Insights

Self-managed super funds have easily outperformed managed funds over time, in spite of super industry efforts aimed at reining them in.

Central banks such as the Fed are becoming more hawkish in their growth forecasts, but they're not about to take quick steps to end their money printing or raise rates.

The use of shareholders' funds to buy-back shares owned by Shell comes at a big cost to the company's other investors.

Twitter has teased out Australia's affinity for political debate, except when a major sporting event takes place.

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The will of the majority has prevailed at the meeting of Westfield Retail Trust securityholders, paving the way for the separation of the group's international and Australasian businesses.

With provisioning low and earnings growth from core operations looking increasingly limited, Westpac appears to be entering an earnings cycle peak.

Local data will take a breather, but investors will have plenty of information to digest from the US, including GDP figures for the March quarter and consumer confidence data.

Cormann's approval of IAG's purchase of Lumley Insurance means deal is free to proceed.

Australia's banks have been put on notice - they shouldn't be taking their billions of dollars of annual profits for granted. But the big four won't give up without a fight.

Ultra-low interest rates have created a veneer of calm in the US, but latent risk bubbles under the surface. We could see a bloody scramble for the exits once the asset-purchasing program ends.

Shares in Westfield Group and Westfield Retail Trust (WRT) have been placed in a trading halt ahead of a shareholder vote on the proposed $70 billion restructure.

S&P 500 again moves to new heights as Dow falls just shy of record.

While the renewables industry has been focused on the critical RET Review process, a much quieter but potentially more important market change has been progressing in the background.

Amazon's smartphone is loaded with gimmicks but no one is going to buy it.

Ever since the 1500s, farmers and fisherman have been clued onto El Nino - paving the way for modern climate prediction.