Insights

House of Cards is an obvious dramatization of US politics, but it's also a real soft power boost for China.

China's National People's Congress and its 2014 GDP forecast could hold bigger sway for the Australian dollar this week than Ukraine tension, central bank meetings or local economic figures.

Plans to change the Qantas Sale Act may not pass the Senate, while Transpacific Industries offloads its NZ assets.

Reforming the tariff system will ensure electricity services remain affordable and efficient. But with elections looming, many state governments will be hesitant to take action.

'Fractional Property' offers to crack a perennial conundrum facing residential property investors …how to buy a 'piece of property' without dealing in A-REITs.

A valuation is always required when moving out of a current home and into a former investment property, and is best done as close as possible to the time of the move.

Agribusiness offers diversification potential and will offer strong returns … should the drought and a strong dollar ease.

Little reported changes to superannuation indexation means the dollar amount allowed under superannuation 'caps' is finally set to lift.

It's a much smaller investment sector but New Zealand leads the way in offering a health retail bond market. Here's why...

All the majors are experiencing historically low levels of bad and doubtful debt charges. There is an argument the banks as a group aren't taking sufficient risk for the good of the economy.

The reporting season may have gone better than many had expected but the period held its fair share of disappointers.

Local market narrows early losses, falls on tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

If China does not address the fact that its policies play a role in stimulating disaffection, the region will be doomed to repeat its cycle of unrest and violence.

A recent surge of funds out of emerging markets shows ETFs are poor servants for both investors and the emerging economies themselves. But there are alternatives for those with patience.

Group inks deal to sell unit to wholly-owned subsidiary of Beijing Capital Group.

Retailer launches new operation aimed at owning freestanding outlets.