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Global stocks and commodities were mostly lower as soft data and Russia's penance from the West weighed.

AGL Energy is challenging the ACCC's decision to block its Macquarie Generation takeover, while more of ANZ Bank's Asian assets could soon be on the chopping block.

The competition watchdog's decision against AGL's bid for MacGen has significant implications for the future of the energy industry and couldn't be left unchallenged.

The search for equity income is ideally suited to delivery via index products.

Super fund anti-detriment payments, setting up a super proceeds trust, and more.

Trustees are slowly switching from cash … and some results are surprising.

The investment mood is changing, but stocks remain king for yield.

The composition of Macquarie's earnings has changed dramatically since the financial crisis and the group is rapidly winning back its reputation for making millionaires.

G8 Education is making a large step change to earnings as it embarks on what is possibly its biggest corporate transaction yet.

Local market recovers morning losses despite weak Chinese manufacturing data.

Not all parts of the economy are shedding union membership.

Shareholders claim miner misled them about a drop in sales in 2012.

Shares rise on forecast 40-45% lift in full-year result despite market volatility.

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While ASX chief executive Elmer Funke Kupper argues that offshore clearing of derivatives transactions could lead to systemic risk, increased competition in the market could deliver benefits.

Malcolm Turnbull isn't a stranger to invectives, virtual or otherwise, but his ill-advised interaction with small business owner Julia Keady on the NBN highlights the sad state of broadband availability.