Archived News for Finance Sector Professionals
Property developers have made $54.15 million in political donations since 1999.
Insurers baulk at BI cases
Small business owners across the country are battling insurers over pandemic payouts.
Disclosures show cost of favour
The latest AEC election donation data shows the cost of influence-peddling at the federal and state levels.
Big cable plan moving
Progress has been made on a planned $22 billion cable from the NT to Singapore.
Minnows make whales quiver
An internet brigade on heavily shorted stocks is sending big players in the US into a frenzy.
Council suspension extended
The NSW Government has extended the suspension of Central Coast Council for an additional three months.
Wage report sees low growth
Analysts say Australian workers may have to wait up to five years for wage growth to return to 2 per cent.
New deals force green thinking
Australia is set to sign up to new agreements that will require it to integrate climate and pricing risks in its investments.
Class action on power prices
Lawyers are preparing a massive class action against two of Queensland's largest electricity generators.
Equal heft for old money
Researchers say they may have found one of the world’s earliest forms of standardised currency.
Google threats muted in EU
Google has again threatened to stop making its search engine available in Australia.
Tech elite views reviewed
A study of comments by Silicon Valley elites finds the top 100 see the world in similar meritocratic, self-affirming and self-serving terms.
Tudge lumped with uni revival
Education Minister Alan Tudge says it will be “very difficult” to get many foreign students back this year.
Unemployment slides to 6.6pc
A drop in Australia's unemployment level has been taken as an early sign of economic recovery.