News & insight

Your fast-find area for snapshots of markets, performance and news stories of topical issues.

Happy New Financial Year?

BT Chief Economist Chris Caton on the three factors that made 2007/08 a tough year, and the outlook for 2008/09.

Caton: Federal Budget 2008

BT Chief Economist Chris Caton takes a close look at the 2008 Federal Budget.

Lift Capital and Opes Prime entered into voluntary administration

Providers Opes Prime and Lift Capital have entered into voluntary Administration. Q&As to help with your queries

Caton's Corner - What's an investor to do?

Volatility continues in financial markets, and it's a gut-wrenching time for investors. As is almost always the case, this bout of uncertainty is coming from the Unites States, where there are continuing signs of grief in the financial sector.

Caton's Corner - Interest rates to go up again... and they should

These are disturbing times for investors. Financial markets have been in a funk since July. The US share market has again fallen by more than 10% since 2008 began, and is now lower than it was a year ago. This is its worst ever start to a year

More News & insight