Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens implores businesses to take risks

By Peter Martin
Updated August 21 2014 - 12:14pm, first published 1:20am
RBA governor Glenn Stevens. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
RBA governor Glenn Stevens. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Too many businesses are keener to hand back money to shareholders through measures such as dividends and buybacks than they are to grow, an exasperated Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has told a parliamentary hearing.

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