Insights

The Victorian government has outlined its plans for Port of Melbourne's sale, while a takeover bid for mining engineering firm Bradken is on shaky ground.

Central bank movements and the China slowdown saw the Australian dollar tumble to six-year lows -- and there's further depreciation to come.

Against all expectations, the printed book looks set to dominate total book sales in 2015.

The 2015 investment landscape could resemble the plot of The Hunger Games, where investors face a changing and unexpected environment that requires multiple talents and smarts to emerge victorious. So, what will it take to 'win' in 2015? View the latest insights from Russell's investment strategists.

One important aspect of the global economy in its normalization path after the financial crisis continues to be the multi-speed world. This has broad consequences for divergent monetary policy in major economies and the related effects on global currencies.

The term is too long for a low risk investment. Capital prices are more sensitive to movements in yield the longer the term. It belongs in your return seeking portfolio but the reward for risk is not quite there yet.

With significant operational improvements taking hold across its diverse business, the railroad company is a quality play on the burgeoning US economy.

Over the past six years, Fortescue dramatically reduced its debts and transformed into a major seaborne player, but two developments have put it under considerable pressure.

Labor has released a policy statement boldly titled, A Solar Future. It needs to carry the accompanying line - 'how we'll study it but not implement it'.

Despite Shinzo Abe's decisive electoral victory, his political mandate for domestic and international policy remains far from clear.

The most recent 'wind syndrome' study breaks a raft of basic tenets of scientific inquiry and, by doing so, creates a spurious correlation. It is not a good report.

Shanghai becomes first major city to abandon GDP growth target, and Chinese investment in overseas property sector increases 46 per cent in 2014.

Last year we saw Clive and Al, the US-China agreement and Abbott's axe. But 2015 promises even more climate sizzle with global targets to be announced, resolution of the RET barnacle and the beginnings of Direct Action.

Falling fuel costs could help Qantas' struggling international business make reasonable profits, but much will depend on the behaviour of its competitors.

A rebuke from the Prime Minister's Office to doctors complaining that coal isn't all that good for humanity exposes a government with completely inconsistent policy positions.

The mandatory data retention regime fight is about to be joined in earnest this week and Attorney-General George Brandis best be prepared for a tussle.