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The Bank of England says UK banks need to come up with $A36 billion to meet potential losses and fines over the next three years.

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Investment banker Mark Carnegie has urged federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott not to roll back the carbon tax

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Australian brick and mortar retailers would love to see a tax on large overseas internet sales through a lowering of the $1,000 tax-free threshold.

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Treasurer Wayne Swan recently noted that Australia now has the world's twelfth largest economy.

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