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Timbercorp scheme on the verge of collapse

Hundreds of investors burned by the Timbercorp collapse have been warned by consumer advocate Catriona Lowe that she may ...

A hardship scheme to help victims of the failed Timbercorp is on the brink of collapse, amid disagreements between the consumer advocate and ...

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Women's salaries well behind men

It's not just Australia that have big pay gaps based on gender.

Australian women earn about 83¢ for every $1 a man earns, according to a new report analysing the gender pay gap.

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Dividends: too much of a good thing?

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Clancy Yeates

Could investors' love of dividends be derailing the much-hyped move towards a more "innovative" economy?

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The products putting kids in hospital

All-purpose and hard-surface cleaners, detergents, bleach and toilet bowl products are among the most common causes of ...

From glow sticks to common bleach and detergents, home is a poisonous place for children.

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Funke Kupper guilty of poor judgement

Elizabeth Knight

Playing in the minefield of developing countries which have entirely different standards of corporate behaviour is risky.

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Penny-pinchers save housing market

Altair chief economist Stephen Roberts argues saving is likely to remain high

Australia's savings rate has dropped to 2008 levels, but is enough to reduce the chance of a severe housing correction.

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Kohler's advice didn't work for Rupert

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia has abandoned its bid to make money from the nation's $2 trillion superannuation pool.

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Coles boss calls for IR entreprise laws 'rethink'

Coles supermarkets managing director John Durkan wants changes to Australia's workplace relations law.

Australia's workplace laws need a "rethink" according to Coles managing director John Durkin, who hit out at the industrial relations system, ...

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Market Indices

Updated: March 23, 2016 - 4:39PM

Updated: March 23, 2016 - 7:01PM

Updated: March 24, 2016 - 2:13AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7560

Percentage up/down

-0.87% fall
Euro

Price

0.6763

Percentage up/down

-0.54% fall
British Pound

Price

0.5348

Percentage up/down

-0.30% fall

Updated: March 24, 2016 - 1:58AM

Airlie's John Sevior says the big caps are struggling with growth, a theme that has marked the first quarter.

Kohler's wealth advice didn't work for Rupert

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia has abandoned its bid to make money from the nation's $2 trillion superannuation pool.

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Dividends: too much of a good thing?

Clancy Yeates

Could investors' love of dividends be derailing the much-hyped move towards a more "innovative" economy?

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Funke Kupper guilty of poor judgement

Elizabeth Knight

Playing in the minefield of developing countries which have entirely different standards of corporate behaviour is risky.

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Can TPG continue golden run?

VIDEO Internet giant TPG may be expanding its stock market footprint, but there's a few dark clouds on the horizon.

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BHP CEO looks beyond iron ore

VIDEO The head of Australia's mining giant says there's more volatility ahead for Chinese-driven commodities, and it's time to look beyond iron ore.

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Activists stop traffic to scale Coke sign

Greenpeace protestors on top of the Coca Cola sign in Kings Cross waiting to drop a banner criticising the Coca Cola ...

Activists arrested after attempting to cover the Kings Cross Coca-Cola sign with a banner.

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Dividends: too much of a good thing?

Clancy Yeates

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ASX undented by Brussels attack

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Markets Live: NAB leads ASX down

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Penny-pinchers save housing market

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Miners could see profit upgrades, or not

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European banks the biggest risk to sharemarkets

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"There will be a strong environment in terms of cash," but not everything may be reinvested, CommBank's Adam Donaldson says.

A flood of cash is about to hit our bond market

In the next three months, almost $55 billion ...

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US crude supplies probably climbed 2.53 million barrels last week, according to the median of responses in a Bloomberg ...

US oil slips on Brussels, inventories forecast

Oil ended slightly lower in New York after ...

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Despite the recent rebound, Bank of America said today that clients were net sellers of $US1.4 billion of US stocks in ...

Nasdaq advances for fifth straight session

The Nasdaq Composite Index edged higher in ...

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Travel-related shares dragged the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lower after a deadly terrorist attack in Brussels.

need2know: Lower open ahead

Local shares are poised to drift lower at the ...

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Women's salaries well behind men

Australian women earn about 83¢ for every $1 a man earns, according to a new report analysing the gender pay gap.

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Plenty of firepower yet says RBA

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: ASIC Glenn Stevens speaks at a the Hilton Hotel on March 22, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Australia is better placed than most of the rest of the world to fight off a economic shock, says Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens.

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We all pay the price when businesses break our trust

Big businesses must clean up their own behaviour before they start telling others what to do.

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Private companies reveal tax bills

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting paid almost $500 million in tax last year, at a 30 per cent tax rate on its $1.5 ...

Companies controlled by high-profile rich listers have revealed their tax bills publicly for the first time.

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ATO's private list kicks up more questions

Square, dink, dinks, dinkus, head shot, business, Michael West

Michael West

Just $2 billion net tax on total income of $145 billion. What a time to be alive.

