Insights

It's a fantastic phone, but not such a good buy.

Estimates from the World Bank suggest that unless the Ebola outbreak is contained, its impact on West Africa economies could prove catastrophic.

The US-based gold producer is being suited by OceanaGold, while IT group Aconex is preparing for a pre-IPO roadshow.

Struggling companies can offer investors plenty of lessons in better understanding the impact of structural changes in the market.

Australia's top performing private companies in industries such as agribusiness, construction and technology show that our economy can remain prosperous if we make the right decisions.

Much has been made this week of the claim by the Bank for International Settlements that local house prices may be seriously overvalued. This is based on the view that the current house price-to-income ratio and house price-to-rent ratios are around 40% and 50% respectively above their "long-run average". These estimates also seem relatively high by global standards.

Today's iPhone 6 launch joins a long list of Apple product launches resulting in long lines. Apple's 2010 debut of the iPad revolutionised tablets, making them fashionable. Tablets are not a new technology as they have been available since 1989. Likewise ETFs have been around for over 20 years.

In the short run it's inevitable that equity markets will fall from time to time but, in our opinion, it's not possible to reliably forecast these falls ahead of time.

One damaging misstep explains how an issue from a company as well regarded as Arrium, pitched at a 26 per cent discount, could be trashed so badly along with its share price.

Foreign investors on the hunt for passive investments are increasingly snapping up Australian commercial property, but has there been any benefit to the economy?

Normalisation of US monetary policy is likely to become a reality next year, but the Federal Reserve remains cautious in communicating this to markets for fear of sending investors rushing for the exit.

Keeping the focus on economics could be a win-win for India and China as long as Modi continues to fine-tune his diplomatic efforts.

The three-month ban on builder McConnell Dowell demonstrates the ongoing change in Victoria's construction industry, and why the ALP must not win at the upcoming state election.

Millions of dollars later, the Vertigan committee's report has so far failed to shed any useful or rigorous insight into the future direction of the NBN.

With CEO salaries now at their lowest level in a decade, Australian superannuation funds are getting more bang for their buck according to Gordon Hagart, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors.

The 'hot rocks' power source is a minor but consistent contributor to US generation, but unconventional sites in western states is set to contribute to a new era of growth.