Insights

The inquiry into foreign real estate investment is both necessary and timely, but its terms of reference fail to address the questions that many Australians want answered.

The pool of cash created by Asian demand for agribusiness products is rapidly expanding and ready for eager Australian companies to grab.

Seven West distances itself from speculation of a Fairfax tie-up, while Ten and Fairfax find a match with their dating sites.

Government advisors can now see big unemployment pressures in 2015-16. Unique policies involving bank regulation and self-managed funds will have to be considered.

Kohler and Gottliebsen run an eye over repeal day while Bartholomeusz finds that while Myer and DJs are pursuing similar strategies they are growing further apart.

The Australian dollar has shown unusual resilience. With rate cuts now less likely, the currency could remain higher than some anticipated.

Legacy revenue sources in the music industry are still declining, but digital is yet to make up the shortfall. And the increasing popularity of pirated music spells more pain ahead.

Deflationary pressures and tight credit facilities weigh on the eurozone's recovery, with the region still susceptible to external shocks in the medium term.

George Soros' philanthropy and aggressive speculation courts fans and critics in equal measure, but there can be no doubt of the famed investor's influence in the financial world.

Local market recovers some ground lost after US Fed's surprise hawkish tone, following upbeat US leading indicators.

Engineering contractor WDS (WDS) finished the week with a bang following news that its joint venture has secured a contract with Arrow Energy that's worth up to $80 million.

Cory Bernardi, Anna Bligh's handbag and of course, Clive Palmer, top our list of some of the most bizarre cases of social media use in Australian politics.

Superannuation … lump sums, age limits and tax rates are in Treasury's cross hairs.

Investors should be prepared to pay a "god premium" for supermarkets stocks .. and the inverse for suppliers.

In all but small caps, index funds have generally out-performed active funds.

An expert assessment of how The Wolf of Wall Street - and his friends -worked over their clients.