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Australia's biggest banks under pressure from parliament

BANKING AND FINANCE
Clancy Yeates

The gap between rich and poor is behind the rise of "Mr Crazy" Donald Trump.

As Trup rises and Brexit passes, what is causing the world to go crazy?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Illustration: Kerie Leishman

How tax authorities are taking on the likes of Facebook

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem

CBA chief Ian Narev insists his bank's customers "are more satisfied than they have ever been".

Royal commission into banking: not a populist whinge

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

TV industry is primarily concerned about cutting television licence fees

TV execs anxious to see media shake-up passed

MEDIA & MARKETING
Lucy Battersby

The good news for bank shareholders is that there is no sense that earnings are about to fall off a cliff.

No gold medals in challenging start to reporting season

COMMENT & ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backed Scott Morrison's surprise blocking.

South Australia have one burning question for ScoMo

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Market Indices

Updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:40PM

Updated: August 12, 2016 - 6:09PM

Updated: August 13, 2016 - 2:14AM

Updated: August 13, 2016 - 2:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7671

Percentage up/down

-0.38% fall
Euro

Price

0.6868

Percentage up/down

-0.68% fall
British Pound

Price

0.5932

Percentage up/down

-0.20% fall

Updated: August 13, 2016 - 2:00AM

The gap between rich and poor is behind the rise of "Mr Crazy" Donald Trump.

What is causing the world to go crazy?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

CBA chief Ian Narev insists his bank's customers "are more satisfied than they have ever been".

Royal commission into banking: not a populist whinge

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The good news for bank shareholders is that there is no sense that earnings are about to fall off a cliff.

No gold medals in challenging start to reporting season

Elizabeth Knight

The ASX 200 posted a small gain in a big week of company profits.

ASX posts modest gain as reporting season ramps up

Vanessa Desloires

Bitcoin exchanges could still face legal liabilities.

Bitcoin traders making 700% returns lose millions in hack

Yuji Nakamura and Lulu Yilun Chen

Increasing volatility: Markets are nervous about company results and the escalating tensions in Gaza and Ukraine.

Markets Live: ASX battles higher

Live
Patrick Commins

Nvidia helps make games such as Call of Duty more life-like.

The best performing stock you have never heard of

Tara Lachapelle

Portland smelter owner wants new power contract to stay open

Brian Robins and Nick Toscano

Rio Tinto faces improved rating outlook

David Stringer and Benjamin Purvis

There's another dotcom bubble

Matthew Lynn

Records tumble as Wall Street parties like it's 1999

Illustration: Simon Bosch.

Banks under pressure from parliament

Clancy Yeates

CBA chief Ian Narev insists his bank's customers "are more satisfied than they have ever been".

Royal commission into banking: not a populist whinge

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

ANZ is warning customers to immediately delete a hoax SMS.

'Delete immediately': ANZ warns customers of SMS scam

Josh Dye

Scrutiny: Westpac traders are alleged to have flooded the market with bank bills to push up the BBSW.

Mining downturn weighing on Westpac

Goldman Sachs cut the average first-half compensation it set aside per employee by 29 per cent to $US168,650 through June 30.

Less bad Wall St bonus cuts

Laura J. Keller

Putting hobbies on your resume is questionable.

Should you put hobbies on your resume?

Jim Bright

Especially in a professional setting, one thing you'll want to immediately appear is competent: knowledgeable, skilled, ...

7 tricks to appear more competent

Shana Lebowitz

Karen Gately says the most important thing about stress is to recognise it.

Learning to unwind at work

Karen Gately

Illustration: Simon Bosch.

Banks under pressure from parliament

Clancy Yeates

Tax authorities taking on the likes of Facebook

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business Australia, is concerned small businesses could fall ...

Small businesses fear being next target of bad financial advice

Georgia Wilkins

The Tommee Tippee baby products being recalled over safety fears.

Tommee Tippee super soft dummies recalled over safety fears

Craig Butt

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business Australia, is concerned small businesses could fall ...

Small businesses fear being next target of bad financial advice

Georgia Wilkins

The ACCC is investigating Thermomix kitchen mixers.

ACCC launches probe into Thermomix after customers suffer burns

Georgina Mitchell and Lucy Cormack

Baby Bunting store in Moore Park, Sydney.

Baby Bunting ramps up its expansion

Madeleine Heffernan

Premier Investments (which owns the Just Group) chairman Solomon Lew (left) and CEO Mark McInnes are watching as the ...

Lew's battle with ex-CFO heads to trial

Sarah Danckert

"Other retailers such as Harvey Norman have a much higher degree of overlap with The Good Guys than JB Hi-Fi," ACCC boss ...

JB Hi-Fi given thumbs up for Good Guys buy

Georgia Wilkins

Coles Express

Coles trials new small-store format

Patrick Hatch

David Jones' iconic Market Street store will be sold to the Scentre group for $360 million.

DJ's Market Street store sold to Westfield owner

Carolyn Cummins

Illustration: Kerie Leishman

Taxing the intangible: How tax authorities are taking on the likes of Facebook

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backed Scott Morrison's surprise blocking.

South Australia have one burning question for ScoMo

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Chris Jordan says the ATO is prepared to take more companies to court.

ATO warns 136 multinationals under new law

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

"His international reputation is huge": top international financial official on outgoing Reserve Bank boss Glenn Stevens.

Australia's gritty economic guardian

Matt Wade

Protest outside the NSW Land and Enviroment Courts over Shenua Watermark coal mine on the Liverpool Plains.

'An orphaned mine in the Liverpool Plains is not going to fly'

Peter Hannam

Up to 2000 jobs may be at risk at Alcoa's Portland plant.

Portland smelter owner wants new power contract to stay open

Brian Robins and Nick Toscano

Up to 2000 jobs may be at risk at Alcoa's Portland plant.

Hundreds of jobs at risk with Portland smelter's future in doubt

Brian Robins

Logistics magnate Jay McPhee is selling the Country Club Hotel in Shoal Bay, NSW.

NSW coastal pubs in high demand

Carolyn Cummins

The 26,359 sq m site at 3 Anderson Street, Banksmeadow, sold for $20 million to a private investor

South Sydney industrial assets attract investors

Carolyn Cummins

The luxury Skye Hotel Suites will form part of the 29-storey V by Crown Group.

Crown Group launches new hotel business

Carolyn Cummins

'The spread between mediocre cars and very good cars has really opened up quite significantly.'

Why Ferraris and blue diamonds are going mainstream

Australia is one of 56 economies where the old will outnumber the young.

When Australia joins the granny nations

Sunny Oh

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Abenomics will never work, but that's OK

Chen Zhao

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz gin for the Good Food hot list

10 unique craft gins that could only be made in Australia

Smart Sipping
Luke McCarthy

Luke Mangan has got 19 restaurants around the world.

Luke Mangan cooking on board the world's poshest train

Fine Dining

A photo of Ron Barassi taken from a scrapbook compiled by his mother Elza. The scrapbook features original black and ...

Your chance to buy memorabilia from AFL great Ron Barassi's life

QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
James Cockington

Illustration: Simon Letch

When one half of a couple has no interest in money matters

ASK NOEL
Noel Whittaker

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business Australia, is concerned small businesses could fall ...

Small businesses fear being next target of bad financial advice

Georgia Wilkins

Most people who abuse customer service workers are just in a bad mood.

Top 10 worst customers: which one are you?

James Adonis

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