Today's Lead Article
Adele Ferguson
| 20 Aug 2018
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BankingRC
When Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told parliament on Friday "sunlight is acting as a very good disinfectant here", it was a signal from one of the highest powers in the land that the royal commission is serving to strengthen the financial system not tear it down.
Leading Stories
Nick Toscano |
20 Nov 2018
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Economics
One of the nation's biggest building products companies, Fletcher Building, has blamed a 'sharp contraction' in the Australian property market over the past three months as it slashed its profit outlook and sparked a share-price plunge.
David Fickling |
08 Nov 2018
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Investing
The reasoning given by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg for blocking a CK Asset Holdings-led consortium from taking over Aussie pipeline operator APA Group doesn't make a lot of sense.
News
Paul Panckhurst & Emma Dong |
12 Nov 2018
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Investing
Chinese President Xi Jinping's mantra that homes should be for living in is falling on deaf ears, with tens of millions of apartments and houses standing empty across the country.
Ruth Williams |
12 Nov 2018
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Investing
Cbus chairman Steve Bracks says the industry super fund has had $1 billion in extra inflows since the banking royal commission, suggesting it is at the expense of retail funds.
The Guardian |
08 Nov 2018
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News
The competition watchdog has confirmed it will not oppose a planned merger between Nine and Fairfax Media, paving the way for two of Australia's largest media companies to combine by the end of the year.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said on Thursday it would not block Nine's takeover despite acknowledging that it would reduce competition.
The ACCC chair, Rod Sims, said the merger would 'likely reduce competition' but added that it was not 'likely to substantially lessen competition in any market in breach of the Competition and Consumer Act'.