Insights

The company plans to raise $8 million via a share sale.

The company is developing a head-lice treatment as it eyes a market with $1 billion potential.

Local market little changed as some investors switch from banks to staples.

Cash Converters suffered its biggest selloff in more than two years despite reassurances from management that earnings is set to recover in the December quarter.

Jetstar Japan's phenomenal growth has been surprising, but the carrier must clear some regulatory hurdles and withstand rising fuel and equipment costs as a result of the Japanese government's attempts to weaken the yen.

Airlie Funds Management has emerged as a major shareholder in Just Jeans parent company Premier Investments.

Lower interest rates are forcing companies to become slaves to yield-hungry investors, paralysing investment as risk is shunned in an effort to simulate bonds.

Building approvals show a rise driven primarily by high density housing. But the data is volatile and shouldn't be mistaken for a sign of a bubble.

By doling out cheap liquidity just before it tests the integrity of bank balance sheets, the ECB may end up propping up the very institutions whose weaknesses it is trying to uncover.

The competition watchdog has cleared Bega's bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, putting it more than a step ahead of rival suitors Saputo and Murray Goulburn.

Loose monetary policy may be in vain as the developed-world population ages. Canny investors will be exposed to the burgeoning demographics of younger, emerging markets.

As Facebook beds down its online advertising dominance, cost control and rising revenue per user have delivered a stunning set of third-quarter numbers.

Retail Food Group (RFG) suffered its worst dive in five-months this morning as the stock came out of a trading halt following a capital raising.

UK exposures have slightly disfigured NAB's results, but Cameron Clyne's growth strategy for personal banking has reaped strong dividends.

Retail Food Group (RFG) suffered its worst dive in five-months this morning as the stock came out of a trading halt following a capital raising.

The market is weighted down by banks this morning, with NAB losing as much as 3.5 per cent, though Woolworths and JB Hi-Fi are gainers.