Insights

South African group hopes to acquire 100% of target, buying out Solomon Lew.

Local market begins slightly lower despite upbeat leads from Wall St at end of last week.

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While over a quarter of Coalition MPs appear unhappy with the RET, the government's own economic modelling plus the opposition of Clive Palmer mean they are on a political hiding to nothing.

Crafting a truly personalised shopping experience is not about Big Data and 'targeted' marketing but about allowing customers to be actively involved in the process.

Just how far is the Coalition willing to go to reduce corporate welfare?

Ever found a parcel delivery card on your doorstep even though you were home the whole time? Here's why.

European economy could be €190 billion smaller at the end of the century but the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia will suffer relatively minimal damage from climate change.

Tweaking users' news feeds without their consent in the name of research achieved little from an academic perspective but reveals a lot about the social network's ethics.

By undermining Hong Kong's autonomy, Beijing not only threatens the country's only global financial centre, but it also damages one of its most cherished goals: reunification with Taiwan.

Since the GFC, the take-up of distributed technologies have greatly reduced demand for poles and wires electricity. Yet nearly every major stakeholder still seems to be in denial.

Political posturing over energy and carbon abatement is distracting policymakers from achieving a balance between job creation, prices and investment. But vested interests are making it difficult.

For Southern Europe to climb out of its Great Depression, Brussels needs to admit defeat and finally abandon its foolish policy of trying to eliminate government deficits at any cost.

Australian stocks are tipped to rise modestly ahead of new home sales figures, while tomorrow's RBA rate decision will also give investors plenty to ponder.

The UK's move to limit the potential fallout from a housing downturn comes after New Zealand and Canada introduced similar measures. In contrast, Australia's financial regulator seems content to sit back and do nothing.

Australia's booming self-managed super fund industry is an untapped well for funding essential areas such as infrastructure, but the big institutions are not exactly willing to play ball.