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Cliona O’Dowd joined The Australian in 2016 and writes on financial services. She was previously the editor of business news and commentary website Business Spectator. Before moving into journalism she spent a number of years working in the financial services industry in Dublin and London. She holds a master’s degree in European public affairs and law.

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Slow growth a drag on large caps

Sluggish growth and intense competition is putting the dividends of some large caps at risk, says Julian Beaumont.

Cliona O'Dowd

LIVETrading Day

AGL’s $32m-a-year Liddell hit

AGL could lose $32m a year in earnings if the Liddell power station stays open until 2027, UBS says.

David Rogers and Cliona O'Dowd

Business

Driver of the Woolworths Click Then Collect Truck Nathan Miller.

Woolies takes on Amazon

Woolworths is rolling out grocery collection for online orders across its supermarkets nationwide.

Cliona O'Dowd

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A calculator is placed for an illustration on fifty euro banknotes in Arras, northern France, on 29 August, 2017. The new 50 euro banknote was introduced in the 19 countries of the euro area on April 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DENIS CHARLET

Irish app makes accountants happy

AutoEntry is expanding into Australia with a promise to eliminate the grunt from bookkeeping and accounting.

Cliona O'Dowd

Financial Services

Matthew Lawrance.jpgCEO of the nation’s largest retail superannuation fund, MLC Super, Matthew Lawrance

NAB wealth boss to lift the game

The CEO of NAB’s wealth management arm says the industry has a moral obligation to ‘get it right’ and restore trust.

Cliona O'Dowd

Economics

Visy cardboard box factory where recycled material is used to make boxes just off the Rotary die cutters

Data drags on GDP estimates

Business inventories have booked their biggest fall in three years, dragging on economist’s estimates for GDP growth.

Cliona O'Dowd

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Citibank global head of wealth management Gonzalo Luchetti

Citi urges diversification

Citibank’s Asia Pacific head of wealth management is advising high net worth clients to diversify in equity markets.

Cliona O'Dowd

Financial Services

John Bongiorno. AUCTION TOORAK TENNIS COURT. 16 Stradbroke Ave Toorak. Picture: David Smith

Investor-only loans dip

APRA’s attempts to curb investor lending in the property market appear to be working, according to UBS.

Cliona O'Dowd

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Geoff Walley , Mark Bouris and Dianna Robertson officially open Bouris' Yellow Brick Road wealth management office at Baulkham Hills. The office is at Suite 2, 1 Railway St.

Bouris eyes interest-only loans

Mark Bouris’s Yellow Brick Road wants to fill the gap left by big banks after APRA’s crackdown on interest-only loans.

Cliona O'Dowd

Companies

The Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) share price has continued its strong run and stormed to a new all-time high.

$38m expansion for Bingo

Listed waste management firm Bingo Industries has expanded into Victoria, buying three Melbourne businesses for $38m.

Cliona O'Dowd

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