The Money Puzzle

Why have Australian analysts changed their mind on the market's short term future? Alan and James discuss where mortgages are headed, whether trailing commissions can ever be killed, and how millennials are being wooed by financial institutions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retail reporter Eli Greenblat joins The Money Cafe this week for a special discussion of department stores, supermarket price wars, online marauders and more. Which companies does he love, and which does he doubt?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even a huge round of layoffs couldn't save Telstra from investor ire this week, but will Jame and Alan make of the mess that Australia's largest telco finds itself in. Elsewhere, they examine the other telco CEO who makes Andy Penn's problems seem simple by comparison, and the 99 year old back at the helm of the listed company he founded.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you need to do before the end of financial year? James and Alan give you their tips on this week's episode, along with a lengthy discussion of foreign takeovers, where rates are heading (and how investors should respond) and some advice for Australia's kinder hearted financial advisers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we living in an age of financial malfeasance or bolstered regulation? James and Alan debate the regulatory landscape, what Ruslan Kogan could have in store, the trajectory of global markets and Alan names his favourite funds on this week's Money Cafe podcast.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week James and Alan pick through the wake of the productivity commission's massive report in Australia's superannuation system, wonder about the prospect of an Italian exit from the Euro and marvel at what private equity can do when they get their hands on an IPO  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Cafe James and Alan discuss the sad stories that have emerged from the small business sessions at the Royal Commission, wonder about the outcome of Westpac's bank bill swap rate case, point to the warning signs around Australian franchises and mark the birthday of an aging rock star.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Cafe, James and Alan pick through the last entrails of the 2018 Federal Budget, puzzle over the future of some of Australia's biggest stocks, and take on another batch of fiery listener questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the washup from the 2018 Federal Budget recedes, James and Alan pick through the numbers and wonder about the revenue outlook for Australia, why the government cut ASIC's budget in the middle of a massive financial scandal, and deal with some spicy listener questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Cafe inmates James and Alan discuss the ins and outs of the 2018 Federal Budget from inside the lockup  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.