China, Stern Hu spying crisis deepens
Australia’s iron ore crisis with China threatened to take a dramatic new turn yesterday, with reports Rio Tinto had suspended spot market sales and rumours BHP Billiton may also be under investigation. Herald Sun

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CBA ‘locks out brokers’
The Commonwealth Bank has been accused of locking mortgage brokers out of the $700 billion home lending market in a bitter battle for market dominance. The Australian

Asciano boss riles investors
Asciano boss Mark Rowsthorn and his banker, UBS, will dump up to $79.8 million of the company’s stock on the sharemarket to help pay for his liability under the company’s capital raising — a deal that could reap the managing director a $6.65 million windfall. Sydney Morning Herald

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Fortescue exceeds forecast
Operations at Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group have improved in the fourth quarter with the self-proclaimed "third force in iron ore" reporting record shipments last month and beating a previously lowered forecast. The Australian

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Investors want Bowen to act
Great Southern Investors have called on Financial Services Minister Chris Bowen to intervene in the receivership of the collapsed group, warning they had lost confidence in the "fundamentally flawed" process being run by receiver McGrathNicol. The West

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