We have many Safety Rating changes this month in the aftermath of first-quarter reporting season. Read More

Australia’s Treasury forecasts medium-term growth based on improving fortunes for the country’s major trading partners, as a trend that’s been in place since December 1991 continues to set the Land Down Under apart from its developed-world peers. Read More

AE Portfolio Conservative Holding Transurban Group (ASX: TCL, OTC: TRAUF) continues to add toll road assets and improve existing ones, and these efforts translate into 11.4 percent distribution growth for fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Read More

Australian real estate investment trusts have performed well in 2014 after a difficult second half of 2013. Fundamentals are improving across retail, commercial, industrial and residential sectors, supporting solid operating and financial results. Read More

Our top pick among Australia’s “Four Pillar” banks produced solid operating and financial for the first half of its fiscal year, and management confirmed a 13.7 percent year-over-year increase to the interim dividend. Read More

It’s the biggest pure oil and gas producer in Australia, and it’s embarked on an aggressive dividend policy supported by a robust development program. Read More

Canadian stocks are running, and commodity prices are strong. But the loonie continues to languish. Read More

Most of the CE Portfolio reported first quarter financial and operating over the past month, highlighted by dividend increases from six Holdings. Read More

Lightstream Resources Ltd (TSX: LTS, OTC: LSTMF) is making decent progress on its turnaround plan and still trades for less than the value of its assets. TransForce Inc (TSX: TFI, OTC: TFIFF) continues to grow its business via acquisitions, taking advantage of difficult operating conditions for smaller competitors. Read More

Canadian oil and gas producers have enjoyed a veritable renaissance--at least in the eyes of the broader market--over the past year, amid a favorable set of prevailing macro circumstances. Our top six picks are all doing good work where it counts: at the drill bit. Read More