Why timing’s right for $39bn Afterpay play
The $39bn takeover bid comes at precisely the right time for Afterpay which needs to upgrade its competitive profile as banks and big tech players start flooding into its market.
Terry McCrann
Queensland proves lockdown roadmap will come at a cost
The Victorian experience has won. Australia’s new reality is brutal — and it’s now official policy right across the country.
China holds mining giants and Australia hostage
Australia’s prosperity is now totally dependent on China, the major buyer and price setter for the almost one billion tonnes of iron ore we shipped north over the past year.
Covid outbreak, inflation won’t alter RBA rate decision
The RBA will keep rates on hold at its board meeting next week despite the impact of the NSW extended lockdown on the national economy and the latest inflation figures.
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First the cover-up, now the deeper hole
WAS Ian Narev sacked? In the clean-out-your-desk and straight-out-the-door — and you can forget about any bonuses — sense? No, writes Terry McCrann.
CBA’s money-laundering issues are a big deal
THE CBA is done for all money in not disclosing back in 2015 that it failed in its core money-laundering monitoring obligations and that it had been pinged, writes Terry McCrann.
CBA’s ‘beautiful’ $10 billion profit
COMMONWEALTH Bank CEO Ian Narev unveiled what can genuinely be called a ‘beautiful set of numbers’ on Wednesday, writes Terry McCrann.
CBA’s pay cut: Part two to come?
THE move by the CBA board to slash the bonuses paid to CEO Ian Narev and the senior executive management group was appropriate, proportionate and timely, writes Terry McCrann.
Record profit — and big pay cuts
It’s now over to chairman Catherine Livingstone and her fellow Commonwealth Bank directors, writes Terry McCrann.
Ignore the alarmists over markets
IT’S important now to focus on the reality of the Trump presidency, what is happening in the world and the role of the central banks, writes Terry McCrann.
Batteries included? Buy some candles
THE boss of Glencore coal has indirectly put his finger on what Tesla’s mega-battery will do for consumers — keep the lights on long enough for you to root around to find some candles.
RBA: Steady rates, steady optimism
THE Reserve Bank is not going to lift its official interest rate anytime soon — or indeed, at a more basic level, signal or even just hint at a future rate change anytime soon, writes Terry McCrann.
Our retail future gets interesting
BOTH the Besen Highpoint sale and the Gandel Chadstone expansion come at seminal pivot points for retail and property ownership in Australia, writes Terry McCrann.
Stop being so negative
THE tax benefits of negative gearing seem all-but certain to be cut back in the not-too-distant future, writes Terry McCrann.
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