| Australian banks easily fit new rules |
 | Michael Bennet AUSTRALIAN banks are well positioned to meet the new global rules on the capital lenders have to hold, analysts say. |
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| Biota soars 21pc on Japan drug approval |
 | Michael Bennet BIOTA Holdings has rocketed more than 20 per cent on news its Japanese partner has received approval to sell an influenza drug. |
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| Markets would feel Japan's dark prince |
 | Kana Inagaki and Andrew Monahan IF investors like volatility, they should be rooting for a victory by Ichiro Ozawa in the race to be Japan's prime minister. |
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| Leighton wins $276m Rio port contract |
 | David Fickling LEIGHTON Holdings said today its subsidiary John Holland has won a contract to build facilities at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert B iron ore port. |
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| ANZ appoints David Hisco new NZ CEO |
 | Michael Bennet ANZ's New Zealand arm has appointed David Hisco chief executive after Jenny Fagg stepped down due to health reasons. |
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| Heed the advice of fiscal council |
 | ANALYSIS: Sam Fleming COMETH the hour, cometh the quango. |
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| Raisings tipped to hit $10bn |
 | Brett Clegg and Tracy Lee ONE of the worst periods for equity issuance is set to finish with a bang with more than $10 billion in capital raisings before Christmas. |
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| Labor puts the money on Shorten |
 | Jennifer Hewett, National affairs correspondent BILL Shorten's appointment to the crucial portfolio of financial services and superannuation should help reassure the business community. |
