With the US election in it’s last leg of the race, the question begins to loom, what implications the result will have on investors. This is the topic of Dr. Shane Oliver’s most recent Oliver’s Insight. Here’s what he had to say: Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for president makes the outcome of the 8 November…
We all know that two of the drivers in investment markets are fear and greed (and I’m not just talking about property). Today I’d like to give you my take on that… Vices: gambling When I went to work in London as a grad trainee for one the respected and established West End accounting firms, I was immediately…
The financial products offered by the shadow banking sector allow investors to be further removed from their investments and banks to escape regulation, increasing the risk in the sector overall. Necmi K Avkiran, The University of Queensland Banks may still be evading increased regulation by shifting activities to shadow banking. This system is well established…
What lessons can a smart property investor learn from past cycles? With our property markets now at a more mature stage of the cycle, it seems appropriate to reflect back on previous cycles to look at some of the lessons. It would be a pity to have lived through challenging times in property without learning some lessons…
Today I’d like to offer a list of simple strategies that can help Australians improve their financial fitness. If done properly, this includes assessing all aspects of personal finances, including strategies to boost retirement investments, such as including property and super, savings, a review of insurance policies, staying ahead of tax obligations and making…
The people wanted reform but they got excuses, and now populism is winning, writes… Wesley Widmaier, Griffith University Most experts say globalisation spreads wealth, bringing people out of poverty and nations closer together. But right now some politicians and their supporters are arguing it simply increases inequality. What’s really going on? Our Globalisation backlash series…
The new level of inequality that is emerging in Australia is not only a challenge to our morality but a serious threat to our future economic growth, writes… Thomas Clarke, University of Technology Sydney There is growing evidence that inequality is increasing not only in Australia but internationally within the advanced industrial economies. The age…
Credit rating agencies have a poor track record when it comes to evaluating risk, writes… Imad Moosa, RMIT University The Australian government is using warnings from rating agencies like Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P), which placed Australia on a negative watch during the election, to make the case for passing budget measures. In…
Slowing economy When I started this blog some years ago, one of the main premises was obviously that I felt Sydney property should be marked to outperform. Another was that while a technical recession can pretty much never be ruled out, Australia should have enough monetary and fiscal firepower to keep its economy moving forward…
There’s no denying we are living in uncertain times, each time we turn on the news or open the paper there’s anther frightening headline. Yet whilst it seems that world events are having a significant negative affect on the investment market, the reality isn’t quite so grim. This is what is discussed by Dr. Shane Oliver,…
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