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Senior CBA exec puts blame on the bank for Storm disaster

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
Senior Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive Ian Bailey declared that the bank's retail division had a role in the collapse of Storm Capital in January 2009. A document detailing an examination to Bailey by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on Wall Street after data showed second-quarter US gross domestic product grew better than had been expected. US GDP grew 1.7 per cent in the quarter, above the 1.1 per cent pace expected ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher as the market reacts to heightened expectations of an interest rate cut in August. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens on Tuesday hinted the central bank cut could cut the cash rate to a record low of 2.5 per ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher despite a quiet night on Wall Street as investors wait for the outcome of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting. The September share price index futures contract is up seven points at 5,014. The ...

Govt to index military age pensions

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The government has announced it will 'triple index' age pensions for retired non-veteran military personnel. The reform follows several Senate inquiries and already implemented reforms to retirement benefits for combat and disabled veterans. The Minister ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set for a flat start after overseas markets lost ground as investors wait for major economic news coming out of the US later in the week. The September share price index futures contract is up four points at 5,014. In ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street ended last week with slight gains. At 0823 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5016. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
"Facebook and BenO are now friends." This is what my 'friends' and 'friends of friends' would see on my Facebook status from this day onwards. For how could you not 'like' something that increases your wealth by as much as 31.6% in one single day? Facebook ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite Wall Street finishing higher with surging Facebook shares boosting sentiment. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,992. No major economic ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street but after gains on European markets following encouraging eurozone data. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index logged 50.4 points, above the 50-mark signalling ...