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EBA pay rises slump to 'worst levels ever'

More than half of survey respondents thought paying a chief executive $600,000 was unethical.

Wage rises for collective agreements have slumped to their lowest levels since enterprise bargaining began 26 years ago.

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Stacks of bitcoins sit near green lights on a data cable terminal inside a communications room at an office in this ...

Has the Bitcoin market become too crowded?

Tte Bitcoin market cap has topped $128b for the first time, so why are institutional investors still wary of crypto-investments?

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NAB said its net interest margin climbed, reflecting 'loan repricing and more favourable funding conditions'.

NAB next to settle rate-rigging case

NAB is the next big bank likely to settle with ASIC in its case for allegedly fixing the bank bill swap rate, following ANZ's surprise estimated $50m settlement.

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'Untenable': ABCC legal counsel quits

The top lawyer of the building industry watchdog quits after revealing ex-ABCC boss Nigel Hadgkiss failed to consult him over the case that led to his resignation.

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Markets Live: 6000 in sight for ASX

Shares build on their remarkable two-week rally, with the ASX 200 index opening on a positive note, buoyed by gains in telcos, while ANZ settles its case.

The housing risk that could spark recession

If rates in the mortgage market moved 150 basis points, "it would effectively trigger a recession", says Frasers CEO Rod Fehring.

Turnbull says NBN not commercially viable

Malcolm Turnbull says the NBN is making just enough to stop it having a negative impact on the budget bottom line.

ICOs are 'biggest scam ever': Wolf of Wall St

Jordan Belfort: "Promoters [of ICOs] are perpetuating a massive scam of the highest order on everyone."

ANZ settles rate-rigging case

How to minimise risk of hacked Wi-Fi

Friday's cyber attack ripped computers worldwide.

Vendor races against weakening market

This three-bedroom house at 67 Lynbara Avenue, St Ives, NSW, had been unoccupied for 15 years and was uninhabitable. But ...

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Beach Energy's Lattice buy is "transformational"

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CLSA bulks up research with hires from Citi, JPMorgan

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KKR hires Pamplona's David Lang

The prophetic words of Rio's Guy Elliott

Stokes' all-star Perth telethon

Supercheap Auto's parent, Super Retail Group, says its well placed to compete with Amazon and other disruptors.

Amazon dampens Super Retail shares

Super Retail Group's chairman says the company is ready to compete in a "changing retail environment".

The government's planned move to higher penalties is designed to coincide with the appointment last week of new ASIC ...

Corporate penalties to be tripled

The government is preparing to triple corporate penalties for wrongdoing and force offending companies to forfeit profits as ASIC's new chairman prepares to shake up the regulator.

ACCC rules no roaming, but still issues for regional mobile

The competition regulator will not force Telstra and Optus to share their mobile networks with competitors, but has called for a number of measures to improve coverage for regional Australia.

Vocus to offload NZ business and Australian data centres

Vocus Group will sell its New Zealand business and Australian data centres.

Myer chairman-elect defends strategy, board

Myer's incoming and outgoing chairmen have pre-empted a strike by Solomon Lew at the AGM by launching a defence of the turnaround strategy and board.

Markets are above their historic average, though there is a raging argument on the extent.

What could cause next crash

There is no way of timing a downturn – one either chooses to limit risk in a portfolio or learns to live with it.

The ASX is set to lift after a two-day, 120 point slide.

Mixed feelings as ASX 200 tries for 6000 - again

After piling on more than 250 points and $100 billion in a little over two weeks, the ASX 200 index threatens once more to break above 6000.

Fundies link ETFs to next crisis

Not for the first time, fund managers say liquidity issues linked to exchange traded funds will have a role in the next crisis.

ASX poised to extend rally

Australian shares may extend their advance above 5900, building on sentiment from last week and Wall St's extended record run.

Macquarie Group's 2018 earnings guidance in focus this week.

Macquarie's plan to keep profit surprises coming

Investors and analysts are keeping close tabs on profit guidance and performance fees at Macquarie Group.

Time for government to act on NBN mess

By Paul Smith

The words of NBN CEO Bill Morrow show that the NBN policy cannot continue and that the government has to make a big call.

