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Public sector wage growth is also at a record low, at 2.4 per cent.

Exec excess - reining in the big bonuses

BANKING AND FINANCE
Georgia Wilkins and Ruth Williams

China's growth drivers are shifting from investment, exports and heavy industry to consumption, innovation and services.

Australia and China, a changing partnership

COMMENT & ANALYSIS
Ross Gittins

Coles supermarket employee Penny Vickers is furious about the deal. "Why wasn't it brought to our attention?"

Coles knew more than half its workers were underpaid

EXCLUSIVE
Ben Schneiders

Pressure has intensified for a royal commission into the banks following US legal action over their handling of bank ...

'Illicit profits' fuels calls for royal commission

BANKING AND FINANCE
Adele Ferguson

Radhika Oswal (right) with daughter Vasundhara, said she was pressured into signing the agreement.

The Oswals drama might not be over just yet

BANKING AND FINANCE
Sarah Danckert

AFR, GENERIC, ASX
Australian Stock Exchange --- ASX, shares, investing, wealth, growth, economy, business, stock ...

If capping executive pay isn't the solution, rethinking capitalism is

THE ECONOMY
Nassim Khadem

Aventus Retail Fund has expanded its Belrose Super Centre in Sydney to offer a range of new retail services.

Shopping malls morph into town centres

PROPERTY
Carolyn Cummins

Market Indices

Updated: August 19, 2016 - 4:39PM

Updated: August 19, 2016 - 6:08PM

Updated: August 20, 2016 - 12:57AM

Updated: August 20, 2016 - 12:57AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7622

Percentage up/down

-0.91% fall
Euro

Price

0.6730

Percentage up/down

-0.65% fall
British Pound

Price

0.5833

Percentage up/down

-0.15% fall

Updated: August 20, 2016 - 12:42AM

China's growth drivers are shifting from investment, exports and heavy industry to consumption, innovation and services.

Australia and China, a changing partnership

Ross Gittins

Pressure has intensified for a royal commission into the banks following US legal action over their handling of bank ...

'Illicit profits' fuels calls for royal commission

Adele Ferguson

AFR, GENERIC, ASX
Australian Stock Exchange --- ASX, shares, investing, wealth, growth, economy, business, stock ...

If capping exec pay isn't the solution, rethinking capitalism is

Nassim Khadem

The moves on the ASX were driven by investor reactions to individual company results.

ASX weathers earnings tsunami to end flat

Vanessa Desloires

Earnings season is upon us.

Markets Live: BHP leads ASX higher

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

IEX is shifting two stocks to its exchange Friday and starting September 2, any US stock can trade there. Its debut ...

Katsuyama's IEX already disruptive

Annie Massa

Fed chair Janet Yellen speaks August 26 at an annual symposium hosted by the Kansas City Fed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Fed rate hike bets too high, says Morgan

Kevin Buckland

8@eight: Oil rally to help buoy ASX

Sponsored
Angus Nicholson

Potential rapid rise in US rates

Rich Miller

Brent tops $US50 a barrel as US supply drops

Mark Shenk and Rachel Adams-Heard

Supply to check iron ore advance

Jasmine Ng

ANZ Bank is the only big four bank so far that has signed up for Apple Pay.

Watchdog defers decision in banks' stoush with Apple

Clancy Yeates

Steve Carell (left) plays Mark Baum and Ryan Gosling plays Jared Vennett in The Big Short.

Bank class action linked to The Big Short

Sarah Danckert

It's been a week to forget for Australia's big four banks.

Moody's warns it may downgrade banks

Clancy Yeates

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IAG launches $300m buy-back as profit drops 14%

Sally Rose

The house in the exclusive suburb of Peppermint Grove has remained partially-built since 2010.

Oswal's $70m 'fantasy home' turned eyesore to be demolished

First Officer Brandy Beck, a pilot for Frontier Airlines, at home with her children in Denver.

When the captain is mum

Annalyn Kurtz

Department of Human Services officials have confirmed that 916 workers will be shed in 2016-2017 and not 810.

Casual hours to count towards redundancy payouts

Anna Patty

In Greek mythology, Narcissus was mesmerised by his own reflection

The companies narcissists are attracted to

Anna Patty

Public sector wage growth is also at a record low, at 2.4 per cent.

