02 Mar 2012
BILLIONS of our superannuation dollars are invested in hedge funds. But when asked directly what a hedge fund is, most of us are likely to be left stammering.
24 Feb 2012
IT’S worth reflecting on the implications and issues surrounding the proposed marriage of two of the world’s biggest mining houses, Glencore and Xstrata.
13 Jan 2012
HAS the time for shale gas arrived in Australia? Wireline believes so but urges caution – investor confidence is still tipped towards more conventional energy plays and unconventionals backed by big names such as ConocoPhillips and BG. And rightly so.
13 Dec 2011
BUILDING an investment portfolio can be intimidating for those who are relatively new to investing. But when simply saving is not enough, we’ve got to take the wheel and start putting our money to work.
15 Nov 2011
CHINA’S booming economic growth has been an omnipresent financial reality for the last two decades. But a new analysis suggests the steamrolling dragon may finally be running out of road.
01 Nov 2011
WHEN Blackbeard set sail over the seven seas looking for booty, you can bet he wasn’t telling his pirates to look for treasure chests loaded up with platinum.
14 Oct 2011
WE often hear about the performance of derivatives in financial news but even the professionals find them difficult to explain. So just what are they anyway?
11 Oct 2011
SO apparently the gold bubble has burst, at least according to the media. The weakening value of gold over the fortnight in particular has led to a rash of negative comments with respect to the metal’s future.
10 Oct 2011
AUSTRALIANS’ perceptions of the economic contribution of the mining industry are wildly different from the facts, according to a new survey.
30 Sep 2011
I AM 54 and my wife is 53. We are both permanently employed and have $44,000 and $33,000 in super respectively. We own our own home. I have a QSuper fund which has a combined 17% employer/self-contribution. Recently my wife inherited approximately $100,000. We are unsure how to invest this amount.
