Tim Treadgold

If no-one at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission quits over the failed prosecution of Fortescue Metals Group and Andrew Forrest then someone ought to be sacked.

Average investors are kept in the dark in terms of the real costs associated with mining operations.

If you thought the global financial crisis was a fading memory then you had better think again because last night the “gold canary” was singing loudly in Europe as the price of gold hit an all-time

The commercial lending departments of the big banks will be on high alert as some major clients hit market headwinds.

Not much is going right for Australia these days, which is why the high value of the dollar is such a mystery, or was until a Queenslander working for one of the world’s biggest fund managers provi

The poor outlook for the iron ore price may cause some big players to question the wisdom of past decisions.

Spring is a good time to marry. Even mining magnates seem to agree.

It’s a shame no-one seems to be listening to the advice of John Maynard Keynes about adjusting to changing circumstances.

The problem with sugar as an energy source is that its effects are short-lived and often followed by feeling lethargic, and while it is an odd comparison it is interesting to think about how sugar

Successful shale gas tests will have profound implications for Australia’s energy sector.

The stock market is throwing up some interesting valuations of late, with excessive discounts on some top companies.

Critics of the proposed $40 billion Browse Basin gas project in the Kimberley would be unwise to see Chevron’s exit as a sign that the project is in trouble.

Which is it ... an opportune time to invest or a widespread outbreak of broker anxiety?

Most people see low interest rates as a blessing. But, hold them close to 0 per cent for long enough and they become a curse, as investors in Europe and the U.S.

Political ideology is the only barrier to Australia taking advantage of Asia’s need for power.

No-one expects business to apply a national interest test when it comes to making money but, in the case of Chinese investment in Australia such a test must be applied until China changes its ways.

Kalgoorlie’s annual resources extravaganza is set to be an interesting affair this time around.

High-speed swimmers at the Olympics are not the only Chinese-surprise confronting Australians.

Spain and Germany combined last night to refresh the chilling warning from Nouriel Roubini that the world is heading into a perfect economic storm, though there are also signs that the storm might

An interesting event occurred on the Australian stock market yesterday, one that all investors should note because it could be good news, or bad.

Investors show the way on curbing executive pay rises and holding companies accountable.

It is an odd comparison, but there is a link between waiting for the sun to rise in the morning, and waiting for the Australian Government to admit that it will fail to deliver its often promised b

Managers at the world’s big four miners have some tough decisions ahead.

High wage demands, according to two senior Australian Government ministers are bad for the economy, but high taxes in the form of the carbon and mining tax, are not.

Fairfax under Gina Rinehart’s control would be a disaster.

Unless we have entered a parallel universe where economic forces work in reverse there really is only one way for the Australian dollar, and Perth property prices to go, and that is up.

It would be unwise for anyone to expect the election of a new government in Greece to produce more than short-term respite from the spiral of decline which is gripping Europe, and which could yet t

The Roy Hill iron ore development will be a test of Gina Rinehart and her ‘team’.

You have to wonder whether now is the right time for a major investment manager to completely upturn its business strategy.

The greatest revenge is outrageous success, as Gina Rinehart discovered last week with two big wins, one financial, the other personal – and with Australia itself the ultimate beneficiary

Who’s bluffing? Mining and oil companies claiming that Australia is becoming too costly and difficult for major new projects, or the Australian Government which says it’s a global problem.

Europe may still be in the doldrums but growth in the US and China is good news for the world economy.