ANALYSIS: Ten rare earth stocks listed on the ASX gained an average of 168% in the last six months in the lead up to the US-Australian deal signed in October.
ANALYSIS: Maybe it is karma but it seems that the finance gods tend to punish fund managers, intermediaries, and investors that grandly declare ‘mission accomplished’.
ANALYSIS: Government told to take the lead in fostering more competition in insurance sector.
ANALYSIS: The co-op's $4.2b sale of its Consumer business to Lactalis is the culmination of a years-long strategic turnaround.
ANALYSIS: The innovative snack apple company is selling nowhere near the number of apples being grown.
ANALYSIS: The Treasury seemed surprised that massive fiscal stimulus actually fuelled the economy.
ANALYSIS: Investors have turned on some companies and rewarded others in a volatile reporting season which has also seen new records for key ASX indices.
ANALYSIS: When trillion-dollar promises combine with the tightest spreads in history, it is time for prudent investors to remember that equity can afford to dream of trillions, credit cannot.
ANALYSIS: In other countries, shareholder dissent over executive bonuses is rising. Here, FPH boss Lewis Gradon got a 5% pay incentive bump with barely a whisper.
ANALYSIS: The Commission does not need to wait for government announcements in a few weeks’ time – it can start work on reforms now.