Insights

US stocks slump as manufacturing numbers fall well short of forecasts.

Efforts to prop up an older version of the Australian economy are increasingly getting in the way of us embracing the emerging one.

Two overseas forces are propping up the Australian dollar amid Wall Street's turbulence. But market fears of a smaller-scale US recovery may still come home to roost.

Wall Street was pummelled by bad manufacturing figures - though the impact of poor weather augurs a rebound.

Opportunities for investment both within and without China will swell if even a portion of the reforms laid out in the Third Plenum are successfully implemented.

Wilson Asset Management warns economic uncertainty may put some of this year's hot IPOs on ice, while M2 Telecommunications strengthens its energy portfolio.

Around half of working Americans have no pension savings plan, and Obama's proposed scheme is unlikely to assuage the crisis.

Packing company Colorpak (CKL) is asking investors to be patient as management is promising an earnings rebound in 2014-15 after delivering a disappointing first half result today.

Tax on redundancies, maximising non-concessional contributions, and more.

With huge investment power, brokers are recognising they must move with the SMSF pack.

Active investment strategies can be used to beat the market … but make sure you can.

Why being the "average investor" can be detrimental to your wealth.

Here's what to look for, including SMSF property loan structures.

Local market little changed as investors wait for news from earnings season.

Asia needs a real alternative to the US dollar for intra-Asian trade. China's RMB is a sensible option.

AGL and ERM Power will be encouraged to put their best bids on the table for electricity generator MacGen, but a struggling aluminium sector and falling electricity demand have raised questions about the generator's value.