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An understanding of the workings of the central government as well as the role of provincial governments is essential to ...

Doing business in China involves playing by strict rules

COMMENT
Mukund Narayanamurti

Annabel Spring, Commonwealth Bank, head of wealth management, Lucy Turnbull, Greater Sydney Commission, chief ...

Funds need to invest in housing, says Australian Super chair

THE ECONOMY
Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Construction sites in Melbourne.

Sharp jump in property owners failing to pay rates

EXCLUSIVE
Simon Johanson

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Commonwealth Bank joins fight for social justice

CBD

Westpac treasurer Curt Zuber said he believed regulators around the world were paying more attention to the trade-off ...

Banks say global capital arms race abating

BANKING AND FINANCE
Clancy Yeates and Jonathan Shapiro

A number of Masters landlords are concerned about the $800 million property deal struck with the Home Consortium.

Masters landlords challenge Home Consortium deal

RETAIL
Catie Low

A growing number of investors are looking for value just beyond the CBD fringe

Investors head for the burbs as city stock dries up

PROPERTY
Nicole Lindsay

Market Indices

Updated: October 18, 2016 - 4:43PM

Updated: October 18, 2016 - 7:09PM

Updated: October 19, 2016 - 12:58AM

Updated: October 19, 2016 - 12:58AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7674

Percentage up/down

0.60% rise
Euro

Price

0.6990

Percentage up/down

0.76% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6245

Percentage up/down

-0.29% fall

Updated: October 19, 2016 - 12:43AM

An understanding of the workings of the central government as well as the role of provincial governments is essential to ...

Doing business in China involves playing by strict rules

COMMENT

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Commonwealth Bank joins fight for social justice

CBD

Nail-biting times: Crown's James Packer may have to change the conditions and betting criteria that he's already agreed ...

Barangaroo could be the world's tallest white elephant

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

If you're not a people person, it may be best to search for work where people skills aren't all that necessary.

Super funds shun ASX in favour of cash, property

Vanessa Desloires

Crown, Tatts and Tabcorp are all making headlines.

Miners and banks push ASX higher

Jessica Sier

Stocks are struggling for direction.

Markets Live: Banks and miners lead gains

Live
Patrick Commins, Jens Meyer

Economists expect RBNZ governor Graeme Wheeler to respond to persistently weak inflation by cutting the official cash ...

NZ consumer price index up 0.2pc

8@eight: ASX set for flat open

Sponsored
Chris Weston

US oil falls below $US50 a barrel

Icahn says US stocks overvalued

Aluminium slides on China worries

CBA chief executive Ian Narev after delivering a speech to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle in Sydney.

Bank profits 'critical' amid volatility

James Eyers

Pay packets can be a key influence on risk-taking in the financial sector, APRA said.

APRA puts banker pay under microscope

Clancy Yeates

The divestment debate has heated up this year, with Australian banks and super funds once again under pressure to dump ...

Divestment 'not the best approach' to climate change: AMP

Georgia Wilkins

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says if Donald Trump were to win next month's US presidential election it would be ...

President Trump could be bigger market shock than Brexit: RBA

Clancy Yeates

Adjusted earnings per share excluding accounting adjustments were 42 cents, beating the 33-cent average estimate of ...

Bank of America trading revenue surges

Laura J. Keller

Airtasker co-founders Tim Fung and Jonathan Lui. Mr Fung says his organisation was not influenced by the recent release ...

Airtasker boosts pay rates above national minimum

Anna Patty

The robo-interview: You talk to your computer, record the responses, and send them back to the company.

The rise of the (truly awful) webcam job interview

Rebecca Greenfield

The deal between Qantas and the Australian Services Union affects the pay and conditions of 4650 staff.

Qantas workers accept 18-month pay freeze

Nick Toscano

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Telstra's fight to keep mobile network to itself

Lucy Battersby

Billionaire Gina Rinehart during a tour of Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill Mine operations.

Gina Rinehart launches fresh legal attack on her children

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Super fund trustees and the life insurance industry have been put on notice over the value and quality of the products ...

