Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest's has earned widespread ridicule from big mining bosses over his call for an Australian iron ore cartel as Chinese Steel officials dismissed the idea as unworkable.
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Energy stocks were up, but the banks were dumped as concerns about the US economy resurfaced.
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Energy stocks were up, but the banks were dumped as concerns about the US economy resurfaced.
One of the world's top investors has challenged the ability of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to sustain their dividend growth as their pricing power erodes with declining commodity prices.
Investor hunger for returns is driving up risk in some fixed-income segments, says a portfolio head at asset manager AllianceBernstein.
The Abbott government should change the law so that it places the burden of proof on the Australian Taxation Office.
A high-profile 'bear' strategist has issued a stark warning of a slide into recession, only "okay" employment data stopped him from calling a recession outright.Â
Brett Blundy's recently listed fast-fashion jewellery retailer Lovisa has made its first offshore acquisition.
Australia's competition watchdog is monitoring the global food giants' merger for any possible consequences for Kraft's spin-off.
Banks will use submissions to Treasury on the financial system inquiry to lobby against charging an up-front fee for the financial claims scheme.
The nation's credit unions, building societies and mutual banks have called on the government to increase the resilience of the financial system and boost banking competition.
Competition lawyers say it will be very difficult for the watchdog to prosecute Mr Forrest over his offer to put a cap on production.
One of the world's top investors has challenged the ability of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to sustain their dividend growth.
Tech giants like Apple, Google and Facebook are taking their financial talent from Wall Street.
Warren Buffett's taste for junk food - namely Cherry Cokes and ice cream - is well known. His latest deal, the merger of Kraft and Heinz, makes for an intriguing (if not artery-clogging) menu.
The operator of a Chinese-language real estate website says FIRB's crackdown on foreign investors is "racist".
Increased use of the yuan as one of the world's reserve currencies will force China to restructure more radically than its leaders may realise.
A Chinese investor has paid a lucky $8.888888 million for a small piece of Collins Street.
Easy monetary policy globally is spurring demand for the nation's office buildings, even as vacancies climb and rents fall, raising risks of a future price slump.
Regulators' ability to uncover and prosecute illegal residential property buying by foreigners is "sorely limited" and such sales are "inevitable", the Foreign Investment Review Board chairman has admitted.
A Western Australian-based fund manager has bought three sheds in Dandenong South in an off-market deal reflecting a 7.7 per cent yield.
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High-interest payday lending has surged despite reforms in 2013, consumer advocates say.
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