Insights

The $92 billion Future Fund says it will maintain its shift to listed equities, infrastructure and private equity after reporting returns that beat the performance of superannuation funds.

Treasury Wine Estates, the world's largest pure-play winemaker, has warned that consumer demand for wine in China has softened as a result of March's leadership change and a recent austerity drive pushed through by the central communist government.

Unseasonably warm weather and the lingering effects of intense competition will weigh on the earnings of two of the country's largest energy utilities - AGL and Origin Energy - in the year ahead, with both forecasting flat earnings.

McAleese Transport has indicated that plans for a $155 million public float will be delayed until after Christmas, as it deals with the fallout from a fatal fuel-tanker crash early this month.

The sharemarket fell for the first time in seven trading sessions after a jump in China's money market rate.

'It is still unclear what role Ms Ridley Whittle might have.'

The New Zealand government sold shares in the Meridian Energy IPO at the bottom of the indicative pricing range.

Australia will chair the G20 for a year beginning in December. With a host of global trade issues critically ignored, Tony Abbott must set a disciplined agenda to get multilateral consensus back on track.

Lazard's predecessor Carnegie Wylie conducted two previous studies on the potential privatisation of the health insurer.

The Aussie dollar swung in a wide one-cent range this afternoon, leaving traders scratching their heads.

Mortgage Choice (MOC) is the second worst performer on the Uncapped 100 today with the stock suffering its biggest one-day selloff in nearly a year.

These well-known companies are all trading well above their intrinsic values.

These three stocks are at risk of issuing disappointing outlooks or guidance at their next AGMs.

This week we look at Carsales, Santos, Woodside, Ten Network and Atlas Iron.

The Victorian dairy group can lure offers well beyond last week's $7.50 Murray Goulbourn bid.

Local market drops after fresh five-year intra-day high, investors raise eyebrows at report of Chinese banks writing off debt.