October 2024

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses developments in investment markets over the past week, economic activity trackers, major global economic events and Australian economic events. Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mostly fell over the last week as the war in the […]

One of Warren Buffett’s smartest plays has been to make bond issues in the Japanese yen market and then effectively hedge those proceeds by investing in the shares of the country’s five major trading houses — Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Itochu, Sumitomo and Marubeni. It is how Berkshire Hathaway has built substantial minority shareholdings in the five

Oliver Davies – Managing Director – Sky Metals Limited (ASX:SKY) owns 100% of the Tallebung Project in New South Wales and is committed to adding value through the application of modern exploration techniques at this high-quality tin project.

Peter Christie – Chairman & CEO – ActivePort Group Limited (ASX:ATV) delivers software-defined networking solutions, tailored to the global telecommunications and IT sectors.

Tim Harrison – Managing Director – Ionic Rare Earths Limited (ASX:IXR) is harnessing technology to accelerate mining, refining and recycling of magnet and heavy rare earths critical for energy transition, advanced manufacturing and defence.

Silviu Itescu – Managing Director & CEO – Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) is developing innovative allogeneic cellular medicines to treat complex inflammatory diseases. The company’s portfolio of Phase 3 product candidates includes therapies for acute graft versus host disease, chronic heart failure and chronic low back pain.

Well, well, well, will our four major banks change tack now that American giants JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are rediscovering branch banking—particularly in poorer areas of the country? It’s a major about-face because, up until the end of 2022, JPMorgan, along with rivals like Wells Fargo, Citi, U.S. Bancorp, and others, had been

The news from the car industry grows worse by the day. Not only have the three major German manufacturers—VW, BMW, and Mercedes—all confessed to the prospect of lower sales and profits, with China being a common factor along with weak demand in Europe, but the large U.S.-European automaker Stellantis seems to be facing deeper problems

Sims Ltd (ASX:SGM) says it has completed the sale of its UK Metals business—a deal that resembles an old-fashioned layby, judging by the terms of the sale outlined on Friday. Sims informed the ASX that the “after-tax cash proceeds are now estimated at around £182 million ($A349 million). That’s $A36 million less than the £195

Australian shares have opened lower, as losses across the index outweighed gains in oil majors amid rising concerns that Israel might retaliate against Iran by targeting the latter’s oil assets. At 11:40am, the S&P/ASX 200 is 1.09 per cent lower at 8,115.80, with 10 of the 11 ASX sectors in decline, led by Materials, which