Market Watch
Market Watch
China stocks in trading halt – what to consider?
July 8, 2015
Turbulent financial market dynamics in recent weeks have demonstrated the importance of turning down the noise, diversifying widely and adopting an active approach to asset allocation. In this article, we address the situation in Europe and China and what this means for investment markets. Over the past month China’s sharemarket has suffered sharp price falls...Read More
Fed tightening: 3 things for investors to remember
June 12, 2015
This year, what happens in the US is critically important to what happens in the global economy because of the intense focus on the Federal Reserve (Fed). We’ve had near-zero interest rates since the onset of the global financial crisis, and the Fed has indicated that at some point, probably this year, it will start...Read More
4 reasons to consider investing in corporate bonds
June 12, 2015
A question many investors face is where to invest for sources of income in a low yield environment. With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cutting the official cash rate by 0.25% to 2.0% in May, many investors are looking for income opportunities outside of term deposits. In this article, we discuss corporate bond investing...Read More
What’s driving the demand for Australian housing? While it’s generally agreed Australian property prices are high in a global context, the reasons for it are subject to many factors. In our view, the shift to low interest rates since the early 1990s, deregulation of the banking system and the rise in two income households has...Read More