MIStrust: 300 trusting clients down $70 million
His clients were unsophisticated investors on modest salaries, when they lost their money, the system looked the other way.
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US stocks rose, with the S&P; 500 rebounding from a seven-week low, led by a rally in technology shares.
The Internet of Things has arrived
It has the potential to unleash economic disruption that makes what the internet has delivered so far look like child's play.
Union fronts for McDonald's in pay row
Burger giant McDonald's is avoiding the public spotlight in the row over its underpayment of fast food workers.
Australia's unlikely economic star
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- Property Council mergers create planning headaches
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Standby power: our worst appliances
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Telstra customers furious over outage
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Workplace
Big-name hotels shortchanging staff
Three major hotel chains have been found short-changing housekeeping staff.
7 ways to answer that interview pay question
It's especially tricky when a hirer asks what you now make during a job interview.
Markets
Base metals pause, dip as bears opt for sidelines
Aluminium hit its highest in a week on Friday as speculators closed out bearish positions before the weekend, but it pared gains ahead of the close.
China's iron ore stockpile tops 100m tonnes
There's a mountain of iron ore sat right on China's doorstep, offering fresh evidence of increased supplies in the world's top user that may hurt prices.
Promises that cut
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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- ASX gains for sixth straight week
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- How interest rates got so low
- G7 meeting will be a call to arms for growth
- Credit Suisse fined for 'fat finger' error
- Now's the time for value in the energy sector
US ready to lift interest rates, says former Fed staffer
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The Economy
Don't trust budget numbers. Treasury says so
About the only the only thing the treasury believes about this year's budget is the economic forecasts. It certainly doesn't believe the deficit forecasts.
Cuts or tax rises needed, warns budget update
​Treasury and Finance have warned that significant spending cuts – or a big rise in tax receipts – will be needed to return the federal budget to surplus over the medium term.
Retail
ACCC open minded on Good Guys
Competition tsar Rod Sims says he will look at any bid for The Good Guys with "an open mind".
Myer to close two more stores
About 130 staff members to be affected as department store shuts Wollongong and Orange stores.
Banking & Finance
Former CBA banker takes on CommSec
The founder of SelfWealth has ambitious targets for his crowd-based comparison tool that is outperforming the ASX by more than 13 per cent.
So long, fat expat packages
Long the privilege of the Hong Kong-based bankers, the days of generous housing allowances are gone.
Mining & Resources
Base metals pause, dip as bears opt for sidelines
Aluminium hit its highest in a week on Friday as speculators closed out bearish positions before the weekend, but it pared gains ahead of the close.
China's iron ore stockpile tops 100m tonnes
There's a mountain of iron ore sat right on China's doorstep, offering fresh evidence of increased supplies in the world's top user that may hurt prices.
World Business
'We'd fight over who'd get to be Captain Kirk'
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos isn't just a "Star Trek" nerd. He's a giant, epic, subspace anomaly of a "Star Trek" nerd with his own space travel company.
Codeword: 'Dallas Cowboys'
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.
Consumer Affairs
The 'vampire power products' that cost you
Even when we are sleeping they cost us $860 million a year. Here are the worst offenders.
Dumped Uber driver pleads for explanation
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.
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Property Focus
Mont Albert cafe cuts through garage grease
The fitout of Mister and Miss Café suits its demographic – families – but hasn't limited its creative design.
St Leonards office market is born again
St Leonards is emerging from the shadows of its North Sydney and Chatswood rivals as a serious office market contender, according to agents.
Retail asset sales heat up in capital cities
Investors will have snapped up more than $2 billion in retail properties before the end of the 2016 financial year.
'Impossible': The Block has a problem
Investor snaps up 14 Docklands offices in a row
Melbourne-based investor JAK Investment Group has paid $3.81 million for 14 office suites at 425 Docklands Drive in a deal negotiated by Lemon Baxter's Paul O'Sullivan.
Executive Style
15 gadgets that will change Reality
Virtual Reality is set to go mainstream with this game-changing technology.
Money
Backyards into gold with granny flats
Granny flats are proliferating like crazy, at least in NSW where the rules are much more relaxed than in Victoria.
Property options for the priced-out
Monthly repayments on the average new mortgage are $254 less than they were at Australia's borrowing peak in November.
Small Business
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Breach of trust
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Comment & Analysis
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