Insights

It was an unpredictable year for investors, with geopolitical turmoil, falling commodity prices and a flurry of big IPOs.

Companies across a wide range of industries are only just starting to wake up to Australia's enormous potential for long-term growth.

A lower oil price is good news for Qantas' international business and airline passengers, with the benefits of lower fuel costs likely to flow through to the core of its earnings base.

A proposal to change how certain leases are accounted for could add $US1.5 trillion to corporate balance sheets, but opponents say the move could destroy jobs.

Sensational headlines and misinformation about energy poverty in Australia is distracting policymakers from helping out the genuinely needy.

It's the latest buzzword dominating technology conversations but this is one trend that's the real deal.

New uncertainty in Greece left European markets relatively unscathed, while plunging oil prices erased gains made earlier in the session.

As a snap election looms in Greece, political uncertainty is sparking fears of a Grexit. But fears of another crisis are overblown.

While past experience suggests a Fed rate rise should be no reason for long-term investors to panic, current market conditions are creating much unease.

New farming initiatives are sowing the seeds for a revival in Chinese agriculture.

Greek bonds and shares were smashed in late December trading as the parliamentary vote for a new president failed. Despite this looming economic disaster, shares rallied across Europe and US share indices hit new highs as markets collectively concluded that Greece is no longer economically contagious.

The mixed signals overnight of higher iron ore and copper prices against a lower gold and oil price have left investors uncertain about the market. This has led to the sell off today in the local market since the open, noting that volumes remain very low, in the last full day of trading this calendar year.

The proposed merger between contract labour business Skilled and Programmed has strong business logic, but Skilled's initial response suggests it isn't too happy about the terms of the proposal.

Fears of inflation as a result of Chinese monetary policy have rekindled investors' interest in gold.

Amid thin, holiday-affected trade, the Dow Jones finished higher for a seventh day, while oil prices fell on the back of US Energy Department data.

The push for a weaker dollar has had little impact on industries such as tourism, education and manufacturing, yet it has completely hijacked monetary policy.