Report shows which health funds have won – and lost – customers

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The health insurance industry's report card shows one fund has shed more than 45,000 members.

ASX ends rough week on a high

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The Australian sharemarket ended the week on a positive note, closing 0.8 per cent higher on Friday.

Landmark ruling on collapsed company a blow for taxpayers

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The taxpayer is set to wear a heftier price tag from failed companies after a landmark ruling on employee entitlements.

Google ads boycott unlikely in Australia

A UK-led boycott of Google's programmatic advertising is unlikely to spread to Australia, according to local media buyers.

Markets Live: Strong end to tough week

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Shares post healthy gains to pare the week's losses, led up by CSL and the big banks, while Downer slumps following its capital raising.

Chinese dairy giant drops $5.5 billion in a day

Shares of China Huishan Dairy Holdings have plummeted more than 90 per cent in Hong Kong.

ASIC clears Slater and Gordon of manipulating its accounts

The corporate watchdog has dropped its investigation into debt-strapped listed law firm Slater and Gordon after finding no evidence it had manipulated its accounts in the lead-up to its disastrous foray into the UK.

Why new jets could destroy airlines

The global aviation map is about to shift in a way we've not seen in three decades. New fuel-efficient planes means we could see a lot more long-haul direct flights, but that could be bad for airlines.

Google parent loses $31b in value as ad crisis spirals out of control

Major advertisers across Europe are still appearing alongside extremist YouTube videos days after technology giant Google said it was taking steps to protect its clients from inadvertently supporting hate.

Senior Westpac executive departs after behavioural misconduct

The executive responsible for managing $34 billion of investments in Westpac's wealth management business, Martyn Wild, left the company abruptly on Friday following a series of allegations about inappropriate behaviour towards two female staff.

CBA follows ANZ, Westpac to hike rates

The nation's largest bank raised borrowing costs for owner-occupiers and property investors just hours after rate hikes from Westpac and ANZ.

CBA raises interest rates

The Commonwealth Bank is raising home loan rates for both owner-occupiers and investors. (Courtesy ABC News 24)

Canberra executive appointed CEO of Energy Action

Canberra business executive Ivan Slavich has been appointed CEO of ASX-listed company Energy Action.

Have the wheels fallen off the Trump Trade?

Financial market participants are focused on the Trump administrations ability to pass healthcare legislation. We look at what's involved and question whether markets have become vulnerable to greater downside? (Video produced in commercial partnership between Fairfax Media and IG Markets).

Did Murdoch, Seven pay too much for AFL rights?

Australian Financial Review sports business reporter John Stensholt breaks down the $2.5 billion AFL broadcast deal.

Downer bid for Spotless 'crazy and value destructive'

One of the sharemarket's brightest investors reckons the price offered by Downer EDI bid for Spotless makes no sense.

Australian property 'cheap' for Chinese buyers

Australia's property market is booming but in the eyes of foreign buyers it is still relatively cheap, and a new Credit Suisse report shows demand remains strong.

Stamp duty changes will drive away investors, says Charter Keck

Changes to Victoria's stamp duty rules will add up to $29,000 to the cost of an inner-city apartment for investors and undermine future new housing development, analysis by Charter Keck Cramer suggests.

Australian pot stocks reach a new high

Shares of companies involved in the cultivation, production and research of medicinal marijuana have on average soared more than 130 per cent this year.

A $4.7 trillion deal? Painter tells SEC he's richer than Bill Gates

A few hours after the New York market closed on February 1, an obscure Chicago artist by the name of Antonio Lee told the world he had become the world's richest man. He managed to issue his fabricated report in the most authoritative of places: The US Securities and Exchange Commission's database.

Turnbull rejects Abbott call for subsidy to keep Hazelwood open

Calls for an extraordinary government intervention to keep the ailing Hazelwood coal power plant open have been rejected by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who said its closure would not affect electricity security.

Backlash over YouTube ads

Big-name companies are suspending digital advertising on Google's YouTube site over concerns their ads run next to offensive videos.

Peso undervalued up to 10pc

Mexico's peso is undervalued by as much as 10 per cent, according to the governor of the nation's central bank.

Former Westpac economist jailed over 'chemsex' parties

A high-profile Australian economist and media commentator has been jailed for five years for supplying drugs at "chemsex" parties he hosted.

Mindich to close hedge fund

Eric Mindich, a one-time Goldman Sachs star trader, is throwing in the towel on his $US7 billion hedge fund firm.

8@eight: Market pauses on health vote delay

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Local shares are set to inch higher at the open after a cautious night on global markets, with Wall Street largely flat as the House of Representatives delayed the vote on a proposed new health care bill.

Bums on seats driving the Sydney housing boom

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Sydney has been our clear fly-in-fly-out capital ever since the resources investment boom peaked, but it's ramping up to a new level.

Fed's Williams sees three rate hikes

San Francisco Fed president John Williams said that three or "maybe even more" interest-rate increases this year makes sense.

Quintis stock burns after hedge fund gatecrashes party with sport stars

The first big collision of the Melbourne Grand Prix was at a cocktail party, and Australia's Formula One hope Daniel Ricciardo was among the onlookers.