December 2024
- Opinion
- Hybrids
Hybrid ban will force retail investors to take more risk
APRA’s retail hybrid ban is an attack on retail investors who trust the bank regulator and the Australian banks and invested in bank hybrids in good faith.
- Opinion
- Investing
Independents do government a favour by refusing to support super tax
Taxing unrealised gains would harm savers and investors in high-growth companies such as Canva and harm the economy by removing much-needed risk capital.
October 2024
- Opinion
- Tax reform
How can it be right to pay tax on something you never had?
The plan to tax paper gains in superannuation funds will harm savers and damage the economy.
November 2022
- Opinion
- Franking credits
Franking credit broken promise is Labor’s retirement tax 2.0
Eliminating the payment of franked dividends to Australian investors through off-market share buybacks is an underhand attempt to destroy the system Paul Keating created.
March 2020
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Generational traits emerging under lockdown
Over time, this coronavirus shift will create opportunities for investors.
March 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Will COVID-19 end the bull market?
Price-to-earnings ratios remain elevated despite the S&P 500 index entering a technical correction - thanks to monetary policies that have driven prices to record levels.