Here we go again on super

By Jennifer Hewett

Is the government about to face another dead end in its drawn-out push for one-third independent directors on super fund boards?

Beware the end of the 'Greenspan put'

By Karen Maley

Markets are celebrating US tax cut reform and like the names in the frame for the Fed chair. But there's a danger lurking.

Capture carbon or miss Paris target

By Matthew Stevens

The roll-out of carbon capture projects is miles behind where the Paris Agreement suggests it should be.

Whistleblower laws put heat on big companies

If new legislation on whistleblower protection reforms isn't watered down, it will put a rocket under corporate Australia.

If the rules change, businesss operators should think about using the tax-free threshold in the income tax system and ...

Jobs market 'a thing of beauty' set to boost pay

Workers are set to begin enjoying a return to higher wages as the storm clouds of weak productivity growth and a slower China begin to clear, says economist Chris Richardson.

Trade deal without Trump still worth it

Australia's economy, labour market and export earnings will get almost as big a boost from a TPP without Trump's America as one with, says leading think tank.

Frydenberg 'confident' power prices will fall

Energy minister Josh Frydenberg says it's time for Labor to 'sue for peace' after a decade of energy and climate policy wars.

New guidelines are set to be introduced for fuel economy and emission testing.

Car tests 'reveal litany of false claims': AAA

Australian car buyers may be forced by the government into paying for expensive emissions and fuel-saving technology that doesn't deliver in the real world, the AAA says.

Andrej Babis has invited leaders of the other parties for talks, and said he hoped the government would be formed quickly.

Czech mogul faces tough cabinet talks

Billionaire Andrej Babis hit his first obstacle to forming cabinet after dominating the country's parliamentary elections at the weekend.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was widely tipped to be returned with a strong majority.

Japan's Abe wins big, but could still lose

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a crushing victory in lower house elections on Sunday, but still faces removal next year.

Merkel's costly coalition gives May a Brexit route

A country in the middle of Europe with an exceedingly large current account surplus can ill-afford the chaos of a cliff-edge Brexit.

US investors 'concerned' about Australia

Niels Marquardt warns Australia risks losing capital because the nation has become less welcoming for foreign firms and workers.

Julie Bishop made strong comments recently about the creeping Chinese government influence on campus.

China dismisses allegations of spying in Australia

The Communist Party insists that it encourages all Chinese people living overseas to respect the local laws and regulations.

With pre-auction purchases increasingly a possibility, buyers can take a few steps to maximise the chances of a good result.

How to buy before auction

Know the rules and how these negotiations work to stand the best chance of walking away with the keys in a changing market.

James Mellon, British billionaire businessman, is betting on longevity tech companies.

Jim Mellon's (very) long and short bets

British billionaire Jim Mellon's short bets on technology may not be working yet but the master investor is playing a much longer game.

Global giant HSBC plans to launch ground-breaking mortgage system

Bank will trial 'radical' change to mortgages

HSBC is trialling new technology that could shake-up mortgage settlement by cutting red tape, halving costs and making processing five times faster.

Fund managers face tech threat from Google, Alibaba

Time for government to act on NBN mess

$86,533 to connect NBN to Tasmanian bowlo

An aerial view of a portion of Greater Springfield

Stockland beefs up its residential pipeline

A dig too far? Veteran developer sues Coles

Sydney property still 'hit and miss'

Start-up raises $25m to shake up Aussie supermarkets

Ambitious irexchange has the funds to fuel its push to change how retailers get stock from suppliers with an online marketplace to cut out the middlemen like Metcash.

Brent Grundy, founder of Trampoline chain Flip Out, is also creating a comic book series.

'Procrastinating is for weak people': Grundy

Brent Grundy lost a business in a bungled sale but has turned his new trampoline company into a fast-growing global empire.

This is what purpose at Geelong FC and IOOF looks like

By articulating the reason for their company's existence, these CEOs have transformed their businesses.

New twist to ABC-SBS salary row

The Turnbull government is facing pressure over the controversial plan to force ABC and SBS to reveal the names and salaries of all staff earning more than $200,000.