Jack Ma's shadow looms large for southeast Asia's banks

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Alibaba's Jack Ma is up partnerships across the region to win over some of the estimated 450 million people with limited access to banking services.

Spotlight Group sells $50m Box Hill haberdashery

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The Spotlight Group has sold a permit-ready development site in central Box Hill, which was listed with a price guide of about $50 million.

Public service courts staff vote no to 'insulting' pay offer

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Proposal was to give staff half the wage rises being paid in other departments.

Big winner: Aussie dollar jumps to three-month high

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The Australian dollar has turned into a surprise winner from the talk of higher interest rates by global central bankers this week.

'Pharma Bro' hedge fund : From boom to bust in 31 mins

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Sarah Hassan, who gave Martin Shkreli $390,000 to invest, got an email at 8:13 pm saying she was up 45 per cent. At 8:44 pm, Shkreli sent out a second email notifying her he was shutting the fund down.

Polaris 'lied' about asbestos recall: whistleblower

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• 1 hr ago

A recall of Polaris children's quad bikes containing asbestos-laden parts affects more vehicles than reported, a company whistleblower claims.

Blind recruitment in APS may be holding women back

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"Unconscious bias" techniques could do more harm than good, Prime Minister's nudge unit finds.

Centuria swoops on industrial site

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Acquisitive fund manager Centuria has followed up its purchase of Target's headquarters in Melbourne's west with an industrial deal worth $37 million.

'Demographic tsunami' set to keep property prices high

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There's no shortage of housing forecasts but none quite like this one: rather than the key markets cooling, they are about to be hit by a demographic tsunami.

A weaker quarter for the AUD

The AUD is closing the quarter weaker against the EUR, GBP and NZD, while small gains have been seen against the USD and JPY. Can this continue as we enter the new quarter while key debates still remain unresolved? (This video was produced in commercial partnership between Fairfax Media and IG Markets).

The quarter to forget for investors, in four charts

Investors may be happy to see the end of a quarter that has been far from kind to many as the Australian economy strives hard to resist fallng into recession, with stocks, the Aussie weakening as iron ore prices plunged.

Who ripped off ANZ in $400m nickel deals?

Australia's third-biggest bank wants to interview US witnesses as it tries to find out who ripped it off in $400 million worth of nickel deals

8@eight: Wall Street hit by tech stocks

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Wall Street struggles, setting up the local sharemarket for sharp falls at the open.

Australian shares set to fall as Wall Street dives

Wall Street fell sharply on Thursday, with the S&P; 500 and the Dow industrials suffering their worst daily percentage drops in about six weeks, setting up the ASX for sharp falls at the open.

Hasty departure: Virgin Australia's second in command heads for exit door

Virgin Australia's second highest ranking executive is heading for the airline's departure lounge after less than a year in the job.

Major setback for Murdoch in $19 billion Sky takeover

Murdoch has long tried to cement his legacy by adding Sky to his company's stable of global media assets.

ATO warns 60,000 Uber and ride-sharing drivers

One-third of drivers involved with ride-sharing services such as Uber are yet to register for GST or to fully declare their income.

Prime Minister's public servants lay down their arms

Prime Minister and Cabinet public servants finally agree to new workplace deal.

Daigou craze to hit ASX

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As Chinese demand for Australian products hots up, a husband and wife team are hoping to raise $6m and IPO their daigou business.

Surge in renewables to balance future energy equation

Renewable energy is seen supplying rising demand for electricity.

'Do you take pleasure in being nasty to me?': teacher loses workplace claim

A music teacher who described her principal as "a maggot in the ground who deserves to be stomped on" and implied that her colleague was faking a disability to get out of playground duty has failed in an unfair dismissal claim against the NSW Department of Education.

Parents fear price rises, quality cuts as Bain dominates after-school care

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The traditionally community-owned before-and-after school care sector is under siege.

TV and radio stocks rally on licence fee cuts

A market rally for commercial television and radio stocks continues on Thursday following the government's decision to grant broadcasters an end-of-financial-year present of licence fee cuts.

Keating blasts 'bludger' international companies over taxation

Former prime minister Paul Keating has hit out at international companies operating in Australia who are not paying enough taxation, in a speech at a business lunch in Sydney.

Rio shareholders back Yancoal's $3.5b bid

Rio Tinto shareholders have backed the sale of the company's NSW coal operations to China's Yancoal for $US2.69 billion ($3.5 billion).

Slater + Gordon's new lenders get first £250 million from action

Slater and Gordon's new lenders will get the first £250 million of any proceeds from its action against the UK company formerly known as Quindell.

Domestic woes to weigh on stocks in FY18

The 2016/17 financial year has very much been a tale of two halves, global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management says.

ANZ Bank sells 'tens of millions' in SA bonds over state bank tax

ANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott has warned South Australia would face higher borrowing costs if other banks lower their exposure to the state as a result of its bank levy, as ANZ has done.

Asian property slowdown to cost REA $180m

A government-induced housing market slowdown in Malaysia and Hong Kong has forced REA Group to announce a $180 million impairment in the value of its Asian business.