Digital Currency Revolution

Price hikes in Ether and Bitcoin aren't the signs of a bubble

Jun 21, 2017 16:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Investing

When there is a rapid growth in any of the crypto-currencies and assets such as Bitcoin, Ether, Zcash and others, many will call it out as a bubble. Indeed, on a relatively short time scale it clearly looks like a...

Bond aggregator helps build a more virtuous circle of housing investment

May 11, 2017 14:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Investing Real Estate

Following Treasurer Scott Morrisons outburst in April over the meagre supply outcomes delivered by state housing agencies, cool Treasury heads have prevailed in the budget. The Commonwealth has not withdrawn its support....

These three firms own corporate America

May 11, 2017 00:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Investing

A fundamental change is underway in stock market investing, and the spin-off effects are poised to dramatically impact corporate America. In the past, individuals and large institutions mostly invested in actively...

TPG bid for Fairfax: what usually happens when private equity meets media?

May 09, 2017 15:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Investing

TPG Capital, the US private equity firm leading a consortium bidding for some of the assets of troubled Australian media company Fairfax, has a reasonable track record in media acquisitions. Judging by its past...

Investing in rural health brings ten-fold returns to local economies (and improves health)

Apr 26, 2017 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Investing

When we talk about rural health, its easy to focus on health inequalities between the roughly 10% of Australians who live in rural and remote areas and those who live in our cities. Statistics show the further...

Super funds targeted in Shorten's housing affordability package

Apr 22, 2017 01:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Investing

Labor will promise to ban direct borrowing by self-managed superannuation funds, as part of a housing affordability policy released on Friday to pre-empt the governments package in next months budget. This limited...

Calculating where America should invest in its transportation and communications networks

Apr 20, 2017 03:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Investing

The American economy is underpinned by networks. Road networks carry traffic and freight; the internet and telecommunications networks carry our voices and digital information; the electricity grid is a network carrying...