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How to purchase property from an SMSF, working out tax with a complying lifetime pension and withdrawing a lump sum from a super fund in pension mode.

Standard Chartered's Aditya Monappa is moving clients into US equities and long/short fund managers as he braces for a volatile year.

International stock picks, investing overseas and the commodities that shine.

The social media giant claims it plays a significant role in driving global economic activity but key questions remain.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama offered a a vision of post-recession liberalism that was at once hopeful and limited.

Time-of-use tariffs are being touted as the way forward for Australia's electricity market yet families struggle to shift energy use - options like 'peak demand alerts' could be more effective.

The chief scientist at the number-one producer of solar panels says we can't expect past price plunges to continue, but that doesn't mean the cost of power from solar won't continue its downward trend.

Malcolm Turnbull's determination to push ahead with his pre-election commitment to e-government will have the effect of fast-forwarding changes at Australia Post.

BHP has revised its drilling program in order to conserve cash amid plunging commodity prices, but it remains committed to demerging its non-core assets.

The big Australian has responded to falling oil prices by dialing back its US shale oil operations. Is this a sign of more pain to come for the petroleum industry?

Subdued inflation, led by falling oil prices, will keep interest rates on hold for now but the country is still well placed for growth in 2015.

The original Moto X was one of the best Android smartphones around and now Motorola is back with a bigger and more powerful successor.

Changes to China's financial system are picking up the pace.

The world's 2.8 billion wood-fuel users are using the resource in an almost sustainable way, suggesting carbon offset markets are paying too much to provide the world's poor with fuel-burning alternatives.

Aldi's standardised low-cost model is bringing much needed competition to a market dominated by two players.

We demand the impossible from our gadgets but with laptops we're actually getting close to having it all.