Ten companies gave six-figure sums to Labor and the Liberals last financial year. Ruth Williams and Ben Butler report why big business donates.

New listings for the month were Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited (BLA); Cassini Resources Limited (CZI); Cohiba Minerals Limited (CHK); IDOL 2011-2 Trust (IDJ); Red Gum Resources Limited (RGX) and Sunbird Energy Limited (SNY).

FRANKFURT Feb 2 (Reuters) - They planned to create the world's biggest stock and derivatives exchange. But the Deutsche Boerse-NYSE Euronext deal fell apart because its opponents fought a clever campaign and officials in Berlin and Brussels found the ...

ASX Ltd chief executive officer Elmer Funke Kupper has urged the federal government to pursue deeper economic ties with Asia to improve its role aa regional financial centre, according to The Australian Financial Review.

(Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's quarterly profit declined due to a number of expenses, but when stripping out the one-time charges, the Nasdaq stock market parent beat analysts' expectations.

By Foo Yun Chee and Luke Jeffs | BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse could try to put the disappointment of their failed $7.4 billion merger deal behind them by turning their attention to European exchange and clearing assets ...