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Bitcoin’s big moment on the Australian sharemarket proves one thing

Bitcoin’s big moment on the Australian sharemarket proves one thing

Investors can now punt on bitcoin via the ASX in a milestone for Australian investors.

  • by Clancy Yeates

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CBA targets rivals as chase for business banking crown heats up

CBA targets rivals as chase for business banking crown heats up

While NAB is the big fish in business banking, Vacy-Lyle says CBA is also keen to cut Macquarie down to size, by sharpening its focus on the real estate market.

  • by Millie Muroi
Major financial institutions cut ties with Santos’ Barossa gas project
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Major financial institutions cut ties with Santos’ Barossa gas project

An international bank and a foreign investor are ending advice and loans, prompting calls for local banks to follow suit.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
NAB shareholder takes bank to court in a bid to secure confidential papers

NAB shareholder takes bank to court in a bid to secure confidential papers

Diana Beere is fighting the bank in court to ensure it is true to its word on investing in coal mining before she passes her shares on to her descendants.

  • by Millie Muroi
The way you pay is costing you big time. Here’s how to play your cards right
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The way you pay is costing you big time. Here’s how to play your cards right

Sneaky transaction fees – with a nearly $1 billion price tag in Australia last year – are burning a hole in our wallets. Here’s how we fight them.

  • by Millie Muroi
The real risk facing Afterpay and its rivals
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The real risk facing Afterpay and its rivals

Afterpay turns 10 this year and the tricky debate on how best to regulate buy now, pay later firms is still going on.

  • by Clancy Yeates
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Worker shortage still a headache for firms: NAB’s new business boss

Worker shortage still a headache for firms: NAB’s new business boss

The newly minted boss of National Australia Bank’s flagship business bank, Rachel Slade, says local firms are still having trouble finding staff as they work their way out of softer economic conditions.

  • by Millie Muroi
$14b super fund misled investors by greenwashing, court finds

$14b super fund misled investors by greenwashing, court finds

Active Super deceived investors when it claimed it had restricted members’ exposure to gambling, coal and Russian companies, the Federal Court ruled.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Afterpay co-founder points to Gen Z, Millennials’ growing economic clout

Afterpay co-founder points to Gen Z, Millennials’ growing economic clout

The cost-of-living crisis has fuelled greater demand for buy now, pay later products – especially from younger Australians – says Block executive Nick Molnar.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Downsizing not on the radar for most retirees: AMP

Downsizing not on the radar for most retirees: AMP

Many retirees are concerned about running out of savings, while also wanting to help their kids. But a new survey suggests most don’t want to respond by downsizing the family home.

  • by Clancy Yeates
From mortgage checks to scam-busting: How your bank is using AI

From mortgage checks to scam-busting: How your bank is using AI

Banking giants have plans for artificial intelligence that go much further than the often clunky chatbots used to answer customer queries. 

  • by Clancy Yeates