Insights

Beijing has undertaken a number of initiatives to raise the renminbi's status in the international monetary system, but there is still plenty of work to be done.

Among the lesser-known arms of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is a business called AliCloud.

The 'customer first' mantra may motivate the troops but true digital transformation requires a deeper, cultural change about where the customer fits into the final equation.

AGL's Michael Fraser claims investors no longer have confidence in RET sufficient to support investment in new projects, suggests we need new policy framework which also encourages exit of old generators. Self-serving - yes, but can we restore investor confidence?

The Victorian election campaign is being drowned in mediocrity, as bold policies - including climate measures - fall foul of cost-of-living fundamentalists.

The Hong Kong protesters got a polite hearing this week, but real change is still unlikely.

When examining Medibank's offering, make sure you read the fine print.

The world's largest private pure play coal miner is an increasing financial risk following net losses in the US and Australia. Management would be prudent to consider the new climate 'normal'.

Micropower - a category defined as modern renewables plus cogeneration - now produces one-quarter of world electricity ... yet some utilities still regard it as trivial.

With apps changing perceptions of what we should demand from our international adventures, here are five apps you need on your smartphone before you next head aboard.

With NBN Co making steady progress in its quest to get a million or so premises ready to be connected to the NBN by the end of fiscal 2015, chief executive Bill Morrow has some good news on the $11.2 billion renegotiation with Telstra.

Innovation on a whim is founded on the myth of special people with a magic touch. Silicon Valley just might be where radical ideas end up, rather than where they come from.

Two graphs on NBN Co's connection growth challenge, Qantas' Alan Joyce is an expert at asking for a payrise and shareholders (and Nick Xenophon) lash out at Qantas' AGM.

With Warren Truss unlikely to contest the next election, a changing of the guard at the top of the Nationals could usher in some interesting times for the Coalition.

This week's opening gambit from the Coalition on the RET is just the start of a fascinating battle over much loved and seemingly loathed renewable energy. In the end, states may have the last word.

US energy sector emissions increased slightly in 2013, highlighting the potential limitations of focusing on cutting electricity emissions without addressing broader energy consumption.