Michael Pascoe is one of Australia's most respected and experienced finance and economics commentators with more than three decades in newspaper, radio, television and on-line journalism. http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:23:11 -0800 Yahoo! http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/329/banks-playing-good-and-bad-guys/ The Reserve Bank has provided a verdict on how our Big Four banks are behaving during the global market turmoil. Michael Pascoe shares his opinions on the subject. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:23:11 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/314/pretend-interest-rates-are-higher/ Don't wait for the bank to put up interest rates - do it yourself. It will help keep first-home buyers out of trouble and speed up the acquisition of a valuable asset. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:06:20 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/308/cripes-where-did-the-year-go/ The financial year is as good as over and you're probably starting to panic about what you should be doing by June 30! Michael Pascoe focuses on one issue: superannuation. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:24:19 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/307/why-we-have-it-goodrelatively-speaking/ Michael Pascoe discusses how and why we're doing better than anyone dared hope a few months ago, but he warns that there's still some pain ahead. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:14:03 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/305/iron-ore-price-cut-good-news/ Michael Pascoe discusses the deal Rio has done that slashes iron ore prices by an average of 37 per cent and will cost the iron ore industry $12.7 billion in revenue. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:32:31 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/300/beware-the-tax-deduction/ When Michael Pascoe warned us to stay away from rural managed investment schemes last year, he was right. He explains why the failure of the two biggest operators didn't come as a surprise. Mon, 25 May 2009 02:24:02 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/273/politics-vs-economics/ Michael Pascoe makes an attempt, amidst all the noise of budget season, to set out just a basic truth or two about the central item of debate: the deficit. Wed, 13 May 2009 02:29:12 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/268/hedge-budget-super-bet/ Michael Pascoe lends his expertise to try and decipher some of the theories and confusion floating around ahead of the upcoming Budget. Here are his predictions. Tue, 05 May 2009 23:57:17 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/253/banks-good-news-story/ This week it seemed that there were two banks called NAB and two banks called ANZ reporting interim profits. Michael Pascoe explains how things aren't always as they seem. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:30:30 -0800 Michael Pascoe http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/b/michaelpascoe/250/shareholders-of-the-world-unite/ Monday was an important day for shareholder activism in Australia - and it should have been a deeply worrying one for the ANZ Bank board, as Michael Pascoe explains. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:47:18 -0800 Michael Pascoe