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House price falls 'helpful', says RBA chief

RBA governor Glenn Stevens said Australia's economy was "adjusting quite well" to lower commodity prices and had more ...

RBA governor Glenn Stevens has talked up regulatory measures taken to slow lending to property investors in Sydney and Melbourne, and says Australia's economy is "adjusting quite well" to lower commodity prices.

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Timbercorp scheme on verge of collapse

A hardship scheme to help victims of the failed Timbercorp is on the brink of collapse, amid disagreements between the consumer advocate and liquidator.

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Culture shift will take time: regulator

APRA chairman Wayne Byres wants banks to watch culture more closely.

Banks still have plenty of work to do in improving culture within their organisations, top regulator says.

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Wealthy borrowers could become banks' biggest risk

Wealthy seniors could be rated high risk

Wealthy older borrowers who rely heavily on rental income to meet loan repayments could soon be classified as high risk by banks.

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Nimble forced to repay $1.6 million

The investigation found Nimble did not properly assess the financial circumstances of many of its customers.

Best known for its�?ads starring a financial adviser�?in a rabbit suit, Nimble has been caught out for irresponsible lending.

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Nimble to refund $1.5m to customers

Nimble will pay back customers a total of $1.5 million.

ASIC investigation finds payday lender Nimble failed to meet responsible lending standards.

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YBR buys Eureka's brightday from News Corp

Yellow Brick Road executive chairman says the deal to buy BrightDay will give a way to directly sell mortgages online

Wealth and mortgage company Yellow Brick Road has bought online advice platform brightday from News Corp for an undisclosed sum.

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'This can't be swept under the carpet any longer': Bid to have coroner probe Samsung fires

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Coles boss calls for IR entreprise laws 'rethink'

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Aldi's next big push puts pressure on global retail giant

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The baby furniture failing the safety test

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The household products putting 2500 kids in hospital each year

From glow sticks to common bleach and detergents, home is a poisonous place for children.

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Activists stop traffic to scale Coke sign

Two Greenpeace activists have been arrested after causing a road closure when they attempted to cover the Kings Cross Coca-Cola sign with a banner calling on the NSW government to reject an industry-backed container deposit scheme supported by Coca-Cola Amatil.

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Erin Phillips did a lot of research on the best cot for her son Max, but when it came to mattresses she found herself in ...

The baby furniture failing the safety test

Erin Phillips assumed her baby products would have been tested for safety. But one crucial piece of baby furniture does not have mandatory testing and three big brands have failed a safety test.

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Harding commits to Rio iron ore after missing out on CEO job

Andrew Harding says he was disappointed not to get the top job at Rio Tinto but was still committed to the iron ore ...

Rio Tinto's iron ore chief Andrew Harding says he is committed to the business, despite not winning the top job at the major miner in a recent leadership change.

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Woodside freezes $40 billion LNG plans

Plans for Woodside's huge Browse floating LNG project have been delayed again.

The oil price slump has forced Woodside Petroleum and partners to ditch plans for a $40 billion-plus floating LNG project, delaying development of the huge Browse gas resource yet again.

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Looking for new revenue streams in face of the iron ore rout: Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest.

Andrew Forrest eyes new energy in iron ore slump

With the iron ore rout continuing, the billionaire says Fortescue may expand into renewables or the recycling of nuclear waste.

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Col Allan denies rumour of Trump campaign job

Col Allan, editor of The New York Post in Manhattan in 2003.

Rupert Murdoch's ultimate editor is the subject of one of the more extraordinary rumours in an already extraordinary race for the White House.

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RBNZ investigates interest rate leak claim

An investigation is underway in New Zealand into whether news of a surprise official interest rate cut on March 10 was leaked.

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Ex-Vale chief dies in plane crash

'A Brazilian of extraordinary entrepreneurial vision.": Roger Angelli was 56.

Roger Agnelli, the Brazilian banker who turned Vale SA into the world's No. 1 iron ore producer, died on Saturday in a plane crash. He was 56.

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Qualitas has announced the first asset to be financed by its Opportunity Fund will be the $107 million Iconic Waterloo ...

Capital inflow to reach $US1 trillion for property

Survey respondents expect about $US1.16 trillion of capital targeting property investment in 2016.

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Artist's impression of the Dana building in Key Industrial Park, Keysborough.

Leasing deals in the shadow

The shadow of the Fishermans Bend rezoning and the looming sale of the 37-hectare Holden site is creating some uncertainty in the city-fringe industrial precinct of Port Melbourne.

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Seeking orders: (from left) Michael Cook, Jonathan Callaghan and Peter Menegazzo of Investa Property Group.

DEXUS battle for Investa escalates

The battle for control of the listed Investa Office Fund has intensified with DEUXS Property applying to the Takeovers Panel to intervene and stop Morgan Stanley from voting at next month's meeting.