Insights

More on franking credits, buying gold and potash plans.

The former chief economist of the World Bank believes China has the potential to deliver 8 per cent growth for another 20 years. If he's right, Silicon Valley, Basel, Cambridge, Munich, and Nagoya would all be at risk.

Years of easy economic gains in Asia have delayed the need for foreign investment reform, but the tide appears to be turning.

Plans by the RBA and APRA to slow lending in the housing sector are a step in the right direction, although they won't solve the market's affordability issues.

Jay Weatherill has announced a renewables target to make the climate-concerned weep with joy - 50% renewables by 2025. Wow! But electricity market data indicates the target will be achieved in 2016-17. What's going on here?

The UN climate summit in New York brought together over 100 heads of state keen to progress global reductions in emissions beyond 2020. So what did Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop contribute? Very little.

After appearing on China's rich list, the country's wealthiest often find themselves out of favour with investors and the government. But Jack Ma is taking steps to ensure he stays on their good side.

As the deadline for the Financial System Inquiry looms, the banks are bracing for changes to their prudential framework that will decrease their profits and increase the costs passed on to consumers.

Succession is not a given in family businesses. Many will be forced to bring in outside management teams or to sell out.

They made billions from oil more than a century ago, but now it's time to go green.

Tony Abbott has no reasonable excuse for missing today's climate summit in New York. His absence is embarrassing for Australia, and leaves us trailing the US on the issue.

EnergyAustralia seems to be saying one thing about the electricity market to the Warburton Review, and something different to NSW Planning. While its claims are of course comical, the NSW Government has fallen for them hook, line and sinker.

Fortescue chief executive Nev Power explains what's driving current conditions in the iron ore market and why it's so important to develop domestic gas supply.

Silicon Valley's payments war is bad news for Australia's cosy corporate sector and our banks may have to reap a bitter harvest.

The week in clean energy saw all eyes on the UN climate summit in New York, while elsewhere Spanish energy giant Abengoa issued Europe's first high-yield green bond to fund renewables.

Listening to the latest comments from NBN Co's senior management on the current state of the NBN does make you wonder about who's running the company.