Saxo Bank’s 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2015

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Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist and parent company of Saxo Capital Markets in Australia, today released its annual set of ‘Outrageous Predictions’ for the year ahead.... Read more continue reading

Diamonds in the rough: the search for returns in 2015

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AllianceBernstein portfolio managers and economists expect that the investment playing field of 2015 in Asia and Australia will require fancy footwork—sidestepping macro risk while at the same time uncovering hidden... Read more continue reading

The mighty US dollar

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In 1985, the finance ministers of the world’s five most important economies met in the US to solve a problem. Representing France, Japan, the UK, the US and West Germany,... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital’s outlook for real assets in 2015

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AMP Capital, a long-term investor in real assets, expects further demand for prime real estate and infrastructure assets in 2015 as institutional investors such as global pension funds, insurers and... Read more continue reading

The Big Issues of 2015

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  For over a decade we have produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence the economy over... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 5 December, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares mostly rose last week helped by good US economic data and a stabilisation in energy shares after their plunge the week... Read more continue reading

Review of 2014, outlook for 2015

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Key points 2014 has been a positive but somewhat constrained and messy year for investors as the global economy remained in a cyclical “sweet spot” despite various threats, but Australian... Read more continue reading

Good, but not great economic growth

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National accounts Another quarter of growth: The record-breaking economic expansion is currently in its 24th year. The Australian economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the September quarter after a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 28 November, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares generally had a good week helped by mostly good economic data and as the Chinese easing and expectations for more... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 21 November, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares were mixed over the last week with US shares pushed to record highs on good data and European shares up,... Read more continue reading