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Former Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein.

I can smell another financial crash coming, says former Goldman Sachs chief

Lloyd Blankfein, who led Goldman Sachs through the 2008 financial crisis, says the world is “due for a kind of reckoning”.

  • Todd Gillespie and Sridhar Natarajan

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Macquarie Group chairman Glenn Stevens and CEO Shemara Wikramanayake.

Macquarie cops $35m fine for misleading conduct on millions of short sales

Macquarie Group has agreed to the fine after reaching a settlement with the corporate watchdog over misleading conduct relating to misreporting of short sales.

  • Colin Kruger and Dominic Powell
AMP’s Alexis George.

The move no other big super fund has dared to try

Seven years after a torrid royal commission, AMP is trying to be more “out there”, including investing in bitcoin futures. Are the changes working?

  • Clancy Yeates
Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake.

A frustrated corporate watchdog is out for blood at Macquarie

ASIC has turned apex predator with its decision to take alleged misreporting of the number of “short sales″⁣ Macquarie traded to the Supreme Court.

  • Elizabeth Knight
JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon has changed his tune on Trump’s first term in office.

‘Dancing in the street’: Wall Street’s titans can’t wait for Trump 2.0

These days, it seems that everyone who is anybody on Wall Street is amped up for Trump’s return to the Oval Office. With Trump 2.0, there’s apparently something for everyone in the financial arena.

  • Rob Copeland
Financial advice can seem like a maze to navigate, leaving people to turn to less trustworthy online sources.

Is this the missing link for cheap, effective financial advice?

Financial education is dry and overly complex, so why aren’t we investing in self-help financial education that’s engaging, accessible and genuinely useful?

  • Bec Wilson
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Cast of the TV series Industry: Harry Lawtey, Myha’la Herrold, Maris Abela, David Jonsson and Nabhaan Rizwann.

The generational culture war tearing investment banking apart

The brutal conditions ingrained in the job are proving to be a big turn-off for Gen Z.

  • Charlotte Lytton
Sixty per cent of businesses surveyed by NAB say they plan to grow their business in the next year.

Businesses show surprising confidence despite inflation woes

While a significant number of businesses are struggling, 60 per cent of companies say they are planning to expand in the next year, a survey shows.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Wells Fargo has fired bankers for faking work.

Bankers sacked for faking work following rise of ‘mouse jigglers’

The US banking giant discharged members of its wealth and investment management arm after investigating claims that they were pretending to be busy.

  • Adam Mawardi
Graham Ambrose is photographed in a workout posted to his Instagram account.

Why everyone in finance is getting ripped

People who spend their working lives trying to manage risk in return for long-term financial gain often fail to apply those lessons to their own health.

  • Chris Bryant