In this Edition: Life Insurance: Why everyone needs to think about coverage Balancing Act: Why risk and return are both needed for investment Small but mighty: Small caps offer outsized potential How society is tackling ageism Markets end year with
Australia Equities The S&P/ASX All Ords recorded a gain of 1.43% in February. It was a volatile month for Australian shares due to fears of inflation and a possible lift in interest rates in the near future. The best performing
The year began rather dramatically. In the US, President Donald Trump called out to his supporters to help him contest the November US election results, which saw thousands of pro-Trump supporters descend onto the White House. The mob shattered windows,
The ASX All Ords was on track for a stellar December prior to the emergence of a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in Sydney’s northern beaches on 9 December 2020, which saw markets tempering expectations of a swift recovery. Despite
In this Edition: Life insurers tackle COVID-19 mental health challenge. Why Buy Now, Pay Later services could replace credit cards. How PropTech is revolutionising buying and selling houses. Why 60-year-old ‘Super Agers’ can outperform 20-year-olds. Markets remain resilient in face
Markets rebounded strongly over November due to a number of factors including RBA cutting interest rates to a record low of 0.10%, in addition, to its announcement of $100bn quantitative easing program, Joe Biden being declared the winner of the
The Australian share market performed strongly over October with the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries returning 2.08%, as COVID-19 cases remained low. The end of October saw Victoria’s relaxing of its lockdown restrictions. Data in Australian remained mix. Just over 50% of
As predicted, spending to stimulate the Australian economy was the focus of this year’s Federal Budget. The JobMaker Plan is the Government’s $74 billion response to support a stronger economic recovery and bring more Australians back to work. Tax cuts
Emerging markets slipped slightly in September as a stronger US dollar, further tensions between the US and China, and volatile prices in the technology sector placed downward pressure on the index. US efforts to prevent Chinese companies from remaining in
Financial markets gained in August as US shares recovered their losses and soared to new highs. The Australian dollar surged to nearly 74c by month-end as bearish sentiment drove the US dollar to multi-year lows. International shares also rose strongly
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