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Personal wealth slashed 27pc in GFC
Richard Gluyas
HIGH exposure to equities made Australia the world's third-biggest loser in the global financial crisis, in terms of personal wealth.
APRA says no need for new laws
Richard Gluyas
A SENIOR regulator has said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's response to the global financial crisis will be "modest",...
G20 adopts our pay guidelines
Richard Gluyas
AUSTRALIAN regulators have been at the forefront of a global push to rein in excessive risk-taking by banks.
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Bamboo shoots for Guangdong
Michael Sainsbury, China correspondent
LIFE is returning to China's export 'ground zero' -- the manufacturing heartland of Guandong.
US 'already out of recession'
Michael Stutchbury, Economics editor
RENOWNED Wall Street analyst Abby Joseph Cohen says the US economy is already out of recession.
Recovery vindicates Treasury
David Uren, Economics correspondent
RECOVERY is coming much quicker than most expected -- including this correspondent.
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Spending kept the peace
David Uren, Economics correspondent
WIDESPREAD war has been averted, according to the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
New Zealand back into growth
Sara Rich
THE New Zealand economy expanded in the June quarter, signalling the country may be emerging from recession.
Boards wasting a good crisis
Tim Boreham
THERE is little effort to bridge the gap between performance and pay.
G20 takes world mantle from G8
THE Group of 20 developed and developing nations will become the top economic forum, spreading influence to emerging powers such as...
G20 to eclipse G8 on world stage
Bob Davis
THE G20 will become the permanent council for economic co-operation as it mulls peer reviews of each other's financial plans.
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Macquarie on buying spree
John Durie and Scott Murdoch
MACQUARIE Bank has extended its opportunistic grab for assets, acquiring a US investment bank and boosting its car lease business.
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The Telstra Break-up
Jennifer Hewett
STEPHEN Conroy wants to split Telstra's wholesale and retail arms and force the sale of its Foxtel stake and cable network.
Investor Jury
Clive Mathesion
THE financial crisis has taught investors the one source they should turn to for investment advice - themselves
Global Financial Crisis
Michael Stutchbury
A GLOBAL debate is raging about the inflation risks from massive stimulus measures that will push up budget deficits.
Business In China
David Uren
Australia's equivocal attitude towards Chinese investment could destabilise our balance of payments.
Business In India
Geoff Hiscock
No pessimism, please, we're Indian, could well be the mantra for 1.2 billion South Asian consumers.
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IMF warns on borrowing risk
David Uren, Economics correspondent
MASSIVE government borrowing threatens to choke the global economic recovery by pushing interest rates higher, the IMF warns.
Market split over exec pay
Adele Ferguson and Scott Murdoch
PROPOSALS by the Productivity Commission to strengthen shareholder powers have divided corporate Australia.
Pilot licence, private plane cut costs
Emily Maltby
MORE business owners are getting pilot licences and flying their own planes to cut out commercial flight schedules and rein in cost.
Lower age, higher risks
Sara Rich
RECENT superannuation law changes have opened up a new market of younger people who are keen to learn how to build their wealth.
Brace for housing price-rise flare up
Scott Murdoch and David Uren
HOUSING prices are ready to explode, as demand from potential home owners to buy into the property market outweighs supply.
Magnate attacks 'racist' treatment
Jamie Walker and Michael Sainsbury
THE nation's fifth-richest man, Clive Palmer, has denounced the federal government's foreign investment rules as racist.
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Twin quakes rock Indonesia
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Padang
SEVERAL thousand Indonesians are feared dead after a major earthquake struck the west Sumatran city of Padang and nearby towns.
Filtering works, Enex trial shows
Fran Foo
RESULTS of a federal government trial show that live ISP-level content filtering doesn't have a negative impact on network performance.
Melb Uni, MBS merger plans canned
Andrew Trounson
Melbourne Business School and Melbourne Uni are forced to cancel a planned merger after donor-members of the school refused backing.
Turnbull risks all in carbon debate
Lenore Taylor, National correspondent
MALCOLM Turnbull is on a collision course with his own back bench after staking his leadership on his climate change stance.