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Advertising and PR group STW Communications is offering investors sustainable high yields.

The diversified group is a discounted asset play, fighting to keep its cross-holding with Washington Soul Pattinson in place.

This week we look at Origin Energy, Suncorp, ALS, Toll Holdings and Southern Cross Media.

Higher returns from hybrid securities have made them popular, but always understand what you're buying.

The next phase of the takeovers game will be mega takeovers, reflecting the recent pattern overseas. Here's some targets consider.

While the Coalition government is working hard to encourage Chinese direct investment in Australian assets, these investments remains highly unpopular among Australians. Some common misperceptions need to be addressed.

Selling momentum builds after weakness in Asia, ongoing iron ore worries.

Group promotes company secretary to top job following death of founder Kermode.

Strong growth in export volumes will give the Reserve Bank a reason to smile, but the narrowness of Australia's drivers of growth is already a cause for concern.

The fertility company has priced its shares at the mid-point of the planned range.

Dividend franking woes, short-term rates, an unlisted property warning, high management fees, and more.

It would be hard for Stockland to justify an upwardly-revised bid for Australand in light of Frasers Centrepoint's offer, but the prospect of making a tidy profit from selling its stake could provide some consolation.

This week's Isle of Mann speed record highlights how electric motorcycle performance has achieved in five years what it took internal combustion bikes 45 years. It promises exciting things for home energy storage.

Public service guardians of the energy market seem to forget everything they love about markets as they push incumbent generators' argument that a renewable energy induced oversupply will somehow mean power blackouts.

The positions of the US and China have been used as an alibi for inaction on climate change in Australia and elsewhere. That argument has just been turned on its head.

Optus' new mobile pricing plans indicate it's not afraid to tackle Telstra head on in order to maintain its share of the cramped mobile market.