Deep in any corporate vault lies a piece of paper or two that affirms the right of an enterprise to operate, such as articles of incorporation, a banking or broadcasting licence or a mining permit. Apart from diligent company secretaries, no-one else will give the paperwork a second thought. But when this right to operate is threatened, the anxiety level …

 While investor interest in ‘battery metals’ has focused on lithium and graphite, copper has been the quiet achiever in terms of its role in the renewable energy revolution. But with the copper price testing record highs set a decade ago, the credentials of the red metal are getting louder by the day. For veteran US energy and copper watcher Gianni …

The IIR Pharma & Biotech Index increased 2.5% over the month of February. Since the start of March 2020, the index is up 37.7%. This compares to the ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index which is up 9.6% for the 11 month period. Seven companies in the index experienced share price rises of in excess of 100% in February, with Bard1 …