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What tighter regulation could mean for Tabcorp
Stocks
What tighter regulation could mean for Tabcorp
A new report from the federal government into online gambling marks yet another call for tighter regulations for the nation's gaming industry. We sit...
Joshua Peach | 01 August 2023
What the buy now, pay later regulations mean for your fintech portfolio
Stocks
What the buy now, pay later regulations mean for your fintech portfolio
Buy now, pay later companies will be regulated as credit products by the end of the year. Here's what it means for investors.
Joshua Peach | 23 May 2023
Coalition super policy: Another nudge towards inequality in housing and retirement
Retirement
Coalition super policy: Another nudge towards inequality in housing and retirement
The Liberal Party's new super first home buyer scheme helps some first buyers into a home earlier but it may push up prices.
Graham Hand | 19 May 2022
It's coming: 10 ways to cool rampant housing prices
Personal Finance
It's coming: 10 ways to cool rampant housing prices
IMF, OECD, RBA, APRA, CFR, CBA and ANZ are all calling for curbs on housing lending. Why will it take APRA months to issue a paper?
Graham Hand | 29 September 2021
Jane Hume shakes up super, but what will it achieve?
Retirement
Jane Hume shakes up super, but what will it achieve?
The Government calls 'Your Future Your Super' the most significant reforms since the start of compulsory super. Stapling has benefits and we should...
Graham Hand | 24 June 2021
Even regulators can't slow the momentum of US digital media giants
Stocks
Even regulators can't slow the momentum of US digital media giants
Market seems focused on the rebound in online advertising demand.
Michael Hodel, CFA | 06 January 2021
Robinhood was indeed too good to be true
Stocks
Robinhood was indeed too good to be true
Sometimes, a business decides that its fortunes may diverge from those of its customers, writes John Rekenthaler.
John Rekenthaler | 23 December 2020
Hamish Douglass and big tech
Stocks
Hamish Douglass and big tech
Magellan's co-founder explains which tech behemoth the Magellan Global Fund no longer owns, why one was too tricky to value, and why regulation is no...
Lex Hall | 24 November 2020
NIB, Medibank earnings point to sector-wide weakness
Stocks
NIB, Medibank earnings point to sector-wide weakness
Private health insurers are suffering as Australia's ageing population pushes up medical costs.
Glenn Freeman | 25 February 2020
New super fund league table should be taken with a grain of salt
Retirement
New super fund league table should be taken with a grain of salt
The regulator's new ranking system for superannuation funds has shaken up the industry, but investors have been warned not to over-react to some of...
Glenn Freeman | 01 January 2020