Property market breaks new ground
Blog Building approvals by value and number of units are now in positive territory for NSW and heading towards positive territory for the nation. This is further evidence that supports this property cycle is shifting towards sustainable growth, not just a technical...
Surprise: Growth on the up for 2020
Blog Growth to accelerate in 2020 due to reductions in interest rates worldwide and a resumption of global trade after the US/China standoff is resolved in Q1. The effects of easy monetary policy should trickle down to the global economy soon. Typically, there is a...
First Home Loan Deposit Scheme
Blog The Morrison government has pledged $500m to support first-home buyers by lowering the required deposit needed to take out a home loan. Under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS), first-time buyers who are struggling to reach the 20 percent deposit...
Less than 50% of insurers consider climate-change material
Blog Australia is currently experiencing one of the most devastating waves of bushfire activity on record. With approximately 200 fires currently burning, some 5 million hectares destroyed, and 20 lives lost to date. According to information from the Insurance Council...
Three Megatrends: 2020
Blog What are Megatrends? Megatrends are longer term structural shifts that have irreversible consequences. The awareness of megatrends when investing offers a compass for investors to follow as they ultimately influence investment markets. We look at three megatrends...
Why is Goulburn on investors’ radars?
Blog Goulburn is on the radar of many investors and fast becoming the ideal spot for a relocation for those wanting a better work-life balance. The yields are proving to be higher than your average in Sydney, leading many first home buyers and business owners to seek...
Does the world’s largest IPO signal the top of the oil market?
Blog Does the world’s largest IPO signal the top of the oil market as the world turns to alternate energy? Much has been written about the $US2 trillion world record IPO of Aramco. However, the motivation of the Saudi state to list remains uncertain. Electric cars are...
What Frydenberg isn’t telling you about Interest Rates and Banks
Blog Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced an ACCC investigation into the banks not passing on interest rate cuts which could have significant implications for bank stock valuations, their lending book growth and credit to the housing sector. Damien Klassen takes a deep...