Life insurance not so super as sector faces scrutiny

ANALYSIS
Ruth Williams

"The real concern is that consumers can be enticed into participating in auctions when they don't have a chance," says ...

House hunters handed new protections against underquoting agents

Lucy Cormack

The NSW Government is planning to overhaul the state's compulsory green slip insurance scheme.

Green slip reforms: drivers will need more insurance, lawyers say

Esther Han

Record complaints about health insurance.

Record complaints about health insurance, driven by one company

Esther Han

A number of Masters landlords are concerned about the $800 million property deal struck with the Home Consortium.

Masters landlords challenge Home Consortium deal

Catie Low

Premier Investments' CEO Mark McInnes (left) and chairman Solomon Lew.

Billionaire Solomon Lew loses case against former executive

Sarah Danckert

Mick McMahon, executive chairman and CEO of Ingham's. The company estimates it has 40 per cent market share of chicken ...

Cheap hot chooks here to stay

Madeleine Heffernan

Brothers Peter (right) and Ethan Kayem feature in a Fantastic Furniture TV ad.

Fantastic agrees to $361m takeover

Madeleine Heffernan

New shopping hours will take effect from December 1.

South-east Queensland trading hours extended

Annabel Spring, Commonwealth Bank, head of wealth management, Lucy Turnbull, Greater Sydney Commission, chief ...

Funds need to invest in housing, says Australian Super chair

Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says if Donald Trump were to win next month's US presidential election it would be ...

President Trump could be bigger market shock than Brexit: RBA

Clancy Yeates

Philip Lowe noted that he is the first governor to have taken office "where the concern of the day is more that ...

Rate cuts could be needed to fight low inflation: RBA

Peter Martin

The TPP has featured in the American presidential election.

Key business group whacks TPP

Peter Martin

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closed at $US49.94 per barrel, down 41 cents, or 0.8 per cent, after hitting a session ...

US oil falls below $US50 a barrel

Traders say aluminium's break of the 21-day moving average at $US1656 paves the way for losses to $US1638, the 55-day ...

Aluminium slides on China worries

Kingsgate chairman Ross Smyth-Kirk has railed against the claims made against the miner.

Kingsgate shares dive on looming Thai mine shutdown

Brian Robins

Construction sites in Melbourne.

Sharp jump in property owners failing to pay rates

EXCLUSIVE
Simon Johanson

A growing number of investors are looking for value just beyond the CBD fringe

Investors head for the burbs as city stock dries up

Nicole Lindsay

The Coles HQ in Toorak Road, Hawthorn East, Melbourne, could be a seed asset in the new Charter Hall REIT.

Charter Hall launches $1.1 billion new REIT

Carolyn Cummins

Crown Resorts employee David Dai Bin has been detained by Chinese authorities.

Crown had been warned not to 'whale hunt' by Chinese authorities

Philip Wen

Hurricane Matthew makes its way across Haiti.

Super typhoons and a soaking for Australia: weird weather explained

Peter Hannam

The death of Zhang Rui, founder and chief executive of the start-up Chunyu Doctor, has spurred a bout of soul searching ...

'Like stepping on thin ice': 70-hour work weeks take toll on start-up founders

Bloomberg News

Baccarat is the game of choice for whales.

Moby rich: Tactics casinos use to lure high-rolling 'whales'

Lifestyle

Complete your races outfit with the perfect hat.

Why the perfect hat makes a winning look at the races

Men's Style

Consumers have been growing more cautious on the housing market, despite high auction clearance rates in Melbourne and ...

Consumer caution may dampen property party

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

There is a reason why airlines do the safety demonstration while the plane is still on the ground.

Exits and oxygen masks: create your emergency financial plan

Melissa Browne

Rob Caslick is the ultimate social entrepreneur.

Think you're busy? Meet Rob Caslick

Alexandra Cain

Kate Carnell is calling for consultation on 'loaded rates'.

Could this scheme really replace penalty rates?

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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