3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (115+ words) AFR Toronto-listed Element Fleet Management Corporation has pulled out of the auction for FleetPartners, one of Australia’s largest providers of leased cars which was put into play in July. Element, advised by JPMorgan, is the only FleetPartners’ suitor to not…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (105+ words) AFR It’s the biggest shake-up in the market for more than 20 years, and if current trends persist, big banks are facing hefty declines in credit card balances. The big four banks are already feeling the squeeze from the upending of…...

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (99+ words) Data centres lack of popular licence is new territory for big tech AFR Global technology giants like MO have used consumer popularity to shield their activities from national governments. The problem now is that the public mood of concern about…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (84+ words) AFR Endeavour Group chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka’s plans to build a waterfront Noosa mansion – complete with a wine cellar, gym and sauna – are heading to court, where she will fight to overturn the council’s refusal. A six-day trial will begin…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (119+ words) The chooks discuss the growing sense of panic inside Australia’s property industry, and look ahead to the next big test for markets. This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine the growing sense of panic inside…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (126+ words) AFR From skipping call centre queues to lower borrowing rates, private banking comes with major perks. But the price of admission is high. Private banking connects the wealthy with a single point of contact for most of their financial needs....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (89+ words) AFR Frankfurt/London/Washington | The IMF dropped the lead candidate to become its new chief economist at the 11th hour after he was found to have made critical remarks about the Trump administration’s economic policies, according to people briefed on the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (72+ words) AFR Japanese manufacturing giant Sekisui Chemical will expand into Australian home building after striking a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Ausbuild, valuing the Queensland developer at around $670 million. The Tokyo-listed plastics and chemicals maker has considerable expertise in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (93+ words) afr.com Leading conservationist Tim Flannery says environmental opposition to a controversial new plan to use carbon credits to end logging in NSW is shortsighted and the federal Greens should back a move that will create huge benefits for the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (96+ words) AFR More economists now expect the Reserve Bank board to lift the cash rate when it meets later this month – and potentially again in November – after deputy governor Andrew Hauser said he thought inflation and growth were still too high....