Private Investors Can't Get A Ride

State Rail will have to change its mindset if it wants the private sector to help fund its $20billion upgrade, writes Brian Robins.

Exchange Tracking Funds Carve Out A Place Beneath The Australian Sun

They've taken off slowly but these investment vehicles are going places, writes Brian Robins. With just two shareholders when it went public on the Australian Stock Exchange at the start of last week, the latest exchange tracking fund, the Listed Property Trust index, was in immediate breach of listing requirements.

Prime Time For Packers To Tune Out Of Tv

Advertising slippage and big costs ahead take the edge off Nine for a family cashing in on casinos, reports Brian Robins .

Green Mail On Babcock & Brown: It's In The Pink

The mid-size banker with discreet, wealthy clients is building a more public face, reports Brian Robins.

On Track To Become A Nice Little Earner With Public's $500m

Rail freight could well get a new lease of life out of the $1.17bn deal, analysis by Brian Robins reveals.