FEDERAL TREASURER News & Analysis

Beyond the headline-grabbing surplus and $14.6 billion in cost-of-living relief, the big question for investors is whether the federal budget will or...

Incoming Treasurer, Jim Chalmers says he is facing the "trickiest economic conditions inherited by an incoming government since the Second World War".

Investing in business while wages stagnate is the wrong approach, the Grattan Institute's Danielle Wood has told a Morningstar forum.

Closer scrutiny of foreign deals must weed out trojan horses, says Morningstar’s Peter Warnes.

The closing of another commission loophole is no guarantee investors are shielded from pushy sales tactics. 

We take a numerical look through this week's Morningstar research. Plus, our most popular articles and videos for the week ended 29 November.

A slashed tax rate of 10pc for working Australians beyond age 65 would encourage older-age employment and help defuse the Baby Boomer ‘time-bomb’,...

Intense debate about the budgetary cost of Australia's ageing population magnifies for individuals the importance of a financial plan for their...

Can Australians look forward to increased leisure time in their retirement years, or do they face days of penny-pinching?

Tax reform, housing policies and franking credits changes are some of the key battlegrounds as Australians head to the polls in what shapes as one of...