Business

A super fund has been ordered to pay millions of dollars and cover the regulator's legal costs for misleading members about its green credentials.

Australia's economic growth forecasts have received a major downgrade due to Donald Trump's trade war, which could give the RBA more cause to cut rates.

DEBTMAN: Eighteen-year-olds think they know everything. But they don’t, not yet anyway. A few snippets of good financial advice now can help set them up for life. Here’s where to start the conversation .. .

Q+A: Selling the family home to downsize into small digs can deliver a mega profit. But what does all that extra cash do to your pension benefits. Can you minimise the amount you may lose? Yes, you can!

The increases, to take effect from Thursday, will see a huge cohort of wealthy seniors qualify for a part-pension for the first time.

We all worry if we’ll be able to afford a comfortable retirement. The latest figures show prices easing for retirees, and have put a figure on how much you’ll need a year to live well after you give up work.

The nation's federal budget is being prepared in the shadow of global trade uncertainty and the aftermath of a tropical cyclone lashing a major city.

The Treasurer says ex-cyclone Alfred has torn more than a billion dollars from the nation’s coffers, but the Coalition appears unready to take advantage.

Families struggling to make ends meet may now qualify for a special Centrelink concession card that provides a range of handy health, transport and local government discounts. Here’s how to get one.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says the Queen will no longer grace the $5 note and will instead soon be replaced by another image. And, no, it’s not the King.

The Greens have announced a four-day work week policy that could see businesses lose worker’s time, with no impact on their pay, a move the Party says will help men ‘pick up the vacuum cleaner at home’.

One firm is at the centre of a global technology battle. 

US stocks have rebounded as investors hunted for bargains at the end of a tumultuous week in which US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war fuelled recession fears and doused risk appetite.

LIAM DENNING: Numerous business titans have floated in Trump’s orbit since his ascent to the presidency in 2017. Many have quickly fallen from favour. Will Elon Musk share that fate?

Trade Minister Don Farrell has vowed to continue discussions with the US about an Australian tariff exemption, saying the Government wanted to make President Donald Trump ‘an offer he can’t refuse’.