Bank tribunal 'would be a huge mistake'
A new bank tribunal could put banks represented by lawyers at an advantage over customers, says the Credit and Investments Ombudsman.
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Australia issues first ever 30-year bond
Australia's first ever 30-year bond is expected to attract strong demand from yield starved investors hungry for rates above 3 per cent.
Investor lending grows for 4th month
Lending to investors grew for the fourth straight month in August, following the RBA rate cut, as loans to owner-occupiers fell 1.6 per cent.
Why UGL can't get a better bid
The Ichthys problem project leaves UGL with virtually no power to negotiate a higher offer.
Markets a 'sure reminder' of 2007
UBS chairman Axel Weber has delivered a stinging rebuke to central bankers' "massive interventions" for forcing investors to take ill-judged risks
Markets Live: BHP drives ASX higher
Shares are led up by miners and energy stocks after crude oil a hit one-year high.
Republicans implode over Trump
Republicans led by Paul Ryan have descended to the brink of civil war against Donald Trump.
Labor kills gay marriage plebiscite
Same-sex marriage is on hold indefinitely after the Labor caucus formally resolved to oppose the February 11 plebiscite.
Bank saga challenges Liberal beliefs
The Coalition opposes a bank royal commission. But Liberal insiders have been attacking the banks for years for their own purposes, illustra...
How Agostinelli turned $46k into $50m
The head of Australia's biggest footwear group RCG Corporation worked the shoe leather to become a multi-millionaire retailer.
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