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Banking products
The banks’ fight over $285b in ‘free money’ has a lesson for savers
There’s a growing fight between banks to hoover up people’s savings, including a large pile of money that’s earning no interest at all.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Earnings season
CBA shares rocket as profit beats expectations
Investors in Australia’s biggest bank are cheering after the release of its half-year results.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Scams
After growing to $4.5 trillion, super faces its next big challenge: scammers
As the $4.5 trillion super pool gets bigger the risks from scammers grows and super funds face increased pressure to lift their game in protecting members.
- by Clancy Yeates
Trump sold ‘spy sheikh’ a $US500 million stake in family empire
The secret deal with one of the most powerful individual investors in the world will raise fresh questions about the Trump family’s business dealings through World Liberty Financial.
- by James Titcomb
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Fintech
This Australian start-up moves $1bn daily. Authorities fear it is being used by child predators
Airwallex is a major bet for the nation’s biggest technology investors, but its path to the public markets has been beset by controversy.
- by John Buckley and Nick Bonyhady
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Banking products
‘Blacklist’: Trump sues America’s biggest bank and its billionaire CEO
JPMorgan Chase and its chief, Jamie Dimon, are being sued for at least $US5 billion over allegations the lender stopped offering the president banking services for political reasons.
- by David Voreacos and Hannah Leavitt
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Fintech
‘Suspect serious non-compliance’: Airwallex hit with money laundering audit
The $12 billion Australian start-up is facing a probe from Australia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog.
- by John Buckley
Opinion
Oil
Trump’s devious deal hits China’s wallet – and its influence
The US has taken control of the oil dollars coming out of Venezuela and it’s keeping them away from the rest of the world with a cunning strategy.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Credit cards
Trump’s crackdown won’t solve credit cards’ many problems
Credit card interest rates are often painfully high, but there are better ways to protect consumers than the 10 per cent rate cap flagged by Donald Trump.
- by Clancy Yeates