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- Australia’s population growth slowing as migrant numbers fade
With cuts to the migration intake, Australia’s annual rate of population growth is the lowest recorded since 2006. At the same time serious labour shortages are becoming apparent within Australia’s key economic driver: the resources sector. The most recent demographic … Continue reading →
- What happens when Australian property values correct?
Australian residential housing prices and their direction is a hotly debated topic both locally and overseas. In this week’s Property Pulse we take a look at some key examples where distinct phases of capital gain have been followed by a … Continue reading →
- Australia’s population growth slowing as migrant numbers fade
Category Archives: Investing
Confidence slipping
There is no question that Aussie consumers started 2010 in fine spirits. However, three rate hikes in a row, together with the government’s response to the Henry Review, a weaker share market and the fall in the Aussie dollar have … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Investing
What happens when an Aussie housing bubble bursts
House prices in south-west Sydney. Yes, Virginia, Australia does suffer housing bubbles that burst but, no, Dr Keen, they don’t do it in the Armageddon fashion you imagine. There is enough pain in the reality though to make punters wary … Continue reading
Test your attitude to risk
An investor’s attitude to risk is crucial and one of the first things that he or she will discuss with a new financial adviser. But the nature of that conversation is changing as more advisers employ computer-based risk-profiling tools to … Continue reading
Posted in Investing
2010 Federal Budget Summary
Well we were fairly warned that this would be a no frills Budget and the Treasurer delivered just that – no frills. Other than a modest tax sweetener for interest bearing accounts, there wasn’t much in it for superannuation and … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Investing, Superannution
Market reaction to corporate news
It’s never easy trying to analyse market reaction to corporate news. For instance this week Harvey Norman reported flat sales for the most recent quarter and its share price fell by over 5%. But the following day its share price … Continue reading
Posted in Investing
