Asking for trouble

Going guarantor for a family member or a friend could put your most valuable asset on the line.

$140,000 loan for Schwab Demons 'assist' CEO

THE Melbourne Football Club last year loaned chief executive Cameron Schwab $140,000 for a property transaction.

McGurk lump sum was loan to brothel owners, not for sex

A DISPUTE over whether $500,000 that the murdered businessman Michael McGurk paid to brothel owners was a loan or the repayment of his brothel debts has been finalised in the Supreme Court.

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The gods of small things

If dining out is an adventure full of excitement, anticipation, even mystery, chef Andre Chiang delivers it in spades. His menu reveals little, with courses listed as Pure, Salt, Artisan, South, Texture, Unique, Memory and Terroir.

Head coaching role beset with challenges

WANTED: one head coach.

Wealthy told not to be shy about their philanthropy

AUSTRALIA needs its rich donors to be upfront about their philanthropy in order to inspire others to give substantial sums, a new study says. But a culture of "cutting down tall poppies" forces many philanthropists to head underground.

$95m deal 'no benefit'

A $95 MILLION loan from ANZ in the dying days of Opes Prime provided "absolutely no benefit" to the stockbroker and was "to the total detriment" of its clients, a court has heard.

ANZ loan to Opes Prime's 'detriment'

A $95 MILLION loan from ANZ Bank in Opes Prime's dying days provided "absolutely no benefit" to the stockbroker and was "to the total detriment" of its clients, a court has heard.

$30m gone: jetsetter accused of taking a lend

PROMINENT Australian businesses have lost up to $30 million in what appears to be a sophisticated loan scam based in Bahrain and Switzerland.

Ask Noel

I HOLD pre-CGT investments in property. Some years ago I obtained advice that if I wanted to make relatively modest improvements I could do so without impacting the CGT-free nature of the property.

Learning the hard way

Anneli Knight looks at how students survive on their meagre finances.