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Sorry folks … to retire with $1m will not quite cover a 'comfortable' lifestyle. We went in search of the perfect figure.

A warning from the RBA about a looming crash can't be ignored.

The rise of overseas discount retailers is a worry for Australian supermarkets' shareholders.

Australia's first social investment bond has offered its investors an initial yield of 7.5% ... It's a great start, but where does 'impact investing' go from here?

Investing around the world and Medibank Private.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has ignited debate by warning that pro-democracy protests might be detrimental to business.

The nation's $104bn sovereign wealth fund sees slower returns ahead, but plays down the risk of a meltdown in asset markets.

Beijing's heavy-handed media campaign against the umbrella uprising is living proof that they not only dislike democracy, they fear it.

Accusing BHP and Rio of collusion is a desperate move by WA Premier Colin Barnett, and it won't help repair the hole in the state budget.

Old government utilities such as Ergon Energy and Synergy now believe that small-scale power options - such as solar, batteries and energy efficiency - are superseding the need for grid expansions. New analysis from the IEA shows how big a change they could make.

Concern over the Chinese property sector has spread around the globe, though few analysts are seeing the whole picture.

Most of the key players in the climate debate accept the need for carbon capture and storage. But there's no doubt the technology needs government and industry help to drive it forward.

Policy leaders and bureaucrats have pretty well skipped tech class for the past 20 years. The digital learning curve is going to be a steep one for a lot of them.

As Shorten rolls into his second year as leader, he will need soon to turn his carbon position into a convincing policy narrative. He'll be hoping there's no repeat of Copenhagen next year.

The electricity industry has taken its battle for dominance underground and into the murky world of service rules, incomprehensible retail tariffs and 'different rules if you have solar'.

It has become a case of adapt or die for Australia's auto-parts makers.