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For the first time, climate crisis and environmental degradation have taken out the top five spots in a list ranking the risks most likely to impact the world over the coming decade. It comes as extreme weather events batter the world; with fires burning ... More

Financial help for people suffering hardship from the nation's devastating bushfires is emerging from federal and state governments as well as charities and some companies. Here is what is being offered to residents, fire fighters, emergency workers ... More

The Reserve Bank of Australia will not allow tech giant Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency Libra in Australia until all risks and regulatory requirements have been mitigated. And even if these regulatory requirements were met there wouldn't be ... More

Responding to climate-related risk needs a system-wide reaction which includes Australian businesses taking responsibility, according to Kenneth Hayne QC. Learned helplessness and short-termism should not distract from the duty of directors to respond ... More

The champagne flowed freely on The Block finale on Sunday night. Winners Tess and Luke watched the hammer fall a whopping $630,000 over reserve. Even last-place finishers Mitch and Mark enjoyed a windfall of $384,000. While hysteria surrounding the ... More

Considering the RBA is running out of conventional monetary policy ammunition, the decision to hold the cash rate at the historic low of 0.75% was widely anticipated. The decision to keep rates on hold was supported by the latest labour market and inflation ... More

The red line between telephone marketing and personal financial advice has been clarified by the Federal Court, after it sided with ASIC's claim that Westpac deliberately used telephone marketing to persuade customers to consolidate their superannuation ... More

After being snubbed by overseas institutional investors, Latitude Financials second attempt to list on the Australian Securities Exchange has failed. While local investors were strongly in support of its initial public offering (IPO), you have to ask ... More

The resurgence in Sydney and Melbourne housing values was likely a key topic of conversation amongst the RBA Board at today's meeting. In line with rate cuts in June and July, housing values in Australia's two largest cities have recorded a ... More

If you have a bank account, insurance policy, and financial planner or belong to a superannuation fund, you want to avoid the wrong ones. One way is to understand the DNA of the companies behind these financial services. But up until last year, journalists ... More