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The brutal reality is this is a sector with poor protections and limited transparency.

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Large listed companies have made an art form out of developing new and sometimes bizarre criteria for awarding executives money.

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Did you know that classical Athens didn't have an economy? If you find that hard to believe, you should - because it's not possible.

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This is the story about the cannibals' cooking pot and the east coast housing market. Seriously. Well, sort of.

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The new world of innovation runs on the belief that 'if it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly'.

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AGL's chief executive Andy Vesey delivered a portrayal of a holistic company with a eye to more than just profit, but shareholders delivered a different verdict.

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Australians are paying billions of extra dollars on mortgages when there are cheaper loans on offer.

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Any remaining veneer of a collegiate-like has been revealed as a myth. The company sounds more like a factional war zone.

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It's possible for a well-advised and fortunate couple to still build a superannuation pile of more than $7 million.

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A global banking survey by Ernst & Young has quantified the trust gap between customers and banks.

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So who was running Australia's largest independent stockbroking firm, BBY, in the four years leading up to its spectacular demise?

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The world will soon need a massive and co-ordinated spending push by governments to bring the broken global system back into equilibrium.

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Something happened this week that occurs only about once a decade, an event that deserves much of the credit for our avoidance of a severe recession for 25 years and counting.

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Bad debts in the Chinese banking system are 10 times higher than officially admitted.

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What piece of music would you take on a voyage of great discovery?

The OECD has pointed to a way out of what it calls a 'low-growth trap' where persistently weaker than expected economic growth weighs on expectations.

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There was once a time when being the chief executive of Australia's largest mining company was the pinnacle of prestige.

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If the government and Labor were serious about budget savings, they could agree to scrap a $1.8 billion tax lurk that benefits the few at the expense of the majority.

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Forget the US or Europe, because China is shaping up as the favourite to fall victim to a major banking crisis, according to a dire and frightening warning from the Bank for International Settlements.

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The central bank's inflation targeting has been loosened a touch to start Phil Lowe's term as governor.

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When the big four banks are called to parliament to face their first public hearings on October 4, 5 and 6 it is worth remembering that financial misconduct isn’t unique to Australia.

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The first two weeks of spring have brought with them an ominous threat - that house property values are getting a second wind in the already blustery property market.

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On the anniversary of the Wall Street bank's collapse, it is worth recalling just how blatant some of the misdeeds were, and the surprising lack of prosecution for the bank's improprieties.

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I'm not so sure that we should be rushing around publicly pursuing this free trade deal with London.

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If all goes according to plan, Myer's sixth year of falling profits should be the last decline for the retailer, which is now 12 months into a much-heralded revival plan - which ironically involves shrinking its way to better performance.

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If you were hoping the superannuation proposals the government took to the election would provide certainty around super for years to come, you will be disappointed.

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History is beckoning: Cross the floor to bring on a parliamentary vote on marriage equality and achieve something your grandchildren will be proud off.

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Overlooked amid the latest market roiling is the best news for the global economy since China primed the capitalist pump.

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The $44 billion life insurance industry will face a powerful inquiry. It can't come soon enough

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The demise of retailer Dick Smith has helped pave the way for a new giant in home appliance and electronics retailing through the $870 million union of JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys.