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Personal wealth slashed 27pc in GFC

Exposure to sharemarket slashes personal wealth

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

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

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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

LIFE is returning to China's export 'ground zero' -- the manufacturing heartland of Guandong.

US 'already out of recession'

US out of recession

RENOWNED Wall Street analyst Abby Joseph Cohen says the US economy is already out of recession.

Recovery vindicates Treasury

RECOVERY is coming much quicker than most expected -- including this correspondent.

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Spending kept the peace

WIDESPREAD war has been averted, according to the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

New Zealand back into growth

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THE New Zealand economy expanded in the June quarter, signalling the country may be emerging from recession.

Boards wasting a good crisis

THERE is little effort to bridge the gap between performance and pay.

G20 takes world mantle from G8

G20 to 'take over' from Group of Eight

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

THE G20 will become the permanent council for economic co-operation as it mulls peer reviews of each other's financial plans.

Macquarie on buying spree

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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

STEPHEN Conroy wants to split Telstra's wholesale and retail arms and force the sale of its Foxtel stake and cable network.

Investor Jury

THE financial crisis has taught investors the one source they should turn to for investment advice - themselves

Global Financial Crisis

A GLOBAL debate is raging about the inflation risks from massive stimulus measures that will push up budget deficits.

Business In China

Australia's equivocal attitude towards Chinese investment could destabilise our balance of payments.

Business In India

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

IMF warns on borrowing risk

MASSIVE government borrowing threatens to choke the global economic recovery by pushing interest rates higher, the IMF warns.

Market split over exec pay

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PROPOSALS by the Productivity Commission to strengthen shareholder powers have divided corporate Australia.

Pilot licence, private plane cut costs

Private plane comes in to land

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

 Lower age, higher risks

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

HOUSING prices are ready to explode, as demand from potential home owners to buy into the property market outweighs supply.

Magnate attacks 'racist' treatment

THE nation's fifth-richest man, Clive Palmer, has denounced the federal government's foreign investment rules as racist.

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