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APRA faults CBA over loans data

Commonwealth Bank's catalogue of risks was a mile high and growing, according to an internal document prepared for the board.

EXCLUSIVE

Australia stands to lose from a trade war but gets off relatively lightly compared to some other countries.

Trade war worse than 2009 recession

A global trade war would tip much of Europe, the UK, and Canada into recession and cost as many as 285,000 Australian jobs, according to KPMG.

Opinion

Tech stock plunge a 'speed bump', not bubble

Big tech stocks face risks from tighter regulation, trade skirmishes and an end to ultra-low interest rates, but Silicon Valley will dominate the economy for years to come.

Chanticleer

Is Blue Sky 'missing' $2.5b?

Investors in Blue Sky Alternative Investments will have a stark choice on Tuesday – either believe the company, which says it has $4 billion in audited fee earning assets, or trust Glaucus Research, who say it has $1.5 billion.

EXCLUSIVE

CBS in Ten for the long-term

"Our intention has never been to buy this and flip it," CBS Studios International president Armando Nuñez says.

Trump silicon tariff blocked on Australia's Simcoa

WA's Simcoa has won a reprieve from a 51 per cent US tariff on silicon metal.

Street Talk

Harbour Energy in fresh tilt for Santos: sources

American oil and gas investor Harbour Energy is understood to have made a fresh approach to Australia's Santos.

Five ways the power grid changed over the summer

Prices in the National Electricity Market mostly fell, reversing a deeply worrying trend that set in after the power ...

Ten takes a Big Bash at international cricket

Ten held rights to the Big Bash under the last deal and is now looking at expanding to international matches.

Lamborghinis and hot breakfasts: cricket all about 'values'!

Work cut out for him: David Warner's new manager James Henderson.

Prince Charles' push for a 'circular economy'

Prince Charles greeting Campaign for Wool committee members at his London home, Clarence House, in February.

Harbour Energy in fresh tilt for Santos: sources

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Colinton Capital navigates first deal, secures heavyweight backers

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Brookfield dials into Vocus NZ; Trustpower hires bank

Western wedding: Jeff Browne marries Rhonda Wyllie

Lamborghinis and hot breakfasts: cricket all about 'values'!

Mossgreen founders' freebie inappropriate, says administrator

Robert Shand sought to appease investors over the weekend saying Blue Sky was well placed to defend itself.

Blue Sky braces for next round of short battle

Blue Sky faces a day of reckoning as investors eagerly await the company's response to allegations made by Glaucus that its assets under management are inflated.

'That ain't changing': Coles boss still lowering prices

Coles boss John Durkan has dismissed suggestions the retailer is shifting upmarket or reducing its focus on price as it prepares to demerge from parent Wesfarmers.

Morrison doubles tax for foreign investors

Australia will double the tax bills of some foreign investors and limit tax breaks for others in a move Treasurer Scott Morrison says will prevent billions in lost revenue in the future.

Wesfarmers to stem cost of UK hardware retreat

Wesfarmers could reduce the cost of exiting the British home improvement market by about $1 billion if it can find a buyer for the Homebase chain rather than shutting it down.

The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal has increased public awareness of the importance of new regulation on data ...

Australian business to get Facebook era privacy laws

After the Facebook data scandal, data sharing in Europe and Australia will face much tighter privacy protections and regulation.

Laminar Capital's Stephen Roberts believes the trade dispute will become much more damaging if it broadens beyond the US ...

Trade war could cripple growth, fuel inflation

A trade war is bad news for the Australian economy, but it could also be the source of unwelcome inflation, economists warn.

When governor Philip Lowe's head hits the pillow at night, he knows in his heart of hearts that rates are too low.

Patience defines RBA rate stance

The Reserve Bank is expected to reaffirm that it's still in no rush to raise interest rates when its policymakers meet on Tuesday.

Asian banks press pause on Australian invasion

Experts convinced Asian banks will overtake established European rivals within years.

Interest rate increases for property buyers

Lenders are increasing property borrowing rates in response to rising wholesale and regulatory costs, despite cash rates being likely to remain static.

How Walsh started Rio's coal retreat

By Matthew Stevens

Over a morning tea with Sam Walsh in early 2015 it first became apparent that Rio Tinto had put an exit sign over its coal business.

Amazon's biggest profits don't come from online shopping

By Jennifer Hewett

Donald Trump may not like Amazon but the real profit driver for the company - and the economy - is the success of its far less known business, AWS.

Investor optimism wanes as tech stocks suffer

By Karen Maley

After the shellacking they received in the first three months of the year, it's little wonder investors are apprehensive.

Business tax cuts: If not now, when?

By Aaron Patrick

The failure of the Turnbull's business tax cut illustrates what's wrong with Australian politics.

Labor has promised not to unveil any more policies tinkering with the tax treatment of super but is looking at gender ...

Super stoush brews over guarantee

Labor plans to apply the superannuation guarantee to paid parental leave to help address the gender imbalance in the retirement savings

Some Liberals believe Tony Abbott wants to return as party leader.

Liberals say no leader change plans

Liberal MPs said they did not believe Malcolm Turnbull would be removed, although poor polling is driving leadership speculation.

Top economists want more than a company tax cut

Australia's top financial economists are broadly supportive of a company tax cut but would like to see the government adopt a broader approach to tax reform.

New ABCC head pursues CFMEU over 'closed shop'

The head of the ABCC has launched a case against the CFMEU by accusing it of threatening to throw workers off site unless they join the union.

Slicing up the tax pizza is not that straightforward.

No free lunch on company tax

Workers will have to settle for the proverbial sandwich and a milkshake out of the company tax cut - and wait a very long time for it too.

US President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are in a tit for tat trade skirmish.

China slaps tariffs on US in warning shot to Trump

China strikes back against US tariffs on steel and aluminium with imposts of its own.

The European Commission is planning a crackdown on the spreading of fake news triggered partly by the leaking of ...

Brussels plans crackdown on 'fake news'

Brussels is preparing to crack down on social media companies who have been accused of spreading "fake news",

Trump on deal to protect 'Dreamers': 'No more'

President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of a free trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more the stop illegal immigration into the US.

Gaza clash goes online as sides tell their stories

After a violent flare up over Gaza, Israelis and Palestinians are using videos and words to explain what happened.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks to members of the South Korean artistic group, including the South's pop legends ...

Kim Jong Un mingles with K-Pop stars in overture to South

Kim Jong Un's surprise appearance at a rare pop concert in Pyongyang was the North Korean leader's latest diplomatic overture.

A Carrefour store in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Emerging markets are an important diversifying asset class, with attractive ...

Engel: Three observations from the market sell-off

Given the late-cycle nature of the economic recovery in developed markets, the recent market correction may not be a one-off event.

After busting the wave of Chinese reverse-IPO frauds, activists have taken on even bigger targets.

Behind the rise of activist short sellers

Activist shorts are a company's worst nightmare and they are almost always right.

Lifestyle apartments that cater to different needs and interests are becoming increasingly popular

Luxury 'lifestyle' apartments come at a cost

Fancy an apartment tailormade to the needs of your pet? Or an art gallery in the precinct? Developers are listening, but make sure you heed the bottom line.