Charlotte Rivington

Established in 1854, the Sydney Mint is known as Australia's first mint. But in fact there was an earlier coin manufactory in New South Wales.

America attracts tourists from all over the world year after year. This is mainly because no matter where travellers find themselves in this vast country, there is an endless list of things to do and see in America.

The balance of power between fixed income investors and bond underwriters is shifting towards the latter with bankers keen to use the best conditions since 2010 to push the market's boundaries.

Ray Dalio has overtaken George Soros as the world's most successful hedge fund manager after his Bridgewater Pure Alpha fund made $13.8bn for investors last year, writes the Financial Times. The profits made by the Connecticut-based Pure Alpha – already the world's biggest hedge fund, with $72bn under management using its trading strategy – beat its own record for the largest one-year dollar gain last year.

In these belt-tightening times, online grocery shopping has a lot to recommend it. Deals, savings and two-for-one offers abound in the online world and the grocery shopping sector is no exception

Standard home insurance policies offer great value for money - or so it seems - but for high net worth homes or for individuals with other high value items they can be full of pitfalls which could cost thousands.

We use three classifications to describe our precious metal coins – proof, bullion or specimen. Proof Coins The very highest quality coins produced by The Perth Mint feature a proof finish. The coin table (background) is highly-polished and mirror-like.

Dominic Murphy is a British commercials director. He met Vice co-founder Shane Smith a decade ago, and together they've made a great film called White Lightnin', which is just out on DVD and totally deserves your attention. Set in West Virginia, it's a story about a very troubled man, Jecso White, "The Dancing Outlaw". Budding directors take note: here are Dominic's top five filmmaking tips.

Despite the much proclaimed death of the High Street, the major supermarkets haven't, as yet, cornered the market completely when it comes to our fruit and veg shopping.

If you haven't found that elusive perfect present that will surprise, delight and show your partner just how much you love them then it's time to don your apron and get the recipe books out.