Insights

Abbott is right: We need to have a serious discussion about the GST; Twitter's CFO appears to have accidentally tweeted his latest M&A battle plan and this graph explains New Zealand's sudden crusade to reverse its brain drain.

The proposed legislation to improve consumer confidence in the insolvency industry is a step in the right direction, but much more needs to be done.

While hundreds of micro-markets exist within Australia's property market, irrational activity in Sydney will continue to set the agenda when it comes to housing policy.

Fresh doubts were raised about the ECB's ability to go ahead with stimulus measures, while in the US traders dissected soft economic data.

The expected price of GE's consumer lending business doubles to $2bn, while the Port of Melbourne is also proving to be hot property.

Stock shorters were caught short in resources shares when China cut its rates, and there could be more good news to come.

The consequences of prolonging ultra-low interest rates to fend off the threat of deflation could be more harmful than deflation itself.

Jacqui Lambie and Ricky Muir have long been pilloried by the political classes, but the tables have turned, with these unruly senators likely to trouble the Coalition.

Mitigating risk is critical to portfolio allocation. Make sure you know the true difference between risk and uncertainty.

How to compare dividend yields against corporate bonds.

What are the best options for interest bearing securities?

Australia has just joined an exclusive club - one of only four nations whose citizens will live past 80. How should you plan for such a future?

Australian institutional super portfolios have bucked global trends with their emphasis on shares, and are missing out on the benefits of portfolio diversification.

In the wake of the GFC, SMSF fund members should be wary of being overexposed to shares. But bonds can play a role in buffering a portfolio for retirement.

An improving job market, low inflation, and a strengthening dollar all add up to a more-confident U.S. consumer. But is consumer spending sustainable? And will turmoil overseas help or hurt the ongoing U.S. expansion?

After a welcome relief rally yesterday, Asia Pacific share markets are looking at a more subdued trading day following mixed leads from overseas markets. While European and US shares rallied, falls in energy and metals prices suggest not all is well with the global growth outlook.