Exec excess - reining in the big bonuses

Coles supermarket employee Penny Vickers is furious about the deal. "Why wasn't it brought to our attention?"

Coles knew more than half its workers were underpaid

EXCLUSIVE

Radhika Oswal (right) with daughter Vasundhara, said she was pressured into signing the agreement.

The Oswals drama might not be over yet

Sarah Danckert

Woolworths Reward Card.

Woolworths set to relaunch rewards program

Esther Han

Australians are paying record amounts for health insurance.

Health funds enjoy fat profits, but give less to members

Esther Han

Scammers are targeting Australian Netflix users.

'Very clever' Netflix scam has ways to gain your trust

Esther Han

Coles supermarket employee Penny Vickers is furious about the deal. "Why wasn't it brought to our attention?"

Coles knew more than half its workers were underpaid

EXCLUSIVE
Ben Schneiders

Three children lying on the ground in front of the tv.

Television love affair endures retail downturn

Patrick Hatch

Woolworths Reward Card.

Woolworths set to relaunch rewards program

Esther Han

Bellamy's chief executive Laura McBain.

Bellamy's Australia triples full year profit

Lucy Battersby

Treasury shareholders will be paid a higher final dividend of 12¢ per share on October 7. Mr Clarke said momentum across ...

Treasury Wine's $800m pot of gold

Simon Evans

AFR, GENERIC, ASX
Australian Stock Exchange --- ASX, shares, investing, wealth, growth, economy, business, stock ...

If capping executive pay isn't the solution, rethinking capitalism is

Nassim Khadem

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash says the figures show the economy is resilient.

We're moving part-time as the jobs market hollows out

Peter Martin

Australia's major banks could stand to lose billions.

Big banks could lose billions from 'reckless behaviour'

Sarah Danckert

Individuals rather than companies will be providing the lion's share of revenue in future years.

Treasury says it's individuals not companies who'll be paying the most tax

Peter Martin

Entrepreneur Roland Bleyer was behind the mystery funding.

Hair today, gone tomorrow: Deal costs Padbury directors

Sarah Danckert

The mining industry is well positioned to act with more discipline in the next commodity price upswing which, according ...

Adani mine clears another legal hurdle

The GLNG venture shipped its first cargo from Gladstone last year.

Santos plunges to $US1.1b loss

Angela Macdonald-Smith

The heritage-listed property at 362 Kent Street, with rear lane access to Council Place, is being sold via Colliers ...

Sydney CBD laneways are in hot demand

Carolyn Cummins

Lend Lease new offices at Barangaroo tower 3,in Sydney, Australia.

Lendlease unveils double-digit growth

Carolyn Cummins

The proposed Van Cleef & Arpel store at 112 Castlereagh Street, leased as retail vacancy rates fall.

CBD retail sees low vacancy levels

Carolyn Cummins

Uber recently tapped the debt market for $US2 billion.

US judge delivers blow to Uber

Mike Isaac

Gas grills are displayed for sale outside a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location in Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S., on Monday, May ...

The world's richest family just got richer again

Tom Metcalf and Shelly Banjo

SolarCity reduced salaries of its two co-founders - CEO Lyndon Rive, pictured, and Peter Rive, chief technology officer ...

SolarCity slashes CEO's pay to $US1

Allana Akhtar

Marion Wine Bar by IF Architecture, Fitzroy, Victoria.

Hot shots: 17 of our most ridiculously good looking bars

Fine Drinks
Stephen Lacey

Italian Roberto Malizia's blog <i>This Is Malice</i> has picked up over 15,000 followers.

The overseas 'style influencers' finding success in Australia

Men's Style

Many retirees are planning to spend savings on home renovations or holidays in order to qualify for a part age pension ...

Retirees are spending their savings to qualify for age pension

Daryl Dixon

Raised from the dead: Unlike the character Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, death is final and we need to plan for it.

The biggest gift Jon Snow's parents could have given him

Catherine Robson

Sponsoring the Olympics is big business. Simone Biles is now considered the greatest female gymnast in the world.

Sports sponsorship: Why it's a big deal

James Adonis

An advertised image of the "sharelarium".

The business you should never run from your garage

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