Number 2016-17 Date 5 July 2016 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent. The global economy is continuing to grow, at a lower than average pace. Several advanced economies have recorded improved conditions over the past year, but conditions ... Read more
The political pendulum swings to left – implications for medium term investment returns —By Shane Oliver, Chief Economist, AMP Capital
20 June 2016 The success of Trump and Sanders in the US, the close Brexit vote and the Australian Federal Election campaign suggest median voters have shifted to the left and support for economic rationalist policies has fallen. The risk is that a reversal of such policies will be ... Read more
New ATO Rule on Property Deals over $2M will hurt Chinese Buyers Even More
As if the negative gearing debate wasn't enough before the election, on July 1, there is another shocker waiting for real estate agents and property owners around Australia trying to transact in property exceeding $2 million. According to a new ATO rule that comes into effect July 1, all ... Read more
Advice at Claim Time
Advice at claim time By Christopher Page If the recent scandal at CommInsure has taught us anything, it's the value of having a financial adviser at claim time. That may not seem like the case at the moment given that advisers have become targets for some media commentators who are ... Read more
Warren Buffet’s Letter to Investors
Thursday, March 10th, 2016 Once again Warren Buffett has presented a compelling long term view of the growth potential of the US economy. In doing so he draws upon his long lifetime experience to explain that betting against the USA was and remains a foolish investment endeavour – “For 240 ... Read more
Vanguard’s Economic and Investment Outlook 2016
Vanguard's economic and investment outlook 2016 Every New Year throws up new questions. What’s the outlook for equity and bond returns? How will global growth play out? And how can you help investors navigate their way through the challenging and volatile investment environment to achieve their ... Read more
Why China fears are overblown — by James Laurenceson of Business Spectator
The capacity of Australia’s financial markets to see ghosts lurking in China’s economy has reached new heights. Analysts explain that the main reason $100 billion has been wiped from the value of local shares since the beginning of the year is that China is depreciating its currency, ... Read more
Stand by Me: Dividend Yield — Macquarie Equities Research
The multiple expansion phase of the yield trade is over. However, with bond yields likely to remain low (~3.0% for the 10 year), earnings growth muted (~5% ex resources), valuations still above LTA (~14.5x) and volatility higher than in recent years, the hunt for sustainable and high quality yield ... Read more
Economic Commentary from Macquarie Research
Market insights Aaron Lewis, Research Analyst, Macquarie A slowing Chinese economy and angst over a possible US interest rate rise Economic and market highlights Economics Despite the recent turmoil in financial markets, the US outlook for ... Read more
Think you don’t need handwriting in the modern world? You may want to think again
By Natasha Christian Handwriting, in particular cursive, enables people to retain knowledge at a higher level. Photo: AP Think you don’t need handwriting in a modern world? You may want to think twice about ditching the pen and paper. An Australian brain expert has found there are plenty ... Read more
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