Insights

Australia's great wall of retirement money will need to increasingly move offshore if investors are going to be truly diversified.

The south-east of the US has seen a dramatic drop in coal power generation over the past 3 years driven by the rise of shale gas and plunging gas prices. But these prices have proven volatile while coal prices are more steady.

Alison Watkins' departure for Coca-Cola poses another challenge for GrainCorp, which is already reeling from Archer Daniels Midland's blocked takeover and the lost opportunities and capital that went with it.

The inability of Warsaw talks to agree on a way to stimulate credit demand has analysts predicting the offset market will be 'in a coma' for years.

SolarWorld started the solar trade war, now it has entered the gigawatt league with its acquisition of Bosch Solar Energy's manufacturing plants. Speculation is that it didn't pay a cent in cash for them.

Clean energy firms have outperformed the broader market again, avoiding the benchmark's retreat as 11 companies posted gains of 20 per cent or more.

Rio Tinto's Gove alumina refinery won't be the last energy intensive manufacturer to close over the coming years, and the carbon tax is not to blame.

NetComm Wireless (NTC) said it will deliver solutions to help extend its Smart City applications.

GrainCorp's CEO has resigned from her position to take up the top job at Coca-Cola Amatil.

As China's growing middle class looks further afield for leisure travel, Asian investors are snapping up Australian hotels on a bet that our shores will be in hot demand.

Australian online retail sales rose to $14.4 billion for the year to October 2013, a level that is equivalent to 6.4 per cent of traditional retail spending.

Yahoo!'s move into quality content with a news focus is a push to win the mobile advertising market. The question is: will it work?

There is a major shift underway for traditional IT businesses, with the focus on technology and machines swiftly giving way to an age of users and applications.

In blocking ADM's GrainCorp bid, the government has sent a strong message that community attitudes and popular support now play an integral part in foreign investment decisions. It sets a dangerous precedent.

If the 2016 timetable is unachievable, then the Coalition would be well served to own up to it. Moving the goalposts later will only prove to be counterproductive.

Maurice Newman's attack on Labor for 'reckless spending' is a flimsy argument that lacks context. And the government must look past simplistic debates about high wages if it's to improve competitiveness.