rates are coming back down

After pushing mortgage interest rates higher early in the year, lenders are cutting rates. According to the latest Mozo Banking Roundup, a number of lenders cut variable and fixed rates for both owner-occupiers and investors in September. Among the major

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Mortgage market clouds hang over the banks

The big banks rely heavily on their mortgage businesses but there could be tough times ahead in that market. One analyst is forecasting a slowdown in housing credit growth, while another expects that large numbers of borrowers with high margin

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Portfolio loan discount passes muster with the ATO

A portfolio loan product that gives borrowers a “loyalty discount” on the home loan interest component of a multi-loan facility has received a favourable ruling from the Australian Taxation Office, which says the loan is not designed for tax avoidance.

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Q&A 9 October 2017

Q: I read about a company doing an initial coin offering. Can you explain what’s going on there? A: Earlier this month the blockchain technology company Digital X, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, announced that it had

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The New Criterion

Ocean Grown Abalone (not yet listed) The head of WA nickel producer Panoramic Resources, Peter Harold, is now watching more commodity prices than just the metals index. That’s because Harold has bobbed up as chairman of Ocean Grown Abalone, the

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Kavanagh

It is coming up to a year since the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, announced that the Government had accepted the key recommendations of its Review of Small Amount Credit Contracts, setting the scene for a regulatory

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Zenith picks its top ETFs

Just four of 163 exchange traded funds listed on the Australian Securities Exchange have been rated ‘highly recommended’

More »

Q&A 9 October 2017

Q: I read about a company doing an initial coin offering. Can you explain what’s going on there?

More »

The New Criterion

Ocean Grown Abalone (not yet listed) The head of WA nickel producer Panoramic Resources, Peter Harold, is now

More »

Kavanagh

It is coming up to a year since the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, announced

More »