Women’s financial progress recovery fractured and slowing on COVID shock

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Women’s progress to financial equality with men suffered a setback in the June quarter, as COVID shock factors put the brakes on the female-led recovery at the start of 2021,

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14 Sep 2021

North’s new virtual educationHUB supporting advisers through COVID

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North’s virtual educationHUB, launched in 2020, has emerged as an important learning resource for thousands of advisers during the pandemic. Launched just after the onset of COVID, the educationHUB has

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20 Aug 2021

The never-ending coronavirus pandemic – why snap lockdowns in Australia make sense until herd immunity is reached

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Key points Snap lockdowns in Sydney, Perth and Queensland are likely to cost the economy $2.5bn, but like previous snap lockdowns are unlikely to derail the recovery. Australia has little

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30 Jun 2021

Women lead jobs recovery buy gender equality progress slows

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Key points: The Financy Women’s Index rose 0.7 points to 71.6 points in the March quarter, shaking off the worst quarter in eight years for women’s financial progress in December

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22 Jun 2021

The return of geopolitical risk? – what to watch over the remainder of 2021

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Key points Geopolitical issues generate much interest but don’t necessarily have a significant impact on markets. But geopolitical risks are higher than prior to the GFC reflecting three big themes:

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06 May 2021

Women face 101 year wait for financial gender equality

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Despite 2020 being a tough year, the financial progress of Australian women is trending in the right direction, but it will still take a century to achieve equality, as systemic

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09 Mar 2021

10 medium to longer-term implications from the coronavirus shock

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Key points Key medium to longer-term implications flowing from the coronavirus shock are: lower for longer interest rates; a further blow to globalisation; another leg up in the US/China cold

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26 May 2020

The coming surge in Australia’s budget deficit and public debt due to coronavirus – can we afford it?

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Key points Australia’s federal budget deficit is expected to peak at around $200bn in 2020-21, or around 10% of GDP which will be the highest since the end of WW2.

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14 May 2020

Australian house prices back from the abyss – seven things you need to know about the Australian property market

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Key points The Australian housing market remains far more complicated than optimists & doomsters portray it to be. Yes, it’s expensive and heavily indebted but talk of mortgage stress is

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12 Sep 2019

Nine reasons why recession remains unlikely in Australia

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Key points Australian growth is likely to remain weak over the next year. Expect further monetary & fiscal stimulus. However, while the risks have gone up, recession remains unlikely: tax

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06 Sep 2019