The low-flying kangaroo: Is Qantas in a nose dive?

Qantas is more than just an airline to Australians. But the way shareholders see the airline has diverged considerably from how customers do.

Qantas has flown into turbulent air with its new CEO facing a big challenge. Picture: Brendan Radke

Qantas is more than just an airline to Australians. But the way shareholders see the airline has diverged considerably from how customers do.

That has now cost the airline its previously well-respected CEO, and seen the aviation business lodge plans to change its flight path.

In today’s show, we also cover:

• Interest rates – where to from here

• What to make of industry funds’ shift to offering indexed investment options

• Newcrest’s takeover and holding foreign stock

• Industry fund vs SMSF. What’s the tax difference?

Bruce Brammall, financial adviser at Bruce Brammall Financial, was this week’s host of The Money Puzzle and was joined by Eric Johnston, associate editor, business, at The Australian.