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MIStrust: 300 trusting clients down $70 million

People invested their money and faith with this man: Inderesan 'Pullen' Pillay.
Adele Ferguson and Ruth Williams

His clients were unsophisticated investors on modest salaries, when they lost their money, the system looked the other way.

Mohammad Qureshi was sacked by Uber after joining in October.

Dumped driver pleads for explanation

Georgia Wilkins

An Uber driver says he is on the brink of financial ruin after being dumped from the company late last year without a full explanation.

McDonald's has struck a deal with a key union that deprives many workers of weekend penalties.

Union fronts for McDonald's in pay row

Royce Millar, Nick Toscano, Ben Schneiders

Burger giant McDonald's is avoiding the public spotlight in the row over its underpayment of fast food workers.

There is increasing wariness among Chinese property investors about buying in Australia.

Chinese investors wary of Australia

Philip Wen and Simon Johanson

Chinese investors in Australian property are getting squeezed on two sides.

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Promises that cut

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during the People's Forum debate at the Windsor RSL.
Scott Phillips

About the only election promise that you can believe is one to cut something. So who's winning on that score?

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So long, fat expat packages

The days of guaranteed housing allowances fat enough to rent a 370-square-metre harbour-view home on the Peak or a ...
Frederik Balfour

Long the privilege of the Hong Kong-based bankers, the days of generous housing allowances are gone.

Mining & Resources

Vale coy on timing of Fortescue tie-up

Iron ore has have been on a wild ride in 2016 following three years of losses spurred by rising low-cost production
Jasmine Ng and David Stringer

Iron giant Vale said it's taking a "reserved and conservative" stance on when its tie-up with Fortescue Metals to sell blended ore to China will take effect.

World Business

Codeword: 'Dallas Cowboys'

Phil Mickelson said he reached an agreement with the market regulator to return proceeds of nearly $US1 million ($1.4 ...
David Voreacos

What began with a friendship forged over gambling, golf and business turned into a six-year insider-trading plot involving one of the world's most beloved golfers, Phil Mickelson.

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Dumped Uber driver pleads for explanation

Mohammad Qureshi was sacked by Uber after joining in October.
Georgia Wilkins

An Uber driver says he is on the brink of financial ruin after being dumped from the company late last year without a full explanation.

'It makes my blood boil with anger'

Christian Kresnomurti with his wife Meiliyana Sovianto , sons Colin Christian 8, Bryan Christian 6. Pictured in the ...
Esther Han and Leesha McKenny

The developer of a building riddled with defects says he shouldn't be blamed for the hundreds of residents left without a home after a storm.

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5 'must-knows' about DIY super

More Australians are opting to manage their own superannuation schemes. Illustration: Rocco Fazzari
Sam Henderson

Managing a self-managed super fund can be highly rewarding but there's a number of must-know essentials to help you avoid the pitfalls.

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