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CBA chair Catherine Livingstone appeared alongside chief executive Ian Narev before the federal government's banking ...

CBA defends disclosure, executive pay

CBA chair Catherine Livingstone has defended the board's past decisions on disclosure and executive pay, under intense questioning over the money laundering compliance scandal that has rocked the bank in recent months.

New Zealand stocks sank on news that the Labour Party will take power in New Zealand.

Markets Live: ASX bull gallops higher

Shares stumbled early only to push higher through the session to extend their two-week rally, wth the ASX 200 closing above 5900 points for the first time in over five months.

Mike Taylor of Pie Funds Management in Sydney.

'It's been taken unbelievably calmly'

Kiwi fund managers took the shock news that New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern will become the Pacific nation's youngest leader in more than 150 years in their stride.

Declining supplies from Victoria's Gippsland basin, coupled with lack of new low-cost supply options, would be a key ...

Gas prices to remain high, says UBS

East coast gas prices are not likely to come down any time soon despite recent government intervention to boost domestic supplies, according to UBS analysts.

ASIC alleged Adairs was in breach of its continuous disclosure obligations between September 23 and November 2, 2016, by ...

Adairs fined $66,000 for alleged disclosure breach

Shares in Adairs have fallen after the linen and homewares retailer paid a $66,000 penalty for allegedly failing to notify the ASX that its 2017 full-year guidance would be materially lower than market expectations.

Owners in the Rangeview estate launched a class action against the VBA.

VBA unclear on class action payout

Victoria's building regulator hasn't set aside contingency funds for an unprecedented class action lawsuit launched against it by 36 disgruntled homeowners last May, its annual report shows.

Wall Street's weak lead is expected to weigh on trading on the ASX on Friday.

8@eight: ASX's winning streak set to snap

The Australian share market looks set to open lower following an overnight dip in oil prices and a weak lead from Wall Street, where markets were weighed down by tech stocks.

BHP Chairman Ken MacKenzie has given a blunt message to activist investors pushing for changes at the Big Australian.

New BHP chairman squashes shareholder push, backs CEO

The new chairman of mining giant BHP, the world's biggest miner, threw his weight behind his CEO on Thursday after attacks from activist investor Elliott Advisers prompted speculation that the end of Andrew Mackenzie's tenure was imminent.

Rio is facing a fraud charge in the US over its Mozambique coal mine.

Lawyer sees 'potential' for class action against Rio

One of Australia's leading class action lawyers says there is "potential" for a class action lawsuit against mining company Rio Tinto over its handling of a failed African coal mining investment and its controversial multibillion-dollar write-down.

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