Property
Accidentally on purpose
| Michael Bleby
Building 20 at MIT was never intended as a creative centre but ended up as a big ideas hub.
Little REITs, big potential
| Gretchen Friemann
Real estate investment trusts aren’t what they used to be – thankfully – so they may be worth a try again.
CFD sector gets tough on itself
| David James
Providers of contracts for difference are establishing a body for self-regulation.
Aged care has a senior moment
| Nassim Khadem
There are plenty of units in new retirement villages but few takers, prompting calls for grants and tax exemptions for older buyers.
Ask the professional: Dougal Maple-Brown
| Michael Bailey
It’s no surprise that Robert Maple-Brown’s son, Dougal, is not a fan of ‘hot’ mining stocks.
In bed with the miners
| Tony Featherstone
Featherstone | The burgeoning numbers of miners requiring transportation and accommodation is becoming a lucrative business.
Age-old opportunity
| Nick Lenaghan
As Australia’s rising population and its increasingly ageing population fuel the demand for health services.
Retail all in the detail
| Tony Featherstone
Featherstone | There’s much more to be said for a range of smaller retailers that offer more than just window dressing.
From Russia et al with love
| Damon Frith
Frith | Long-term bond investors will continue to inflate Aussie values.
Precious opportunity
| Tony Featherstone
It is one of the most precious metals but it’s also volatile, unpredictable and plays hard to get.
Going, going, gone online
| Samantha Hutchinson
Some vendors may do better to sell their house online rather than pay for an expensive print advertising campaign.
In praise of garage sales
| Greg Bright
Garages or parking spaces in inner-city areas are worth considering as investments – thanks in part to councils.
Ask the professional: Michael Dillon
| Michael Bailey
HSBC Global Asset Management’s co-head of Asian equities revved up his portfolio with Tata Motors.
Worth a coal lot more
| Tony Featherstone
More than one small explorer has been unloved of late as the market has been preoccupied.
Home tweet home
| Rebecca Thistleton
Twittering and blogging sold this social media specialist’s house, so now he’s based a business on it.
Ask the professional: Han K. Lee
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Prime Value Asset Management co-founder Han K. Lee has a long-term love for Monadelphous.
Clean bill of health
| Tony Featherstone
REVA Medical is working hard to stem the damage of a market backlash due to pilot clinical trial delays.
Experts at robbin’ from the ’hood
| Damon Frith
Frith | The resources sector can grow and bring benefit to Australia but it’s a business that needs reinvestment.
Load up the trolley
| Zoë Fielding
Despite the gloom, private investors have been snapping up neighbourhood shopping centres.
Ask the professional: Sinclair Currie
| Michael Bailey
Small cap manager Sinclair Currie has ridden Iress’ market data success, but slipped on Wattyl paint.
Fresh line on money markets
| MICHAEL BLEBY
An electronic exchange for money market instruments could mean the end of trade by telephone.
Jungle hunters
| Tony Featherstone
Featherstone | Australian explorers with assets in Papua New Guinea are a tough sell in this market.
Slippery statistics
| Ben Hurley
The same house price data can be used by different people to arrive at different answers.
Pressure stays on profits
| David JamesThe reporting season is more than half completed and earnings are not meeting analysts expectations.
More than a slim chance
| Tony Featherstone
Featherstone | By targeting obesity and diabetes, GI Dynamics’ new product could have huge potential.
Ask the professional: David Hobart
| Michael Bailey
Hard-yielding currencies are on this hedge fund manager’s radar.
Debt issuers need lesson in disclosure
| Damon Frith
Frith | Debt issuance is just as regulated as equity markets but many executives have yet to come to terms with continuous disclosure.
Planners need to hit the books
| Anna Fenech
Financial planners want more respect but to get it, they must increase their skill levels.
Store of value
| BEN WILMOT
Self-storage lockers ain’t sexy but Abacus Property Group loves their cash flows and redevelopment potential.