Weekly economic and market update

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Euro-zone finance ministers agreed to Greece receiving a second bailout. However, the Greek tragedy is far from over. Greece has to implement agreed policy actions, private investor haircuts need to... Read more continue reading

Wages winners & losers

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Average weekly ordinary time earnings rose by just 0.5 per cent in the December quarter with private sector wages up 0.4 per cent and public sector wages up 0.7 per... Read more continue reading

The low return investment world 10 years on…

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A decade has now passed since I first wrote a note suggesting that we are coming into an environment of low and volatile investment returns. At the time I and... Read more continue reading

Industry authority launches ETF Global Insight

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Award-winning ETF authority, Deborah Fuhr, together with her long-established team, announced today the formation of ETF Global Insight, an independent research and consultancy firm aimed at providing services to the... Read more continue reading

TAL is the AFA/Plan for Life’s 2011 Life Company of the Year

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As well as taking the top award TAL also took out the Life Insurance/Total and Permanent Disability (Life/TPD) product award and was runner up in three other categories: the Trauma... Read more continue reading

The CommSec 30/40/50 project

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Many Australian consumers complain about the high cost of living. But more than likely you would hear the same complaint if you went back 30 years ago or even 50... Read more continue reading

Greece & Europe – what’s the risk of a break up?

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Logic argues against a euro-zone break up given the costs to countries that exit. Nevertheless, a disorderly Greek default is a high risk, but at least Europe is becoming being... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic & market update

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The “yes we have a deal no we don’t” regarding Greece’s latest bailout negotiations raged on again over the last week, resulting in a volatile ride for risk assets like... Read more continue reading

More jobs but outlook still murky

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Employment rose by 46,300 in January after a revised 35,700 fall in December (previously reported as a 29,300 decline). Economists had expected a 10,000 lift in jobs. Healthy mix in... Read more continue reading

What’s next for Indian equities?

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Indian equities disappointed investors in 2011 with one of the worst performances among emerging markets. The combination of a slowing global environment and slowdown in India’s domestic economic activity led... Read more continue reading