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Key Points: Capital city property prices so far in March are on track for a 0.6% or so gain, led by Sydney, based on CoreLogic data. The main positives for the residential property market are improving demographic demand, constrained supply and tight rental markets. Against...
Key Points: US regional bank failures have added to uncertainty about the investment outlook flowing from inflation & rate hikes. Specific issues with the failed banks and action to protect depositors may limit broader problems for US banks. But the wider risks are high and...
The Government has announced that they intend to change to tax concessions on certain superannuation accounts if you have a total super balance of more than $3 million. While it is important to understand that this is just a proposal at this time, we understand...
Key Points: The experience of the high inflation 1970s and its aftermath hold key lessons for today. In particular, that once high inflation becomes entrenched in expectations that it will stay high, inflation is very hard to get back down but also that there are...
This outlook provides a recap of 2022 and the difficulties faced by investors as well as the investment returns looking back and forcast for 2023. There are reasons to be positive looking forward to 2023 however, there will likely be volatility along the way. To read...
Key Points: 2022 was dominated by high inflation, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine & recession fears. This hit bonds & shares hard, driving losses for balanced growth super funds. 2023 is likely to remain volatile and a retest of 2022 lows for shares is...
Key Points: 2022 was dominated by high inflation, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine & recession fears. This hit bonds & shares hard, driving losses for balanced growth super funds. 2023 is likely to remain volatile and a retest of 2022 lows for shares is...
Key Points: Australian national average home prices fell another 1% in November and are now down by 6.9% from their high, having seen their steepest fall in the last forty years. Rising mortgage rates are the main driver of the slump and there is likely...
Key Points: The surge in inflation should start to reverse next year. However, five structural trends suggest higher medium term inflation pressures than pre-pandemic. These are: a move away from economic rationalist policies; the reversal of globalisation; rising defence spending; climate change & decarbonisation; &...
Key Points: Yet another revenue windfall and the offsetting of new spending with savings has resulted in sharply lower budget deficits this year and next, with the deficit this year expected to be $36.9bn (down from $78bn in March). This avoids adding to inflation and...