Margaret McKenzie, Deakin University | The Future Fund actually have better returns than most, but the picture is more complex than it suggests.

Roger Balch | DIY super trustees can breathe a little easier knowing the regulator has an eye on SMSFs.

Matthew Smith | Investors in this fund know they are taking an unadulterated bet on the skills of Hamish Douglass.

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman | For the market to achieve double-digit earnings growth in 2014, a broader recovery needs to occur.

Patrick Commins | Meeting of Communist party brewing as red-letter day for the local market.

Trevor Sykes | The Cooper Basin is no Saudi Arabia, but it’s been a great asset for Australia and it has a long life yet, and it is now attracting the interest of international majors.

Shane Oliver, AMP | Australian retail has been doing it tough, but signs of a recovery are emerging.

Patrick Commins | Nomura asset allocation boss says the investment landscape is changing for the better.

James Frost | Former central banker William Poole says business will not invest until Washington and the US Federal Reserve get their act together.

Patrick Commins | Peter Oppenheimer forecasts 18pc annualised returns for shareholders in coming two or three years.

Matthew Smith | Fund managers in the United States and in Australia expect a US debt ceiling crisis will be avoided.

John Kehoe | The US bank prices in the possibility of interest payments being skipped or paid late by the United States.

James Frost | One of the world’s most prestigious universities is also the wealthiest.

Ben Woodhead | Politicians in the US work on deal to raise country’s debt ceiling until mid-February.

Patrick Commins | Mark Bouris made $400 million after selling Wizard Home Loans to GE Capital in 2004. Now with Yellow Brick Road, he unveils his most ambitious plan yet.

James Frost | Grandfathering of lucrative commissions from financial products may be extended.

Ben Woodhead | Republicans outline plans for a six-week increase in cap on US debt.

Roger Balch | Entertainment group discontinues its famous stock certificates featuring Bambi and Mickey Mouse.

The New York Times | The United States Federal Reserve’s first vice chairwoman is set to become first woman to run the central bank.