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The Big Australian is becoming a vastly different company to the one we think we know.

Understanding Telstra's dividend plans, getting ready for the Pension Bonus Scheme, calculating age pension eligibility and more.

The number of Australians involved in SMSFs has surged past the million mark ... now everyone wants to know what they're doing.

Markets will always correct … understanding key technical indicators opens a pathway to new choices for managing your risks.

A lower Australian currency is unlikely to cushion us against rising global interest rates … it may even exacerbate the problem.

A US80 cent Aussie would significantly reduce Australia's attraction to the airline's international competitors, while boosting Qantas' international revenues.

UXC's rewarding yield, understanding Telstra's buyback, a calendar for events and iron ore.

The effects of a Yes vote in Scotland's referendum on independence is likely to have an immediate economic impact on Scotland and England. Could the ripple effect reach Australia?

Some media are suggesting that a move by China to ban the use of dirtier forms of coal will hurt Australian coal exports - but the opposite could be true.

Premier Retail's stellar performance has led to plenty of speculation about its growth ambitions. Myer could be a plum acquisition, but there are plenty of other options.

Almost all of Australia's coastal infrastructure has been built for a stable climate - but potential sea level rises could put more than more than $200 billion worth of those assets, including residential and commercial buildings, at risk.

New OECD proposals on reducing corporate profit-shifting are a step forward in the war against tax avoidance, but there's a much bigger problem that's not so easy to resolve.

Alan Kohler on Australia's housing "bubble".

Could the coal fleet become like a second car, sitting idly by for a rainy day? And what happens on that fateful day, when we need a few of these old clunkers to work, and they don't?

Economic integration is the most promising route for mending China-Japan relations.