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Making business small talk meaningful

Most people don’t like small talk – we’re all far too busy and important, and just want to get on with whatever it is we’re doing. The thing is, every person we meet has the potential to ...

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Housing bubble warnings ‘nonsense’

Domain Group senior economist Andrew Wilson has poured cold water over suggestions Australia is in the midst of its largest-ever housing bubble.

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New rules for life insurance advisers

Financial planners that provide life and risk insurance advice will be subject to a new remuneration regime after the federal government backed an industry proposal.

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Heritage Bank enters mobile payments market

Heritage Bank has announced plans to launch a new mobile app in a move it says is the first of its kind by a non-major bank.

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Govt approves Scottish Pacific for export projects

Scottish Pacific Business Finance has been approved by the federal government’s export credit agency as the first non-bank lender to offer funding for Australian exporters.

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Banks under greater risk scrutiny, says Moody’s

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has announced it has assigned counterparty risk assessments to 18 Australian banks, including the big four, as part of a move to increase oversight of banking ...

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Financial planning giant under investigation

***Updated*** IOOF is under investigation by ASIC and has commissioned an external compliance audit by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, following allegations of wrongdoing, including insider ...

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Report shows positive financial jobs outlook

New research has found that job opportunities in the financial services sector are supporting employer optimism into the new financial year.

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Australia headed for housing ‘bloodbath’

The largest housing bubble on record is now a “near-certainty”, two economists have warned parliament.

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Offshore bank extends expat mortgage opportunities

Britons who have retired abroad can now take advantage of the UK’s buy-to-let market after an offshore bank announced an extension of its lending to expats.

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