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Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: $A heading for US80c

The ASX is set to start the day in positive territory while the greenback weakness has the Aussie dollar heading towards US80c.

Who will replace ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft?

Could a former CBA exec be about to head ASIC?

As every possible regulatory body gangs up on Commonwealth Bank – offering the public all the fun you would expect from a Royal Commission – are we really going to see a former employee of the bank head up one of these regulators?

CBA chief executive Ian Narev conceded the bank's reputation had been hit by mistakes.

'Heads may roll' at CBA from APRA probe

The Commonwealth Bank is tipped to face further upheaval in its senior management ranks as a result of the banking regulator's move to put the bank's organisational structure under the microscope.

A class action against Treasury Wine has resulted in a settlement.

Treasury settles class action for $49m

Australia's biggest wine company Treasury Wine Estates has agreed to settle a class action commenced three years ago, for a settlement amount of $49 million.

Another record profit for Australia's biggest bank

Commonwealth Bank facing APRA probe

An unprecedented inquiry will examine whether the Commonwealth Bank undermined its own reputation in pursuit of profit, after a damaging run of scandals at the country's biggest bank.

US shares set the market up for a positive session.

Markets Live: Banks drag ASX down

The ASX ends on a weak note as the big banks weigh on the market in the final days of earnings season, while Qantas shares lose some of their altitude on a broker downgrade.

The ASX had a poor start to the week as earnings season winds down.

ASX heads south as banks weigh

More bad news for CBA shareholders and a broker downgrade to Qantas weighed on shares in the final days of earnings season.

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A heavy week for data in Australia

With the AUD/USD looking ominously poised for another move into 80c, we look at the variables traders will be looking at this week both domestically and offshore. This video was produced in commercial partnership between Fairfax Media and IG Markets.

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