Business
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Australians the top earners of the world
Australians are earning more than the rest of the world and this is expected to continue, a new report has revealed.
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Borrowers more confident with variable rates
The percentage of new borrowers choosing variable rate home loans rose in June for the third consecutive month as rate cuts hit home.
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Low house prices the new norm
New figures from Commonwealth Bank show the annual average pace of housing appreciation in Australia has been 1.8 per cent since the financial crisis.
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Separation of powers
A business owner’s failure to separate themselves from the business entity is one of the biggest problems I see in small and medium sized enterprises, writes Mark Bouris.
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Surcharging crack down
Credit card analysts predict the average surcharge levied will more than halve when the Reserve Bank moves to stop businesses slugging customers with excessive fees.
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A food business education
Lawyer Peter Panagiotopoulos intends to educate small business owners on the dangers and pitfalls of running a food business.
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Housing sector shows pick-up
An impressive rise in building approvals in May should be taken with a grain of salt, economists say.
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A comeback
Through most of 2011 and the beginning of this year, the Australian economy has been hobbled by sentiment, writes Mark Bouris.
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$17.4b of hard-earned cash lost
Hard-working Australians are missing $17.4 billion in lost superannuation – more than the Big Four banks’ half-yearly profits combined.